In Matthew 23, Jesus made it very clear that matters of the heart, rather than outward trappings, are what the Father is most interested in when it comes to people. To those who tended to focus upon the outward appearance of things, He said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe […]
It was on this day, in 1267, that Moses Ben Nahman, better known as the sage Nachmanides, arrived in Jerusalem to establish a Jewish community there. After the defeat of the Bar Kohkba rebellion in 135 AD, the Romans completely destroyed Jerusalem and built a smaller city on the site called Aeila Capitolina. From that […]
It was on this day, in the year 70 AD, that the walls of the upper city of Jerusalem were battered down by the Romans, thus completing the conquest of Jerusalem and Judea. On that day, all Jewish resistance to the Romans came to an end. In this event, we see the culmination of a […]
According to Jewish tradition, it was on this day that Amram married Jochebed, a union that led to the birth of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses. As we know, Moses was born during a very dangerous and oppressive time if you were a Hebrew male. The king of Egypt had decreed all Hebrew males should be […]
It was on this day, in 1940, that Italian warplanes bombed Tel Aviv, a non-military target. Why is it that the enemies of Israel consistently try to kill civilians? In the Gulf War of 1990, Saddam Hussein ordered Scud Missile attacks on Tel Aviv, striking random, non-military targets. Recall how the intifada spawned multiple suicide […]
Have you ever wondered why Jesus chose Judas to keep the purse for His group of disciples? The Scripture tells us that Judas was prone to take money from the purse and put it in his own pocket. In other words, he was a thief. Is it possible that the Messiah was unaware of this […]
It was on this day, in 1907, that the Zionist Congress adopted the song, HaTikvahor “The Hope” as the official Zionist anthem. Today, this song is the national anthem of the state of Israel. As a nation, Israel has been well acquainted with the concept of hope. The Psalmist said: “Let Israel hope in the […]
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 […]
