Daily Bread — Wednesday, November 20, 2024
A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my...
18 Cheshvan — No Suffering, No Glory
There is a principle in Scripture that is reinforced repeatedly throughout the Bible which conveys this message: without suffering, there is no glory. Of course, everybody wants glory, but few are willing to embrace the suffering that precedes it. Yet, Messiah made it...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, November 19, 2024
A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my...
17 Cheshvan — When They Say, “Peace and Safety”
According to many traditions, on this day the flood of Noah began: “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened…....
Daily Bread — Monday, November 18, 2024
A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my...
16 Cheshvan — Occupy Until I Come
It was on this day in 1949 that the Aliyah known as “Magic Carpet,” an immigration of thousands of Yemenite Jews to Israel, began. During this operation some 49,000 Yemenite Jews were airlifted to Israel aboard British and American transport flights. The official...
Daily Bread — Sunday, November 17, 2024
Deliver my life from the wicked ... O Lord, from men of the world who have their portion in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their possession for their babes. As for me, I will see...
15 Cheshvan — Night of Broken Glass
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....
Daily Bread — Saturday, November 16, 2024
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...
14 Cheshvan — His Timing Is Perfect
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...
Daily Bread — Friday, November 15, 2024
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...
13 Cheshvan — Don’t Be A Calf Kisser
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...