Founding Director, Editor-In-Chief at Veromemanu
Yehoshua (Jeremy) Steinberg is the Founding Director and Editor-in-chief of Veromemanu and it' website BiblicalHebrewEtymology.com.
Yehoshua is a retired U.S. Army Chaplain and currently lives in Israel with his wife and children.
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Yehoshua is a retired U.S. Army Chaplain and currently lives in Israel with his wife and children.
To partner with Veromemanu consider a secure donation at: https://bit.ly/2QrDWRd
Latest posts by Yehoshua (Jeremy) Steinberg (see all)
- Sacrifice Delayed, Sacrifice Denied – The Wonders of the Holy Tongue for P’ Kedoshim - April 29, 2020
- Parashat Acharei Mot – Mixed Up and Worn out - April 29, 2020
- Pashas Metzora - April 23, 2020
Rabbi S. R. Hirsch suggests that the phonetic link between the name Gog (and Magog) and the Hebrew word גג (Gag) hints to a conceptual connection between the two words as well. While the Jews sit under the insubstantial thatched schach on Sukkot, a cover providing little protection except vis a vis direct sunlight, the practical Gog and his ilk would never entertain such a folly. Yet, Israel has clung to this shoddy covering for millennia. These opposing weltanschauungs are the subject of this article.