Sep 8, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” (Psalm 2:2-3) Previously, we mentioned that these verses address the...
Sep 7, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1907, that the Zionist Congress adopted the song, HaTikvah or “The Hope” as the official Zionist anthem. Today, this song is the national anthem of the state of Israel. As a nation, Israel has been well acquainted with the concept of hope....
Sep 7, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed. (Psalm 2:1) There are some Jewish commentators who believe that Psalm 1 & 2 are one...
Sep 6, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1942, that the first news of Nazi mass exterminations reached the outside world. The news came as a result of a group Polish women, exchanged for some German prisoners, arrived in British Palestine. This disturbing news would continue to...
Sep 6, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. (Psalm 1:4-5) This statement is made in contrast with the man whose fruit is abundant...
Sep 5, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1553, that Pope Julius III ordered the confiscation and destruction of the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds. Pope Julius felt these works contained derogatory and anti-Christian remarks and should be destroyed. On the other hand, Judaism takes...
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