17 Tevet — Taking It To The Streets
In Judaism, this day commemorates the death of two prominent 18th century rabbis, who were also regarded as maggidim or “preachers.” A maggid, or preacher, is distinguished from a typical rabbi in that a rabbi’s audience tends to be scholars and students. A...
Daily Bread — Friday, January 17, 2025
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors and the...
16 Tevet — Give Them Up!
It was on this day in 1947 that the ship called “29th of November,” filled with Jewish immigrants to the Holy Land, was turned away by the British. The reason it was denied entry was because it contained, at least in Britain’s view, “displaced persons” they considered...
Daily Bread — Thursday, January 16, 2025
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors and the...
15 Tevet — Blessed Are The Peacemakers
It was on this day in 1977 that Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to begin discussing peace between the two countries. This would eventually lead to what was called, “The Camp David Accords” of 1978. The terms of the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, January 15, 2025
This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face. Selah. (Psalm 24:6) As we begin to consider how this passage might inspire us, it is important to bear in mind the things we have gleaned from the previous verses, especially in regard to being...
14 Tevet — The Adversary Within
Have you ever uttered a prayer that goes something like this? “Father, forgive me of this - again.” If we’re honest, most of us have, at one time or the other, struggled off and on with something that keeps tripping us up. To that issue, the writer of Hebrews...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his...
13 Tevet — Deliver Me From Esau
When we consider the lives of the Patriarchs and all the great things they did and compare them to our lives, it’s real easy to magnify our own flaws in the light of what they accomplished. Likewise it’s easy to forget some of their failures. For instance, it’s...
Daily Bread — Monday, January 13, 2025
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his...
12 Tevet — God of All Nations
It was on this day that Ezekiel prophesied of the impending fall of Egypt into the hands of the Babylonians: In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh...
Daily Bread — Sunday, January 12, 2025
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his...