It was on this day, in 1942, that the first news of Nazi mass exterminations reached the outside world. The news came as a result of a group of Polish women, exchanged for some German prisoners, arrived in British Palestine. This disturbing news would continue to percolate throughout the world all during the war, but […]
Jewish tradition believes it was on this day that the third biblical plague descended upon Egypt. What makes this particular plague so interesting is, after this, God set a division between Israel and Egypt, thus protecting God’s people from the suffering the ensuing plagues would create. However, coming at this point, the division also implies […]
It was on this day, in 1943 that, the sixth Zionist Congress convened in Basel, Switzerland. This would be the last Congress presided over by Theodore Herzl, the father of modern Zionism. During this particular Congress, split among delegates developed over a British proposition to set aside a part of the African nation of Uganda […]
Jewish tradition believes it was on this day that Moses was instructed to hew two stones for the tablets of the law. The first set of tablets, hewn by the finger of God, were broken as a consequence of the Golden Calf incident. Later, Moses was instructed to hew two stones himself: And the Lord […]
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 almost happened because, at […]
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 Klan, the Black Panthers, and other […]
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 Gate as British forces continued to uproot Turkish forces throughout the […]
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. Today, the word, “Pharisee,” has become synonymous with a hypocrite. Generally speaking, Christianity views the Pharisees as a group […]
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 God created the heavens and […]
It was on this day in the year 501 A.D. that a catastrophic earthquake struck the Holy Land, destroying many villages and towns. The land of Israel is situated on several fault lines, in fact, one of those fault lines runs beneath the Temple Mount and through the Mt. of Olives, heading toward the east. […]
It was on this day, in 1934, that German President, Paul von Hindenburg, passed away, thus allowing Adolf Hitler to attain complete and absolute power as the unquestioned head of state. It would only be a few short years before the entire world was engulfed in a World War. Looking back at history and the […]
In the ancient world, all cultures outside of Israel had many gods. The Greeks had many gods in their belief system. As they conquered different nations, the Romans would invite the religions and gods of these nations into their pantheon. In other words, the gods worshiped by these nations weren’t jealous of each other. They […]
