MEET THE AUTHORS
WHAT IS THE TORAH?
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Dr. Hollisa Alewine has her B.S. and M.Ed. from Texas A&M and a Doctorate in Philosophy from Oxford Graduate School. Her area of research is adult education with an emphasis on correctional education. Additionally, two of her three Master's Degrees (one in Rabbinic Theology and one in Religious Education) emphasized research in Nazarene Judaism of the First Century.
Dr. Alewine was the recipient of the Oxford Grail Award for Distinction in Academic Research Quality awarded by Oxford Faculty Senate 2007 for her dissertation: Andragogical Methods and Readiness for the Correctional GED Classroom. Her research was published in the Journal of Correctional Education published by Correctional Education Association in 2010. Professional contributions include speaking at the Kentucky Association of Continuing and Technical Education Summer Program 2008 & 2010: Motivating the Adult Learner; Inmate Orientation as a Key Component in the Correctional Setting and CEA International Conferences 2008, 2010: Components of a Correctional GED Orientation Program and Why it Works. Additionally, she trained program instructors for the Ohio Department of Corrections (Management and Training Corp.) 2008 In-service Training: Implementing an Orientation Program in the Correctional Setting. Now retired from a career in federal law enforcement, Dr. Alewine writes and teaches extensively in the Jewish roots of faith. She is the author of Standing with Israel: A House of Prayer for All Nations, The Creation Gospel Bible study workbook series, and a programmer on Hebraic Roots Network. Her newest project is BEKY Books (Books Encouraging the Kingdom of Yeshua), and she is joined in the project by some of her favorite authors and teachers. Proceeds from her Creation Gospel workbook series have helped to build and provide monthly funds to the LaMalah Children's Centre in Kenya. Dr. Alewine is a student and teacher of the Word of God. Inquiries concerning speaking engagements may be made through www.thecreationgospel.com. |
COLOSSAL CONTROVERSIES
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Robin Gould, D.R.E., LMFT has a Master’s Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy and a Doctorate in Religious Education. Practicing as a therapist since 2001, Dr. Gould specializes in Emotionally Focused Couple’s Therapy and is currently conferencing on marital health. She is the author of several BEKY books in the BEKY Book series and hosts a radio show on Messianic Lamb Radio. She travels as a lecturer and public speaker enlightening Christians to the Messiah in the Old Testament, as well as emphasizing the relational aspects of the Torah to the Messianic Believer. The proud mother of two wonderful sons, she divides her time between Florida and Vermont with her husband, David. She may be contacted through her website: www.newcovenantpath.com
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INTRODUCTION TO THE JEWISH SOURCES
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Rabbi S. Creeger’s formal education includes an associate degree in nursing from Prince George’s Community College; a certificate in Messianic Studies, bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Messianic Bureau International Yeshiva (MBI); and a Bachelor of Jewish Studies from Baltimore Hebrew University. She was ordained as a Messianic minister in 2000 and then rabbi in 2002 through MBI. Rabbi Creeger served MBI as a teacher, in the office of vice president, and as a member of the advisory board.
Rabbi Creeger has been active in several fields of ministry, serving as counselor and prayer minister in various jails, detention centers, and prisons in the Balt-Wash metro area and to returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan in VA hospitals (including Walter Reed) and VFW sites. She has also served as hospital chaplain in Cecil County, Maryland. She and her husband Boaz founded Messianic congregation Beit HaTorah in 1997, and they now maintain a Messianic presence in India and Africa, providing for congregational leaders and the people under their care with educational and training materials and providing financial support for food, clothing, shelter, and medical expenses. These outreaches include orphan care, including the Hadassah Orphanage in India. Rabbi Creeger may be contacted through her website: www.beithatorah.org |
THE SABBATH
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Jane Diffenderfer was radically born again into the Kingdom of God in 1983, as a young wife and new mom, by the preaching of a traveling evangelist. In 1994, Jane became “born again, again” when the LORD revealed His Name, His Torah, and the Hebraic nature of the faith of Messiah Yeshua. With the scales removed from her eyes, she embraced the New Covenant written on heart according to Jer. 31:31 and Hebrews 8:8. As a result, Messianic Home magazine was created by middle TN families and published for nine years with the purpose of building up Biblical families. The Diffenderfer family met in homes as Lamb Fellowship, which grew into a full congregation in 2005, ministering to multitudes in the greater Nashville area. Today it is a vibrant gathering of like-minded saints that meets under the leadership of Jane’s son, John Diffenderfer. Jane has worked to create additional ministries including Chayah Praise Dance Ministry, Hebraic Roots Network, and Women of Valor, a ministry restoring the Hebraic role for women and revealing their calling as God's female image bearers. Jane is a veteran home school mother of nine children, with over thirty years of experience teaching in the tutorial mode.
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NEW MOON IN SCRIPTURE
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Kisha Gallagher has been studying the Hebraic roots of Christianity since 2004. She is the author of the website, Grace in Torah, a ministry devoted to the study of the Word, the Gospel of Yeshua, the moedim (feasts) of Israel, marital roles, and living out a Torah lifestyle. She encourages the young and old alike to draw deeply from the wells of salvation (Is. 12:3), for all are welcome. Kisha is a devout student of the Word and a minister of the Good News. Many lives are touched through her website, conference engagements, and weekly small groups. Kisha resides with her loving husband near the Smoky Mountains where she homeschools their children. She enjoys research, canvas painting, writing, teaching, discipleship, and gathering with the Body of Messiah. She also has a passion for women’s ministry and considers herself an abolitionist. She supports the fight against human trafficking and enslavement whether it is physical or spiritual. Mrs. Gallagher can be contacted at graceintorah.net.
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