Mar 13, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. (Deuteronomy 11:29) I find it interesting that the location of these two mountains is described...
Mar 12, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 1970 that the Israeli Knesset passed a bill that defined a Jew as being someone who was born of a Jewish mother, or someone who had converted to Judaism. This legal definition of who was a Jew led to another position that...
Mar 12, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 11:26-28) In the previous devotion...
Mar 11, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the first day of Adar II. People often ask, “Why is there a second month of Adar?” The reason is quite simple even if the calculations are a bit involved. It boils down to this: this happens to be a leap year on the Hebrew calendar. As opposed to simply...
Mar 11, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 11:26-28) The translation here uses...
Mar 10, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the 30th day of Adar, the last day of the first month, Adar and tomorrow will mark the beginning of the new month, Adar Shini, or Adar II. The beginning of the month, in Hebrew, is called Rosh Chodesh (“Head of the month”) and is typically every 28 to 30...
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