Ready for a battle waged via shofar? After the Midianites took over, the Israelites turned back to God. More than 22,000 soldiers volunteered to fight them but with the strength of God, Gideon only needed 300. So he tested the soldiers to drink from nearby waters and chose only those who lapped the water. By […]
Deborah, one of the most talked about women in the Bible, tells Barak they should take on the Canaanite army. But he worries they don’t stand a chance against Canaanite commander Sisera and his modern technology. Deborah assures Barak they’ve got God on their side. As Deborah prophesied, a woman settles the score with Sisera.
The Judge Ehud squares off with King Eglon of the Moabites in an effort to save the Israelites, decades after the prophet Joshua steps down. This adaption of Chapter 3 of the Book of Judges — focused on the most left-landed leader of the lot — is part one of a four-part series about different Biblical […]
The strapping, powerful one, the judge with the luxurious locks of hair — it’s Samson time! The Biblical judge’s strength, wrapped up in long, flowing hair, was given to him by God to save the Israelites. But Samson was no faultless hero — rather, he was prone to chasing women and taking advantage of his […]
Many of the oldest poems on record are associated with prayer and some of our best examples of ancient Jewish poetry are inside the Book of Psalms. Through original poetry, animations and music, Jina Davidovich and Jeremy Shuback adapted their perspective of Psalm 42, which poses the question, “Where is your God?”
Psalm 90 is associated with comforting the ill, and the dying. Through original poetry, animations and music Rachel Lopez Rosenberg and Charlie Corriea parallel the structure and themes of Psalm 90 with personal hospice chaplain experience.
Psalm 23 is one of the best known examples of Biblical poetry. Through this original poem, and the striking animation and music here, Ariel Root Wolpe, Mariangela Mihai and Eurico da Costa Ng explore the “valley of the shadow of death” in this spoken word adaptation of Psalm 23.
Psalm 1: like many of these Biblical poems, it contrasts the “righteous” person with the “wicked” and the “sinner”. Elijah Aaron (writer, narrator) and Ted Newiss (animator) explore the path of the righteous in their new adaption in poetry, music and animation. “Happy and free of sin and sorrow, is the man who comes to follow, […]
