Torah and Today
Welcome to Torah and Today with Rabbi Ken Brodkin.
On this podcast, you can expect weekly wisdom as we explore how the Torah guides our lives in modern times.
Tune in for insight on your Jewish journey. We'll draw from a mix of Torah sources as we grapple with issues we face as Jews in contemporary society.
This podcast is produced with the support of Congregation B'nai Israel in Manalapan NJ.
Torah and Today
Was Jesus King of the Jews?
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According to early Christianity, Jews not accepting Jesus stood in the way of global. Jesus eventually became a profoundly influential figure through the gospels. According to those gospels, Jesus claimed to be the king of Israel.
What do we make of this claim? Did Jesus believe he was the fulfillment of the Hebrew prophetic vision of Messiah? To make sense of this, we explore that background of Jewish monarchy and more.