Aug 5, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to tradition, it was on this day that Egypt was afflicted with the plague of the frogs. This plague, along with the other plagues, was designed to bring the king of Egypt into submission to God’s plan, which was to let Israel go into the wilderness. But...
Aug 5, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
He loves the people; all His saints are in Your hand. They sit down at Your feet; everyone receives Your words. (Deuteronomy 33:3) What does Moses mean when he says that God “loves the peoples”? Is he referring only to the people of Israel or do these words imply all...
Aug 4, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1955, that the Yarkon water project was opened. This project supplied water to the Negev, which is a desert region in southern Israel. Since 1948, the Israeli people have worked very hard to transform what was a vast wasteland into a veritable...
Aug 4, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The Lord came from Sinai …. From His right hand came a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2) When God presented the covenant to Israel, it was amidst a display of fire, lightning and thunder. It was so overwhelming that the people, standing at the foot of the...
Aug 3, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1733, that Jewish settlers arrived on the second ship ever to reach the colony of Savannah, Georgia. Accompanying them on this voyage was the first ever Torah scroll to find its way to the colony of Georgia. This particular Torah scroll and...
Aug 3, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The Lord came from Sinai …. From His right hand came a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2) As far as the revelation given to Israel in regards to their call as a nation, Mount Sinai was the starting point. It was here that precepts and principles, practiced...
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