It was on this day, in 520 B.C., that Zerubbabel and the people of Judea began to clear the Temple site in preparation of the construction of the Second Temple. We can read about this in the book of Haggai: “So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of […]
There’s an old saying, attributed to George Santayana, that says: “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” During the month of Elul we are reminded of this truth, because the month of Elul is the time of year that we are called upon to acknowledge our past and repent of […]
The month of Elul is a time when we are to be looking inwardly, examining our hearts with the intent to weed out those things that are unfruitful and not conducive to life. We are provoked to do this, especially at this time, because we are approaching the time of the fall feasts, beginning with […]
In the book of Deuteronomy, God told His people that if they were faithful to Him, many blessings would come their way. That promise was juxtaposed against the many curses that would come upon them if they walked in disobedience and broke the covenant. Reading all of those curses can get to be a little […]
Have you ever wondered why it seems that God’s people struggle and the wicked prosper? Why does it seem that when good people, trying to live right, have to contend with every difficulty that life has to throw at them? At the same time, there are those whose lifestyle goes against what Scripture has to […]
It was on this day, in 1941, that aviator, Charles Lindbergh, gave a political speech that was considered by many to be anti-Semitic. During this infamous speech he said: “Large Jewish ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio, and our government constitute a great danger to our country.” Lindbergh’s trans-Atlantic flight, […]
It was on this day that the Amalekites defeated Israel when they attacked their mountain stronghold, in spite of the fact that Moses told them not to do this. This situation came about because the people had listened to the spies’ evil report which provoked God to sentence them to a life of wandering, and […]
It was on this day, in 1939, that World War II broke out when the German Wehrmacht invaded Poland. While the Germans were invading Poland from the west, the Soviet Union struck the nation from the east. Previously, these two nations had entered into a pact, agreeing to divide the nation of Poland between them. […]
It was on this day, in 1903, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion was first published in a series of articles in a Russian newspaper. “The Protocols” was a fictional work intended, solely, to discredit Jews and blame them for most of the world’s ills. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Elie Wiesel, had this to […]
It was on this day, in 1930, that the New York Public School System first introduced Hebrew as a curriculum. This was not the first time Hebrew had been studied in America. The study of the Hebrew language had long been established in America, going back to colonial times. In fact, Harvard University taught Hebrew […]
It was on this day, in 1949, that the Israeli Knesset passed a law that required all Jewish youth, both male and female, to serve in the Israeli military. This was deemed to be a necessity if the state of Israel was going to survive, considering that it was surrounded by so many enemies. Everyone […]
It was on this day, in 1942, that a group of Jewish refugees who had fled to Vichy, France were rounded up by Nazi collaborators. This part of France was supposed to be free of Nazi occupation, but even without their actual presence, their influence was still felt. This concept is true with the Adversary, […]
