18 Adar II – Love Never Fails
This day seems to be one of many firsts when it comes to Jewish-American history. For instance, on this day in 1801, the first Jewish Governor in the United States was sworn in as the Governor of Georgia. This is very interesting when you consider that the South has...
Daily Bread — Thursday, March 28, 2024
If your brother, your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers ... you shall not consent to him or...
17 Adar II – Up To Jerusalem
It was on this day in 1948 that the Jewish Quarter of the Old City was besieged by Arabs and, consequently, cutting off those Jews from communities in the more modern sections of Jerusalem. This occurred, interestingly, just before the announcement of an Israeli State...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, March 27, 2024
You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. (Deuteronomy 13:3) Have you ever wondered why God would allow...
16 Adar II – Tearing Down Walls
It was on this day in the year 418 that a law was adopted whereby no Jew could hold public office nor any official position within the entirety of the Roman Empire. By this time, Rome had adopted Christianity as the state religion, the Nicean Council had met and the...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, March 26, 2024
If there arises among you a prophet ... and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let us go after other gods”—which you have not known—“and let us serve them,” you shall not listen to the words of...
Daily Bread — Monday, March 25, 2024
If there arises among you a prophet ... and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let us go after other gods”—which you have not known—“and let us serve them,” you shall not listen to the words of...
Daily Bread — Sunday, March 24, 2024
If there arises among you a prophet ... and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let us go after other gods”—which you have not known—“and let us serve them,” you shall not listen to the words of...
13 Adar – No Weapon Formed Against You
It was on this day that the 10 sons of Haman were hung upon the gallows that had been prepared for Mordechai and his fellow Jews. It’s recorded for us in the book of Esther 9:1, 5-6, 10: “Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, the...
Daily Bread — Saturday, March 23, 2024
When the Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire...
12 Adar II – The Need For Community
I have long felt that in many respects the body of Messiah is, in a manner of speaking, reliving the 1st century. Specifically, as we are reintroduced to the roots of our faith, and the discovery of just what it really means to be “in Messiah” questions arise. How do...
Daily Bread — Friday, March 22, 2024
Only the holy things which you have, and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the Lord chooses. (Deuteronomy 12:26) When discussing the importance of "The Place" and where the Creator established His Name, it should not be overlooked that He...