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Book of Joshua Bible Study Coming Soon!
Rabbi Julius Rabinowitz from Congregation Beth Jacob, and Rev. Erica Avena are planning an interfaith Bible Study on the book of Joshua that will begin in the new year.
How do Jews and Christians read this book? Is it history or prophecy? When people make appeals to the book of Joshua pertaining to the modern state of Israel, what traditions are they hoping to build on? What are the consequences?
We will be studying the book of Joshua. Everyone is encouraged to use a Study Bible for this journey. If you do not have one, please see Rev. Erica. For additional background, please read the Rosh Hashanah 2025 sermon written by Rabbi Julius Rabinowitz and Rachel Havrelock's book The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible Princeton University Press 2020.
More details will follow shortly. All are welcome.
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Several members of the congregation met with Pastor Erica to discuss the book, How To End Christian Nationalism by Amanda Tyler over several sessions.
You can learn more about the book and Amanda Tyler's work by watching the following YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uayPo1je2Ns
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You can watch a short video interview with the author here: Heather McGhee - "The Sum of Us" | The Daily Show
Heather McGhee has produced a podcast discussing the issues in the book. You can listen to it free on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19VMtc487rqmrb6GC8eRvd
