Sep 1, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Jewish tradition believes that, on this day, Moses returned from his second ascent to the top of Mt. Sinai. On this trip to the top of the mountain he learned that God was not going with the people, but was sending an angel before them. That was much better than what...
Aug 31, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1868, that members of the KKK lynched Mr. S. A. Bierfield in Franklin, Tennessee. Allegedly, this was the first time the Klan had killed someone who was Jewish, although it was not the first time they had murdered someone. In today’s world, the...
Aug 30, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1920, that the Turkish government renounced all sovereignty over the Holy Land and officially recognized the British Mandate over the Holy Land. Before this, in 1917, British General Allenby walked into the city of Jerusalem through the Jaffa...
Aug 29, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1944, that the Amsterdam hideout of Anne Frank and her family was discovered by the Nazis. The Franks and other families had managed to live in very tight quarters, having to be extremely quiet and very particular about how they conducted their...
Aug 28, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
On this day, Judaism acknowledges the time when the Hasmoneans implemented the Pharisaic code. This code was the result of longstanding differences of opinion within Judaism that encompassed class distinctions, biblical interpretation and resistance to assimilation....
Aug 27, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
We understand that God created the heavens and the earth and, according to Hebrews 11, it was by His Word. We also understand that, according to the Parable of the Sower, the Word of God is likened to a seed. Based on these facts, I want to suggest that, when...
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