Post Are you willing to stand up for Israel? The Scroll of Esther contains an account of events that took place when the Jewish people were living in Persia. Following the destruction of the first Temple at the hands… Read More
Post Be a leader like Deborah Deborah was a prophetess and the fourth judge of the Children of Israel during the time period of the Judges, the only woman to have held that position. Because the… Read More
Post Focus on the Land and Come Closer to God How is it possible to come closer to God? The Hebrew Bible provides the answer. Leviticus (19:2) commands us, “to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.”… Read More
Post Loving like an Eagle In this verse in Proverbs, King Solomon advises against working hard just to gain wealth since wealth is something that is fleeting. He compares it to an eagle that is… Read More
Post Serve God in the Land! Joshua’s final speech to the nation includes a review of their history. He starts from before the birth of Abraham, continues through the enslavement in Egypt and the subsequent exodus… Read More
Post How Deuteronomy is the perfect introduction to living in the Land of Israel The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth and final book of the Five Books of Moses. By the time Deuteronomy starts, the Children of Israel have already left Egypt, stood… Read More
Post The Holy Land; Like a Gazelle? The gazelle lives in mountain desert and semi-desert climates. The desert gazelle, today an endangered species found almost exclusively in the Land of Israel, spends most of its time on… Read More
Post Israel is like a Dove The dove appears numerous times in the Bible. It was one of the animals used for sacrificial offerings in the Temple, a fact which is mentioned in the Bible and… Read More
Post The Land of Mutual Responsibility Yisrael has sinned! They have broken the covenant by which I bound them. They have taken of the proscribed and put it in their vessels; they have stolen; they have… Read More
Post It takes effort and perseverance to achieve success This verse contains a list of the seven special agricultural products of the Land of Israel. These seven species are somehow connected to the land and are considered special in… Read More