Sep 19, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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,...
Sep 18, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
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...
Sep 18, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Sep 17, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
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...
Sep 17, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
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...
Sep 16, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
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....
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