Aug 6, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1492, that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain signed a decree expelling all Jews from Spain. This expulsion culminated on August 2nd of that same year, which was the 9th of Av on the Hebrew calendar. It just so happened that the Jewish...
Aug 6, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Moses commanded a law for us, a heritage of the congregation of Jacob. (Deuteronomy 33:4) In these few words much can be understood about the devotion our Jewish friends have for the Torah. First of all, the words delivered to Moses by the mouth of God were not a...
Aug 5, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to tradition, it was on this day that Egypt was afflicted with the plague of the frogs. This plague, along with the other plagues, was designed to bring the king of Egypt into submission to God’s plan, which was to let Israel go into the wilderness. But...
Aug 5, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
He loves the people; all His saints are in Your hand. They sit down at Your feet; everyone receives Your words. (Deuteronomy 33:3) What does Moses mean when he says that God “loves the peoples”? Is he referring only to the people of Israel or do these words imply all...
Aug 4, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1955, that the Yarkon water project was opened. This project supplied water to the Negev, which is a desert region in southern Israel. Since 1948, the Israeli people have worked very hard to transform what was a vast wasteland into a veritable...
Aug 4, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The Lord came from Sinai …. From His right hand came a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2) When God presented the covenant to Israel, it was amidst a display of fire, lightning and thunder. It was so overwhelming that the people, standing at the foot of the...
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