Bobs Your Uncle Podcast

Jewish feast of First Fruits found in the 23rd chapter of Leviticus is fulfilled with a tomb that is the scene of the Greatest Escape ever. A dead Jew, Yeshua, buried and sealed in a tomb, rises from the dead and walks out, lives with his mates for another 6 weeks, and then ascends in a cloud right before their eyes. Amazing story. And an amazing consequence in your life, if you believe it. Histor...

It's Saturday, 2,000 years ago, and Jerusalem is quiet. A Jewish rabbi was killed and buried yesterday. What significance does all this have? Then, and even today?  Historical markers include Waco, Oklahoma City, Madison's slave, Lord Byron, and more. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his emai...

A little longer than the previous 5 days, and a lot of action and conversations taking place 2,000 years ago makes this necessary. Why is this 'good' anyway?  And what does it have to do with you? Historical markers include Paul Revere, Martin Luther, Babe Ruth and a Lebanese bombing. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment ri...

Back in 33 CE or so, this episode features the Passover and the story of redemption. A little bit of nuance about the difference between the Redeemer and Redemption itself. But don't get hung up. Also a bit on simulation vs shadows in Older Testament thinking.  Also Historical Marker of the Day features Bay of Pigs, The NY Stock Exchange, the Boston Marathon and Rodney King. Support the show...

What are your takeaways from the chance to rest and reconsider the events so far, AND to plan for what's about to take place. In your life, or in the lives of those who influence you.  Historical marker of the day again features Abe Lincoln, and also Vladimir Lenin, Harriet Quimby and the Rolling Stones. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel fre...

From the stories of the Gospels, Yeshua is gathering his troops closer and making his enemies, well, his enemies. Judas betrays him, The leadership mockingly test him.  Historical marker includes Jackie Robinson and Ray Kroc. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.com Link to https:...

Who does Yeshua think he is taking it out on the MoneyChangers in the Temple? What message does God have for me on Day 2 of this year's Holy Week? What was Yeshua trying to say to us, or to you? Historical marker is a lot of bad news. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.com...

Day one of 8 covering all the events of what's nicknamed "Holy Week" in Jerusalem about 2,000 years ago. Do they have anything to do with us in Australia or in the US or anywhere?  Let's explore this topic. Today and every day this week. Even more history with elephants, Thomas Jefferson and FW Woolworth. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mat...

Season 7 Episode 3 features Rachel Links Kushner from the US. She's a podcaster and a long-time friend. Jewish subjects and Philadelphia Cheese steaks feature.  (With Whiz or without?) Historical marker includes Argentina's first female president, Ada Lovelace the great mathematician and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Support the show Thanks for listening. Plea...

Season 7, episode 2 is about results and especially not waiting for the results. Sometimes we get it wrong when we stop watching too soon, or when jet lag hits us full on. Three stories that might make you smile. At least I hope so. Historical marker of the week includes Akihito in Japan, the invention of the leotard and the closing of Ellis Island.  Some of the manuscript is on my blog: https://b...

Today Bob takes us on an 18-minute journey in the land of do-overs, thinking about what a gaffe is, and how to make things right, when we do wrong.  Quoting Professor Malouff of UNE in Australia and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield of the US, some good insights into this notion of repair.  The historical marker of the week includes the Black Death in London, the Duke of Brabant and the Sistine Chapel. Suppo...

A bit of Hosanna reprise, some Mount of Transfiguration flashback, John chapter 1 telling us who is tabernacling with us, and even the last book in the Bible, Revelation chapter 21 where the culmination culminates! It's all there at Messiah's return. Oh, and we finish Ecclesiastes chapter 12 with Solomon's real conclusion about where to find hope and real meaning in life.  Even in t...

Finding salvation is the cry of Hoshana, so how does that help us in 2024? Reading from Ecclesiastes chapter 7 is timely. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.com Link to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078996765315 on Facebook. Bobs Your Uncle features the opinions of...

From 5783 Day 6 was actually a Shabbat, so it had double meaning for us inside the sukkah. I spoke about the value of and the inherent dangers of traditions. When traditions block or inhibit what they were intended to enhance, it's time to dump them, but until then, if they help, let them stand! Also a reading from Ecclesiastes 6. And where is (true) hope? Support the show Thanks for listenin...

Bob shares from "in the sukkah' about Amos 9 and the fallen booth of David, about the Council in Jerusaalem and Gentiles keeping circumcision, and the role of the nations in Zechariah chapter 14, plus a reading and comments from Ecclesiastes chapter 5.  Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his em...

Looking back at biblical history, we find some interesting information about the prayer Solomon prayed when he dedicated the Temple in Jerusalem around 960 BCE and a countdown of bulls when God told Moses to offer sacrifices on this holiday back in Bible days. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email...

The symbols of the holiday are always instructive and the reading of the Bible's depressing book Ecclesiastes is a great way to ponder what the Almighty wants us to take away. Originally recorded in my sukkah in 5783. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his email -- bobmendo@AOL.com Link to https://w...

From inside my sukkah, I read chapter 2 of Ecclesiastes and share some thoughts with motorcycles and noisy minas joining the chorus.  The YouTube video is here: https://youtu.be/71A08FA47rg What do you think about all this? Share your thoughts here or in an email. Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share the pod with your mates, and feel free to comment right here! Write to Bob on his e...

From inside my sukkah in Sydney's north shore, a lesson from Ecclesiastes and the notion of re-minding on this Festival of Tabernacles.  First of 8 episodes in Season 6, a special daily mini-series. The video version of this episode is on YouTube if you'd rather watch and listen together.  Click this link: https://youtu.be/v7qyNCzibCU  Support the show Thanks for listening. Please share...

In this episode, Bob takes us on a journey of other people's journeys related to how they identify and asks "What is your identity?" Maybe the Bible can help us find our own if that's possible. Historical marker of the week includes the guillotine death sentence in France, the invention of the sewing machine, the first black African Olympic gold medal, and more! Support the sho...

My long-time friend Rob grew up in Temple, Texas, but has lived in Arkansas, California, and the last 3 decades in Nashville. He's a professor and an actor by profession, and has a lot of good stories to tell.  His IMDB info is here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5097095/ Historical marker of the week include Henry Hudson, the Viking 2, Frank Capra, and Labor Day. Support the show Thanks for li...

In the heart of Alabama, Ethan Cooper's life appears idyllic: a devoted family, a thriving career, and a daughter he cherishes. Yet beneath this veneer of perfection, Ethan conceals a secret that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. As he grapples with the challenges of fatherhood, his own identity crisis, and the burden of societal expectations, Ethan finds himself caught between t...

Every year as school began, it seemed that each of my primary school teachers would have us write a paragraph or an essay about our summer's activities. As August finishes and school in most of the US has reconvened, this seemed a good time to reflect on my adventures the last few months. Historical markers include astronomy, Bulgaria and Hungary, Warsaw Pact nations squelching an uprising an...

Cornell University student Michelle Lissner finds a way out of her struggles as someone walks with her through all the storms of life. Her story is compelling. Her grandchildren are beautiful. Fill in her story in this 18-minute episode. Follow her on Facebook, email at michelleb@cjfm.org or write her at PO Box 165, North Haven, CT 06473-0165. Historical marker includes Tisha B'av and the bui...

Meet Daniah Greenberg again. She is the front person for the TLV Bible Society, which actually hired 30 Ph. D. scholars to translate the Bible again in a Jewish perspective. The results are astronomical with over 600,000 downloads in less than a few years. Reach her at the website of the TLVBibleSociety.org or on her Facebook page.  Historical marker of the week includes the Enola Gay and Little B...