Daily Bread — Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Good Morning. “Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well; his branches run over the wall.” (Genesis 49:22) The most eloquent blessing was reserved for Joseph who unites the best qualities of Reuben and Judah. He is a dreamer, a visionary some might say,...
9 Shevat — The Highway of Holiness
It was on this day in 1980 that the border between Egypt and Israel was declared open, once again, allowing travelers to follow the ancient “King’s Highway” that connected these two nations. This was a very significant event in the maturing relations between Israel...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Good Morning. “I have waited for your salvation, O Lord!” (Genesis 49:18) At the end of Jacob’s blessing upon Dan, he said something very interesting —“I have waited for your salvation, O Lord.” It is understood in rabbinical sources that Jacob was alluding to...
8 Shevat — Teach Your Children Diligently
In times past, today was considered a day of fasting in commemoration of the belief that today marked the end of the period of the Elders who were contemporaries of Joshua. These were the people who witnessed the miracles in the wilderness and the crossing over the...
Daily Bread — Monday, January 10, 2022
Good Morning. “Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider shall fall backward.” (Genesis 49:16-17) The name Dan means “to judge” and carries the...
7 Shevat — Making Aliyah
It was on this day in 1930 that the fifth aliyah to the Holy Land began. Perhaps some of you are not familiar with this term, aliyah. It is the Hebrew word that defines immigration to Israel; if someone is going to move to Israel, it is said that they make “aliyah.”...
Daily Bread — Sunday, January 9, 2022
Good Morning. “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two burdens; he saw that rest was good, and that the land was pleasant; he bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a band of servants.” (Genesis 49:14-15) The prophecy upon Issachar is interesting....
6 Shevat — Let Him Vindicate You
What do you do when someone says something negative about you, publicly? It might be true or it might not be true. It might be something that happened a long time ago. Regardless of the situation, someone - maybe another believer - discloses something about you for...
Daily Bread — Saturday, January 8, 2022
Good Morning. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people. (Genesis 49:10) Jacob’s blessing upon Judah established that the tribe of Judah would be the one to rule...
5 Shevat — All Tribes Will Serve The King
Counting from the month of Aviv in the spring, Shevat is the eleventh month and is mentioned by name in in Zechariah 1:7. The name, “Shevat,” has some interesting connotations. The root word means “to control” or “to rule” and is often translated in the Bible as...
Daily Bread — Friday, January 7, 2022
Good Morning. “Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s children shall bow down before you.” (Genesis 49:8) There is a sharp contrast between the word spoken to the previous three sons and the...
4 Shevat — Everything Has A Season
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-3)...