Daily Bread — Sunday, September 22, 2024
Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You. For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield. (Psalm 5:11-12)...
18 Elul — A Different Spirit
It was on this day that the Amalekites defeated Israel when they attacked their mountain stronghold, in spite of the fact that Moses told them not to do this. This situation came about because the people had listened to the spies’ evil report which provoked God to...
Daily Bread — Saturday, September 21, 2024
I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; in fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face. (Psalm 5:7-8) Messiah taught that the road which...
17 Elul — When the Travail Comes
It was on this day, in 1939, that World War II broke out when the German Wehrmacht invaded Poland. While the Germans were invading Poland from the west, the Soviet Union struck the nation from the east. Previously, these two nations had entered into a pact, agreeing...
Daily Bread — Friday, September 20, 2024
Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I will pray. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up. (Psalm 5:1-3) This psalm of...
16 Elul — Will the Jews Rule the World?
It was on this day, in 1903, that The Protocols of the Elders of Zion was first published in a series of articles in a Russian newspaper. “The Protocols” was a fictional work intended, solely, to discredit Jews and blame them for most of the world’s...
Daily Bread — Thursday, September 19, 2024
There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord,...
15 Elul — Restoring A Pure Language
It was on this day, in 1930, that the New York Public School System first introduced Hebrew as a curriculum. This was not the first time Hebrew had been studied in America. The study of the Hebrew language had long been established in America, going back to colonial...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. (Psalm 4:4) It is a great blessing to be able to lay one's head on the pillow at night, go to sleep knowing we are at peace with God and with man. If we can close our eyes at the end of...
14 Elul — Warring On Our Knees
It was on this day, in 1949, that the Israeli Knesset passed a law that required all Jewish youth, both male and female, to serve in the Israeli military. This was deemed to be a necessity if the state of Israel was going to survive, considering that it was surrounded...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, September 17, 2024
How long, O you sons of men, will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood? Selah. But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; the Lord will hear when I call to Him. (Psalm 4:2-3) Jewish tradition...
13 Elul — He Is Always Present
It was on this day, in 1942, that a group of Jewish refugees who had fled to Vichy, France were rounded up by Nazi collaborators. This part of France was supposed to be free of Nazi occupation, but even without their actual presence, their influence was still felt....