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....
Sep 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. (Psalm 3:7-8) Kings of the earth, generally speaking, have always enjoyed...
Sep 15, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
If you’re old enough to remember the 1980 Winter Olympics, you might remember the historic hockey game between the United States and the Soviet Union. When it was certain that the United States would win, sportscaster Al Michaels exclaimed, “Do you believe in...
Sep 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. (Psalm 3:5-6) Some of you may remember a simple prayer taught to many of us by our parents that began with, “Now I...
Sep 14, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1950, that “Operation Magic Carpet,” a migration of over 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel, officially concluded. This is just one of many examples where Jewish people from around the world have made aliyah, which is to immigrate to the land of...
Sep 14, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Many are they who rise up against me. Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head. (Psalm 3:1-3) David wrote these words as he was forced to flee from his son,...
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