Nov 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Concerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer. Uphold my steps in Your paths, that my footsteps may not slip. (Psalm 17:4-5) When we think of a path, we typically imagine some long and winding foot path through...
Nov 14, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1939 that the Nazi Governor of conquered Poland issued a prohibition against the ritual slaughter of animals. This was directed at those Jewish people who wanted to slaughter their animals in accordance with the laws of kashrut, so that they...
Nov 14, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. (Psalm 17:3) As was stated in the previous devotion, God never chooses a perfect person but He always perfects...
Nov 13, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Cheshvan is the month that is commonly associated with darkness and gloominess. Some believe that Cheshvan is the month in which the flood occurred which bolsters the idea it is the month of darkness. On the other hand, we must consider that, though darkness and gloom...
Nov 13, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Hear a just cause, O Lord, attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. Let my vindication come from Your presence; let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. (Psalm 17:1-2) The more we look at David’s prayers and petitions,...
Nov 12, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to tradition, it was on the 11th day of Cheshvan that Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah, died. If this is accurate, Methuselah’s death may have been the indicator to Noah that the flood was on its way. It is also believed that this is the date that Rachel,...
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