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9 Adar II – The Good Shepherd Never Sleeps

It was on this day in 1938 that the German Army marched into and occupied Austria. In celebration of their victory, they decided to launch numerous attacks on about 200,000 Jews. Why? Simply put; because they were Jews. Sadly, the adversary has found others in our...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Daily Bread — Tuesday, March 19, 2024

You shall not at all do as we are doing here today—every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes— for as yet you have not come to the rest. (Deuteronomy 12:8-9) Until the Sanctuary was built in Jerusalem, it would seem that private altars were permitted, a fact...

8 Adar II – The Long Reach of Obedience

8 Adar II – The Long Reach of Obedience

It was on this day in 1943 that over 4,000 Jews of Thrace were seized by Nazis and deported to Treblinka and Auschwitz. These Jews included inhabitants of the island of Samothracia, most all of whom were exterminated upon arrival at the death camps. One week later,...

Daily Bread — Monday, March 18, 2024

Daily Bread — Monday, March 18, 2024

But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. There you shall take your burnt offerings ... and there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice...

7 Adar II – When They Come For Your Bible

7 Adar II – When They Come For Your Bible

It was on this day in the year 1240 that copies of the Talmud possessed by the Jews of France were confiscated by the Church and ultimately destroyed by fire. Book burning seems to have been a popular past time in Europe throughout the ages. We say that  because,...

Daily Bread — Sunday, March 17, 2024

Daily Bread — Sunday, March 17, 2024

But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. There you shall take your burnt offerings ... and there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice...

6 Adar II – Keeping the Commandments of God

6 Adar II – Keeping the Commandments of God

For centuries, the people of God have debated whether or not we are obligated to keep the commandments that were written by Moses in the Torah. Obviously there are some  that should be kept by all people - “You shall not murder,” for example. But are the other...

Daily Bread — Saturday, March 16, 2024

Daily Bread — Saturday, March 16, 2024

But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. There you shall take your burnt offerings ... and there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice...

5 Adar II – Making Peace With Esau

5 Adar II – Making Peace With Esau

It was on this day in 1957 that Israeli forces, bowing to international pressures, withdrew from the Gaza Strip and the Sharm El Sheikh area along the Gulf of Aqaba. This was the first such withdrawal because, as we know, the IDF had to re-enter the Gaza Strip in the...

Daily Bread — Friday, March 15, 2024

Daily Bread — Friday, March 15, 2024

But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go. (Deuteronomy 12:5) When Moses referred to “the place” it should be understood that it was not just any place....

4 Adar II – Does Your Heart Match Your Mouth?

4 Adar II – Does Your Heart Match Your Mouth?

Not too long ago we mentioned how Israel, assembled at the foot of Mt. Sinai, grew impatient at Moses’ delayed return from the top of the mountain. They eventually coerced Aaron into taking their gold and using it to fashion a Golden Calf. “Now when the people saw...

Daily Bread — Thursday, March 14, 2024

Daily Bread — Thursday, March 14, 2024

You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods ... and you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and...

3 Adar II – Will You Do It For Me?

3 Adar II – Will You Do It For Me?

As Jacob was preparing to cross into the land of Canaan to face his brother and chief nemesis, Esau, the Bible tells us that he was greatly distressed and afraid. In his defense,  there was ample reason to be concerned; Esau was bringing 400, presumably armed,...

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