Post A Christian Zionist American President and Founding Father Israel is the United States’ most loyal (and arguably most important) ally in the Middle East. But few Americans realize that this contemporary political connection is rooted in the founding… Read More
Post A Little-Known Holiday With a Big Message Last week was our anniversary and our kids threw us a surprise party. They invited all of our friends and brought in spectacular catering. It was amazing and the party… Read More
Post A Repetition of the Torah? Anyone who has children knows that if you want them to learn something, telling them once is never enough. Singing the alphabet over and over, repeating math tables, and repeating… Read More
Post Are the Jews Destined to be Alone? There are two ways to verify the “truth” of the Bible (though, as we all know, the Bible is true whether we prove it or not). One way is to… Read More
Post Back from the Dead? The Incredible Sons of Korah “And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all Korah’s people and all their possessions.” (Numbers 16:32) That was the tragic price that Korah and… Read More
Post Did God Abandon His People When He Destroyed the Temple? What do you like to hear first, the good news or the bad news? Jeremiah is known as the prophet of destruction and rebuke. Indeed, he was given the unenviable… Read More
Post Did God Really Punish Moses For Hitting the Rock? A group of thirsty people complain bitterly to Moses, “Why did you bring us to the desert, to die??” God tells Moses and Aaron: You and your brother Aaron take… Read More
Post Happy Anniversary! Do You Know What Happened 100 Years Ago Today? This morning, thanks to social media, I was able to have an argument with someone on the other side of the world who I have never met. The argument was… Read More
Post How a Prophet Became a Contract Killer The Torah portion of Balak features Balaam, an elder with a global reputation as a philosopher, magician, and moral degenerate. Balaam lived in Aram-Naharaim, the area between the northern sections… Read More
Post How Passionate Love for the Land Set a Tribe Apart I had it all planned out. I told my parents I was going to hang out with friends. The story was that we were having a barbecue but the real… Read More