Thursday November 22nd: 14 Kislev Today is traditionally considered to be the birthday of Jacob’s oldest son, Reuben. In Scripture a lot of emphasis is placed on the supremacy of firstborns, but a lot of times what we see in firstborns is not so flattering. They’re not always exposed to us in the best light. […]
Wednesday November 21st: 13 Kislev It was on this day in 1913 that schools opened up in the Holy Land using Hebrew as the official language of instruction. This was after an ongoing struggle to determine what language should be used. This is fascinating considering that, up until that point in time, Hebrew was more […]
Tuesday November 20th: 12 Kislev Biblically, our mission as believers is to be a light to the nations. But there is an ironic component of this command: in being this light we aren’t supposed to draw attention to ourselves. As light in the world, we’re supposed to deflect any attention from us and onto our […]
Monday November 19th: 11 Kislev We live in a fast paced, competitive world that, unfortunately, demonstrates and manifests an evolutionary mindset, and by that, we mean “survival of the fittest.” As believers in the Messiah, we are not to adopt the ways of the world. In fact, Jesus told us that we are not to […]
Sunday November 18th: 10 Kislev It was on this day in 1977 that President Anwar Sadat of Egypt addressed the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. This was one of the more significant steps that eventually led to the Camp David accords, which then resulted in a semblance of peace that existed between Israel and Egypt. Unfortunately […]
Saturday November 17th: 9 Kislev In the northern Galilee there is an ancient site called Tel Dan. This particular place is mentioned several times in Scripture, many times referred to as Layish. That was the name of the city when Abraham was in the area, and we know from Scripture that Abraham did come to […]
Friday November 16th: 8 Kislev It was on this day in 1974 that the United Nations passed a resolution approving the right of Palestinians to a sovereign state at the expense of Israel. Time would fail us to recount all of the injustices and inconsistencies that have characterized the United Nations throughout the years, especially […]
Thursday November 15th: 7 Kislev According to some traditions, it was on this day in 4 B. C. that the infamous Herod the Great died. He was called “great” because of his political power and, perhaps more importantly, his building projects. He was the one who expanded and updated the Second Temple. He built Caesarea […]
Wednesday November 14th: 6 Kislev It was on this day in 1973 that a founding father of Israel, and its first Prime Minister, David ben Gurion, died in the city of Tel Aviv. He was a driving force in the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948 and, on May 14th of that year, delivered […]
Tuesday November 13th: 5 Kislev It was on this day in 1948 that the so-called “Road of Valor,” a road cut through the Judean hills connecting Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, was officially opened. This road was built in order to relieve the siege that Jerusalem was under during the Israeli War of Independence. Because of […]
Monday November 12th: 4 Kislev It was on this day in 1941 that so-called life certificates were distributed to a few fortunate Jewish residents in the Vilna Ghetto. Unfortunately, those who did not receive these certificates were sent off to extermination camps like Auschwitz and Treblinka. These little yellow certificates were, in reality, work permits. […]
Sunday November 11th: 3 Kislev It was on this day that Roman ensigns, emblems and images were removed from the Temple courtyard by order of Pontius Pilate. The Jews were incensed at the presence of these things in the Temple court and were threatening a war unto the death. Apparently, Pilate thought it wise to […]
