RABBI DR. MALCHAH NETANYAHU is a past Dean of the Israelite Academy and past Director of Curricula. She is an accomplished scholar of Torah and Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Culture. She holds advanced degrees from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Colgate Rochester Bexley Hall, Crozer Theological Seminary. A gifted author, lecturer and teacher, Rabbi Malchah has presented workshops, keynote addresses and seminars throughout the United States and is the recipient of several scholarly awards and honors. She is the author of articles on Judaica, the Israelite experience, Hebrew Bible and Africana history. Chronicling the Africana experience, the Afro-Judaic perspective and the Africana perspective is one of her budding interests. Rabbi Malchah is the co-author of a trilogy on the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and the history of race relations in the United States. She can be reached via email at rabbimalchah@blackjews.org
Torah Musing Isaiah 56:5 A Memorial and a Name
Isaiah chapters 40-66 is concerned with the return to Israel after the Babylonian captivity. Some of exiled Israelites were reluctant to return because they had obtained a level of prosperity…
Torah Musing Genesis 19:27 Abraham Arose Early in the Morning
How does your day begin? Do you hit the alarm snooze button or roll over one more time? The important codification of law, ( שֻׁלְחָן עָרוּך ) the Shulchan Aruch,…
Torah Musing- Jonah 1:2: I Will Not Take ”but” For an Answer!
Langston Hughes, the poet laureate and great American writer, created Jesse Semple, a popular and iconic character who personified working class black America. In one of Semple’s well known exchanges,…
Torah Musing Shemot-Exodus 32:2 – Break Off the Golden Rings
In the curious episode of the golden calf the Israelites are troubled, even to the point of derision, because of Moses’ extended absence from the camp. Fearing Moses is dead…
Torah Musing Genesis 2:8 – Heaven Must Be Like This!
The stories in Genesis are well-known among Judeo-Christian groups. Many know the stories through popular culture and literature but how many have actually read Genesis in depth? A common and…
Torah Musing, I Chronicles 18:6
Looking At Life Through the Rear View We all know people who dislike us and we may even know a few individuals whom we would classify as enemies. What would…