Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.

Happy Palm Sunday! This is my seventh Palm Sunday Bible study, and since I don’t have any new insights about this important event, I’ve chosen the most notable discussion points from 2020 to 2025. 

We begin with my yearly, embarrassing true story about Palm Sunday. Loyal readers have heard this six times, so feel free to skip. 

Having been born and raised Jewish, but not from a religious family, I was clueless about Christianity. Jews are not encouraged to learn about Jesus (an understatement). I have met members of my tribe who did not know that Jesus was Jewish. Luckily, I learned this harsh truth at age 10 when Grandma Kahn let it slip at the dinner table. Then, on my own, I figured out Palm Sunday was about “glorifying palm trees” and Good Friday was “a Friday in spring that was good.” 

I didn't truly know the meaning of Palm Sunday and Good Friday until Jesus came for me after I turned 20. But enough about me! Still, I share this story every year because you should never assume that people in your life who don't go to church understand even the basics about Christian holidays. 

Note that if you want to “glorify palm trees,” you can read all my Palm Sunday studies from 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020.  

Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week, when Jesus entered Jerusalem and was triumphantly welcomed, knowing He would be crucified five days later as the sacrificial lamb for the sins of humankind.

The events of Palm Sunday are brief and appear in all the New Testament Gospels: Matthew........

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