Aug 17, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
If you’re like me, the troubling news in this present world leads you to conclude that we are in the midst of great spiritual darkness. There is a darkness descending upon the earth, so dense, that can almost be felt. There is no doubt that we are living in perilous...
Aug 17, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord; possess the west and the south. (Deuteronomy 33:23) The land that was allotted for the tribe of Naphtali was some of the richest and most fertile land in all of Israel. In fact, Naphtali’s...
Aug 16, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1263, that a famous discussion occurred between the noted Rabbi Maimonides and a Jew who had converted to Christianity by the name of Pablo Christiani. Christiani had taken it upon himself to challenge Judaism and its views on writings other...
Aug 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Dan is a lion’s whelp; he shall leap from Bashan. (Deuteronomy 33:22) The name Dan means “to judge,” and so very often, the tribe of Dan is represented on banners with a scale symbolizing justice. When Jacob blessed and prophesied of this tribe, he...
Aug 15, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1948, that Arab forces blew up a pumping station that supplied water to the city of Jerusalem. This occurred just months after the state of Israel had become a reality. By cutting off Jerusalem’s water supply, the enemies of Israel tried to...
Aug 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; he dwells as a lion, and tears the arm and the crown of his head. He provided the first part for himself, because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; he administered the justice of the Lord,...
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