Dec 20, 2023 | All Posts, On This Day |
In Judaism, today is considered to be a fast day commemorating the completion of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scripture, otherwise called the Septuagint. The original purpose of the Septuagint was to meet the needs of those Greek speaking Jews who lived...
Dec 20, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments … Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and...
Dec 19, 2023 | All Posts, On This Day |
Have you ever gone through a difficult time and wondered, “Is this a test or is this a consequence of something I did or didn’t do?” Most likely, we have all felt that same way at some point and sometimes have discovered that the answer we receive is, “Both.”...
Dec 19, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor; for the Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men who followed Baal of Peor. But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you. (Deuteronomy 4:3-4) In previous verses God,...
Dec 18, 2023 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 1216 that, by order of Pope Innocent III, a special badge was to be worn by all Jews in Europe. This was the first time that this edict had been handed down in the Middle Ages, but it wasn’t a new thing. It was something used by the...
Dec 18, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. (Deuteronomy 4:2) Imagine a crystal clear stream flowing down from the mountaintop into the valley and then meandering...
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