29 Tevet — Glory In Your Weakness
Long ago, David wrote these words: “I will lift up my eyes to the hills - from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2) I used to think that that as David looked upon the hills that partially surround Jerusalem, he...
28 Tevet — Beware, The Leaven of the Pharisees
It was on this day sometime in the 1st or 2nd century that Rabbi Shimon bin Shetach reorganized the Sanhedrin by eliminating it’s Sadducean members. This was viewed as a great victory for the Pharisaical sect and was accorded its own holiday in ancient times....
27 Tevet — The War On Truth
If you’re paying attention to the news and everything that’s going on around us, then you are well that we are in the midst of a war. In America some people say it’s a cultural war or they may all it class warfare. Some people think we’re witnessing an assault on...
26 Tevet — Enforcing the Truth vs Embracing the Truth
It was on this day in 1826 that Maryland’s so-called “Jew Bill” went into effect. This was a law that stipulated Jews who wished to hold public office were required to profess belief in a reward and punishment for mankind in the hereafter. For the previous 50 years,...
25 Tevet — He Came To Save, Not Destroy
We are living in very unique and perilous times. Troubling events are occurring all over the world, in the nation and even locally, exposing the inconsistencies, hypocrisy and wickedness of the day in which we live. For the believer, these things serve as a reminder...
24 Tevet — Let’s Be Selfless
It was on this day in 1785 that Haym Salomon, one of the primary financiers of the American Revolution, died. Salomon was a Polish born Jew who immigrated to the American colonies just as the first shots of the Revolution were fired. In a very short time, Salomon...
23 Tevet — Conceived In Iniquity
When my oldest son was born, he became the first-born grandchild on both sides of the family. Naturally everyone doted on him and, frankly, spoiled him rotten. He was given a multitude of gifts from family members, as was his mother who was presented a particular...
22 Tevet — The Fence Around the Torah
Back in 1969 my Dad took our family to a drive-in theater to see Walt Disney’s animated feature, 101 Dalmatians. Besides the excitement of seeing the movie on the big screen and eating popcorn in the car, the memory that lingers in my mind about that particular...
21 Tevet — The Significance of the Insignificant
Tradition says that it was on this day that Simeon, the son of Jacob and Leah was born: “Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, ‘Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.’ And she called his name Simeon.”...
20 Tevet — “I Am The Door”
It was on this day in the year 1204 that Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides or the Rambam, died. To this day Maimonides is considered to be one of the most esteemed, perhaps the premier sage of rabbinical Judaism. He was a noted Talmudist, a codifier, a...
19 Tevet — What Do You Believe?
We read in the Scripture that when Messiah was brought before Pilate, the Roman Governor asked Him, “What is truth?” The irony of the question is that Truth was standing right in front of Pilate. He was staring at Truth but he would not, or could not, recognize...
18 Tevet — The God of “Right Now”
When God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt and into the wilderness of Sinai, He descended upon the mountain and said: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” He didn’t say, “I am the Lord your God who...