Nov 16, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1938 that the Nazi pogrom, later known as Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass,” took place throughout Germany and Austria. This event was precipitated by the murder of a German Embassy official in Paris at the hands of a Polish born Jew....
Nov 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You from those who rise up against them. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings, from the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who...
Nov 15, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1917 that the British government gave final approval to the adoption of the Balfour Declaration. This was a document that declared British support for those Jews who were trying to establish a Jewish homeland in the Holy Land. It was written by...
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...
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