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Rob graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington in 2003 with a B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization and a minor in Music. In addition to concentrating on the Hebrew Bible and its interpretation in Jewish and Christian traditions, he studied Hebrew (Biblical, Rabbinic, Modern), Aramaic (Biblical, Targumic, Syriac), Greek, and Akkadian languages. In 2005 he completed a M.A. in Comparative Religion, also from the University of Washington. Rob is currently an instructor at the TorahResource Institute (http://torahresourceinstitute.com). He and his wife Jenny have two children of their own and are raising a third.
A quick search using Accordance Bible software shows that in the original Hebrew, the words “Sabbath” ( shabbat ) and “day” ( yom ) occur within 10 words of each other well over 100 times in the Tanakh. The same search, replacing “day” with “moon” ( yareach ), yields a big fat goose-egg (for the uninitiated that means zero). Yet there are those out there trying to defend something called
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Nathaniel’s confession parallels that of Simon Peter’s: “You are the Messiah, Son of the Living God” (Matt 16:16). Not many words uttered have carried such weight. What was it that Nathaniel and Simon Kefa saw in this man from Natzeret, that such controversial words would come off their lips? And all before He was glorified. Do you speak to Yeshua with this in mind? How often do we address Him
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This article is based on a series of presentations that Rob gave at the August, 2012 TorahResource Institute Conference in Tacoma, WA. [I]n Acts 15:1 and 5 we are confronted by two distinct halakhot , each reflecting Jewish concern for the boundaries of the people of Israel.[1] Though the text of verse 1 was altered by later scribes who seemed to believe both statements originated from believing Pharisees, a closer
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Image by Robert Williams: dubyadesigns365.blogspot.com TorahResource Institute | 2010 Part 1: Hearing & Receiving Part 2: A Tale of Two Proclivities Part 3: The Soul Proprietor Part 4: God and Mammon Part 5: Unity in Messiah Yeshua Part 6: “Do” Diligence Part 7: Speaking of Talking [C]ertainly all of us relish the story in Mark 12 of the scribe who approaches Yeshua, asking for the “first commandment in the Torah.”
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TorahResource Institute | March, 2013 I think I first read Torah Rediscovered in about the year 2000. By that time, it was already in its third edition, but I couldn’t tell you which edition I had. Most of what I remember about that experience was the excitement I felt reading it. Aside from the joy of seeing so many difficult passages of Scripture come alive, I recall taking a pen
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This is Part II of Rob Vanhoff’s review of Boaz Michael’s book Tent of David . In Part I of his review, Rob dealt with some of the larger issues and pitfalls that Tent of David falls into. You can read Part I of his review here: “Slippery When Wet, or Duplo Dogma.” TorahResource Institute (January, 2013 | Last Updated February 9, 2013) I wish I had it on video.
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This is Part I of Rob Vanhoff’s review of Boaz Michael’s book Tent of David: Healing the Vision of the Messianic Gentile. In it, Rob outlines some of the overarching concerns and pitfalls that Tent of David falls into. In Part II, “ A Review of Boaz Michael’s Tent of David,” Rob deals directly with the book’s text. TorahResource Institute (January, 2013 | Last Updated February 9, 2013) Do you
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Nearly a year ago now, fans of the Lubavitcher rapper “Matisyahu” were shocked to see that he had shaved his beard, cut his hair, and shed his kippah. “Wait a minute! Where’s my old Matisyahu? Bait and switch!” This guy had walked and talked like the real deal. I mean, if he wasn’t an authentic expression of a true Jewish soul, who was? Even for some in the Messianic world—who
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