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9 Tevet — The Repairer of the Breach

Tradition believes that it was on this day that Ezra the priest passed away. Ezra holds a very prominent place in Jewish history, regarded as being the restorer of the Torah after the Babylonian captivity. He came to prominence at a critical time in Jewish history...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Daily Bread — Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things to come hasten upon them. (Deuteronomy 32:35) Even though this song given to Moses addressed the issues that plagued Israel, God made certain...

23 Tammuz — The City of the Great King

23 Tammuz — The City of the Great King

It was on this day, in 1099, that European Crusaders captured the city of Jerusalem from the Muslim Turks in a very bloody battle. History records that tens of thousands of Muslims, Jews and some Christians were slaughtered by the Crusaders. Records indicate that, as...

Daily Bread — Monday, July 29, 2024

Daily Bread — Monday, July 29, 2024

For their vine is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter. (Deuteronomy 32:32) In this verse, God still speaks of the nations that surround Israel and wish to see her destroyed. While it is true...

22 Tammuz — Hope and Faith in Our Redemption

22 Tammuz — Hope and Faith in Our Redemption

It was on this day in 1852 that poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, author of such poems as   “Paul Revere’s Ride,” visited the Jewish cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. His visit to the centuries-old cemetery inspired him to write a poem about those who were laid...

Daily Bread — Sunday, July 28, 2024

Daily Bread — Sunday, July 28, 2024

I would have said, “I will dash them in pieces, I will make the memory of them to cease from among men,” Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should misunderstand, lest they should say, “Our hand is high; and it is not the Lord who has done...

21 Tammuz — Who Gets The Glory?

21 Tammuz — Who Gets The Glory?

It was on this day in 1969 that the remains of 25 members of those who had committed suicide at Masada in 73 A.D. were interred at the foot of the mountain with full military honors. To most Israelis, the story of Masada is equivalent to what the Alamo is to many...

Daily Bread — Saturday, July 27, 2024

Daily Bread — Saturday, July 27, 2024

They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; they have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols. But I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation. (Deuteronomy 32:21) Once again, through His servant Moses, the Almighty addressed the issue of...

20 Tammuz — Accuser of the Brethren

20 Tammuz — Accuser of the Brethren

It was on this day in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln revoked orders that had been issued by Ulysses S. Grant expelling all Jews from military districts under his command. Grant’s General Order #11 ordered Jews off of their property simply because they were Jews....

Daily Bread — Friday, July 26, 2024

Daily Bread — Friday, July 26, 2024

They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they did not know, to new gods, new arrivals that your fathers did not fear. (Deuteronomy 32:17) Throughout this prophetic song, there are those constant reminders of Israel's penchant for infidelity and the consequences...

19 Tammuz — Would You Have Stood Aside?

19 Tammuz — Would You Have Stood Aside?

According to Jewish tradition, it was on this day that Moses ascended Mt. Sinai for the second time in order to intercede for the people because of the sin of the Golden Calf.  Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have committed...

Daily Bread — Thursday, July 25, 2024

Daily Bread — Thursday, July 25, 2024

Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; you grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, and scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation. (Deuteronomy 32:15) There are two important points being made in this very brief statement. First of all,...

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