From the editor – Issue 38

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has chosen us from all the peoples and given us His Torah. (Koren Siddur) Scripture is a gift, perhaps the defining gift, of the Jewish people and the community of Messiah that has arisen from among them. As with many gifts, we need to take care in how we use it. Hermeneutics is the discipline of interpretation, which opens the gift of Scripture to proper understanding and participation. This issue of Kesher features several articles related to hermeneutics, beginning with a conversation with Bill Bjorkaer, co-author of the newly publ