Post The True Purpose of Creation The Jewish people were chosen to serve as the vehicle for God’s honor in the world. God uses the story of the exile and ultimate redemption of Israel as a… Read More
Bible Basic Ashdod Ashdod was originally allotted to the Tribe of Judah when the Land of Israel was divided. The Philistines conquered Ashdod, and during the reign of King Saul they took the captured Ark of the Covenant to Ashdod. Generations later, King Uzziah’s of Judea recaptured Ashdod. Generations later, during the 70-year Babylonian exile, Jewish residents of Jerusalem intermarried with non-Jewish women from Ashdod. They divorced these women as part of a mass repentance process during the days of Nehemiah. Read More
Bible Basic Shechem Shechem is the first place Abraham stopped after leaving Haran and traveling to Canaan. There, God promised Abraham that the land would be given to his descendants. Jacob purchased part of the city and later gave it as a special gift to his son Joseph. When the Children of Israel entered the Land of Israel, they buried Joseph’s bones in Shechem. Read More
Bible Basic Building the First Temple King Solomon was tasked by his father, King David, to build a Temple to God on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. With resources from Israel along with cedars and cypress trees from Lebanon (donated by King Hiram of Tyre), Solomon’s workers built the Temple over a period of seven years. This Temple, called the Beit HaMikdash (the House of Holiness) in Hebrew, stood for 410 years. Read More
Post Saul’s Failure and Bibi’s Decision: The Future of Gaza Soon after Bibi Netanyahu was elected to his fifth term as prime minister, journalist Bari Weiss asked him to name his favorite biblical character. Netanyahu replied with a fascinating answer:… Read More
Bible Basic Ashdod Ashdod was originally allotted to the Tribe of Judah when the Land of Israel was divided. The Philistines conquered Ashdod, and during the reign of King Saul they took the captured Ark of the Covenant to Ashdod. Generations later, King Uzziah’s of Judea recaptured Ashdod. Generations later, during the 70-year Babylonian exile, Jewish residents of Jerusalem intermarried with non-Jewish women from Ashdod. They divorced these women as part of a mass repentance process during the days of Nehemiah. Read More
Post Rejoicing in a Future We Will Not Live to See Psalm 122 is the third in a series of fifteen psalms that begin with the words, A song of ascents. Of these fifteen chapters, only four name David as the… Read More
Post Jews in the Pews, Rise Up The Jewish people are rising up and fighting back. In Israel, the brave soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces are systematically crushing Hamas terrorists in Gaza, while Jews in America… Read More