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Yom HaShoah: Israel Remembers Life and Loss
During Israel’s defensive war against the weakening Islamic Regime, sirens frequently pierce the air. These alarms send civilians rushing to safe rooms and bomb shelters as missiles target population centers…
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Restoring Hope After Months of War
As summer begins, Israel is emerging from months of intense conflict with Iran that left deep scars across the nation. Neighborhoods like Beit Shemesh are still recovering from devastating missile…
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Choosing the God Who Answers
Mount Carmel stretches like a green ridge along the Mediterranean coast, where the mountains of Samaria meet the sea. Unlike much of the land of Israel, Carmel is known for…
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Yom HaShoah in a Time of War: Memory, Resolve, and the Fight Against Hatred
The Holocaust is etched in Israel’s national memory. Each year, its victims are honored on one special national holiday called Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day.) All places of entertainment are…
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Weekly Devotional: Step Into the Sea
The people of Israel stood trapped. Behind them was Pharaoh’s army. In front of them was the sea. Fear rose quickly, and their voices turned to panic. Had they come…
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Parashat Shmini (שְּׁמִינִי) “Eighth”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Shmini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47). Read on Shabbat, April 11, 2026 / 23 Nisan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Saving Lives Under Fire: The Burden on Israel’s Rescue Teams
For the first time in Israel’s modern history, the nation is under direct missile attack from the Islamic regime itself. As Passover approaches, Jewish families once again face the reality…
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Where Resurrection Changed Everything
Ashkelon stands along the southern Mediterranean coast of modern Israel, positioned between Gaza and Ashdod. In the Bible it is listed as one of the five major Philistine cities along…
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Weekly Devotional: Because the Tomb Is Empty
In the first century, crucifixion was tragically common. The Romans executed thousands in this brutal way, and at first glance, Jesus’ death may have seemed like just another loss, another…
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Parashat Pesach (פֶּסַח) “Passover”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36). Read on Shabbat, March 28, 2026 / 9 Nisan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Under Fire: Passover and Palm Sunday
For the first time in Israel’s modern history, the nation is under direct missile attack from the Islamic regime itself. As Passover approaches, Jewish families once again face the reality…
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Passover: A Story of Freedom, Memory, and Meaning
For thousands of years, the Jewish people have told the story from the book of Exodus on the eve of Passover, “the fourteenth day of the first month” (Leviticus 23:5)…
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Where Jesus Chose the Father’s Will
Ashkelon stands along the southern Mediterranean coast of modern Israel, positioned between Gaza and Ashdod. In the Bible it is listed as one of the five major Philistine cities along…
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Weekly Devotional: Welcoming the King We Do Not Fully Understand
As Jesus made His way up to Jerusalem for Passover, He walked a familiar path. Year after year, faithful Jews journeyed to the city to remember God’s deliverance.
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Parashat Tzav (צַו) “Command”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36). Read on Shabbat, March 28, 2026 / 9 Nisan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Israelis on the Global Front Lines to Oppose the Islamic Regime
The cost of continuous warfare is immense. For a nation fighting a multi front war, disrupted sleep, constant alertness, and ongoing threats to personal safety are part of daily life.
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A Mother’s Hope: Naomi’s Story
Naomi’s life in Jerusalem is filled with responsibility and sacrifice. As a single mother of three, she works tirelessly to provide not only for her children, but also for her…
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Meeting God on the Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives rises just east of Jerusalem, separated from the city by the Kidron Valley. From its slopes, one can look across at the walls of the holy…
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Weekly Devotional: When God Comes Looking for Us
After Adam and Eve disobeyed God, their first response was not confession but concealment. They hid. It is a deeply human reaction. Like children who avoid a parent after doing…
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Parashat Pekudei (פְקוּדֵי) “Accounts”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38). Read on Shabbat, March 21, 2026 / 1 Nisan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Nourishing Hope Under Fire
On a quiet Shabbat morning, life changed instantly for Yury and Olga and their three young children. As the long-anticipated war with Iran erupted, waves of missiles rained down across…
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Ashkelon and the Crossroads of History
Ashkelon stands along the southern Mediterranean coast of modern Israel, positioned between Gaza and Ashdod. In the Bible it is listed as one of the five major Philistine cities along…
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Weekly Devotional: Trusting God in the Waiting Season
At first glance, this exchange between God and Jeremiah may seem unusual. Why would an almond branch carry such an important message? The meaning becomes clearer when we understand the…
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Parashat Vayakhel (וַיַּקְהֵל) “He Assembled”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20). Read on Shabbat, March 14, 2026 / 24 Adar 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.…
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The Medal of Honor
On a frigid morning in a Nazi prisoner of war camp during World War II, two hundred Jewish American soldiers had their future rewritten by five simple words.
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Victims of War: Yury and Olga’s Story
On a quiet Shabbat morning, life changed instantly for Yury and Olga and their three young children. As the long-anticipated war with Iran erupted, waves of missiles rained down across…
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Faith Among the Ruins of Gamla
In the central Golan Heights, about six miles east of the northern Sea of Galilee, lie the ruins of the ancient village of Gamla. The town once stood on a…
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Weekly Devotional: Resting in the Care of the Shepherd
Psalm 23 begins with a statement that is both simple and bold: “The LORD is my shepherd.” In just a few words, David shows us what the life of faith…
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Parashat Ki Tisa (כִּי תִשָּׂא) “When You Take”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35). Read on Shabbat, March 7, 2026 / 17 Adar 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s…
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Israel’s History: From Ancient Artifacts to a Digital Treasure Trove
A digital war is being waged against Israel. Iran, Hamas, and other hostile actors employ cyber espionage, phishing schemes, malware, and attacks on infrastructure as part of their campaign to…
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Rescue in a Time of War
Kibbutz Nirim was a peaceful community near Gaza’s border. But that changed when Hamas violently invaded on October 7 two years ago. Adele, a longtime resident, recalled the horror her…
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Faith in the Wilderness of Zin
Many travelers to the modern State of Israel make the mistaken assumption that the boundaries of the modern entity of Israel overlap biblical Israel. Apart from the fact that even…
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Weekly Devotional: Joy When the Harvest Fails
Scripture often paints the Promised Land as a place of abundance. Flowing streams, ripened grain, heavy clusters of grapes, olive groves, and herds in open pasture all testified to the…
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Parashat Tetzaveh (תְּצַוֶּה) “You Shall Command”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10). Read on Shabbat, February 28, 2026 / 9 Adar 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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From Haman to the Ayatollahs: Purim’s Warning for Today
Purim, the beloved Feast of Esther, begins at sundown on March 2 and ends at sunset on March 3. Each year Jewish communities around the world celebrate the courage of…
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Kibbutz Nirim Return
Kibbutz Nirim was a peaceful community near Gaza’s border. But that changed when Hamas violently invaded on October 7 two years ago. Adele, a longtime resident, recalled the horror her…
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The Road Through the Wilderness
Roadways are among the most important features of biblical geography. They shaped where people lived, how cities developed, and who controlled trade and communication.
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Weekly Devotional: Faith That Waits and Wrestles
There are moments when the world feels unrecognizable. Violence fills the headlines. Injustice seems to prosper. The innocent suffer while the corrupt appear to flourish.
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Parashat Terumah (תְּרוּמָה) “Offering”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19). Read on Shabbat, February 21, 2026 / 2 Adar 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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The Biblical Heartland and the Battle for Sovereignty
By Arlene Bridges Samuels The world’s population now exceeds eight billion and continues to grow. In the Middle East alone, seventeen Arab nations account for more than 515 million people.…
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Elderly Widow: Golda’s Story
At 84 years old, Golda has endured a lifetime marked by hardship and loss. Born during World War II, she lost her father in the battle for Leningrad and barely…
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Sepphoris and the World Jesus Knew
Four miles north of Nazareth, in the Beth Netofa Valley of Lower Galilee, stood the bustling city of Sepphoris. In the early first century A.D., when Jesus was a boy…
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Weekly Devotional: Where Is Your Confidence Placed
In the ancient world, few symbols carried more weight than horses and chariots. They represented speed, strength, and military dominance. An army with powerful chariots could sweep across battlefields and…
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Parashat Mishpatim (מִשְׁפָּטִים) “Judgments”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18). Read on Shabbat, February 14, 2026 / 25 Shevat 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Remarkable Israeli Facts: A Triumph of Shared Humanity
Global Jew hatred is rising at an alarming rate, yet the everyday realities that reveal the heart of Israeli society are often ignored.
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CBN Israel’s Resilience Center Helps Trauma Victims
Imagine living in a country whose very existence—and yours— is constantly threatened. For generations, Israel’s people have faced persecution, tragedy, and danger. In fact, a staggering one third of all…
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Seeing the Promise from Afar
Mount Nebo rises in the land of Moab, east of the Jordan River, within what the Bible calls Transjordan. From this mountain, Moses was given a final, breathtaking view of…
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Weekly Devotional: Faith Beyond a Lifetime
The Lord invited Abram to step outside and look up into the night sky. Beneath countless stars, God spoke promises that stretched far beyond his lifetime.
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Parashat Yitro (יִתְרוֹ) “Jethro”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23). Read on Shabbat, February 7, 2026 / 18 Shevat 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Nourishing Israel’s Forgotten Seniors
Life in Israel can be difficult, especially for vulnerable elderly citizens who struggle just to get through each day. For many, the burden of aging is made even heavier by…
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Zionist: A Word Branded as Toxic—But Should It Be?
The word Zion (Hebrew Tzion, pronounced tzee-YOHN) appears more than one hundred and fifty times in the Bible. It is used for fortress, monument, the City of David, the City of God, and Jerusalem…
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Ascending the Southern Steps with Reverence
In the days of the Second Temple, pilgrims approaching Jerusalem did not rush casually into the presence of God.
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Weekly Devotional: When Mercy Speaks Louder Than Anger
Most of us remember moments from childhood when we knew we had done wrong. We expected correction, and sometimes we deserved it. Yet what often left the deepest impression was…
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Parashat Beshalach (בְּשַׁלַּח) “When He Let Go”
Parashat Beshalach opens with a surprising truth. God chooses a longer road for His people, not the shortest or easiest path. Freedom has begun, yet fear still lingers in their…
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Holocaust Remembrance Day Arrived in a World on the Brink
As President Donald J. Trump builds a coalition to confront Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and protect American bases across the Middle East, the world again stands at a…
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Honoring the Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust
Yesterday, the world paused to remember one of history’s darkest chapters. January 27 marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. On this day, nations around…
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Passing Through the Gate of Decision
The Damascus Gate stands on the northern side of Jerusalem’s Old City and has welcomed travelers for centuries. Like the other gates that pierce the city walls today, it was…
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Weekly Devotional: When Repentance Becomes Visible
Repentance is often understood as a private moment between a person and God. We confess our sin, feel remorse, and ask for forgiveness. While that inner turning is absolutely essential,…
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Parashat Bo (בֹּא) “Go”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16). Read on Shabbat, January 24, 2026 / 4 Shevat 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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The Death Grip of the Islamic Regime: Evil Calling Itself Good
To much of the world, Iran is known primarily as the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Yet that reputation reflects only the actions of its ruling Islamic regime, not the…
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More Than Just A Meal
Across Israel, hunger threatens thousands of people—families with children, refugees, elderly Holocaust survivors, and in recent years, Gaza war victims. So how can anyone feed such large numbers of vulnerable…
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The Western Wall and the Prayers of God’s People
The Western Wall is the last visible remnant of the great platform that once supported the Temple Mount, the place where the people of Israel gathered to worship the Lord.
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Weekly Devotional: Loving When It Costs Us
How we respond to our enemies exposes what truly rules our hearts. In a culture that thrives on outrage and rivalry, the downfall of an opponent is often treated as…
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Parashat Vaera (וָאֵרָא) “I Appeared”
Parashat Vaera marks a turning point in the story of redemption. God reveals Himself more fully to Moses and declares His commitment to deliver Israel from slavery. Though the people…
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The Language of Hatred: From Nazi Propaganda to Modern Antisemitism
A week ago in Queens, New York, anti-Zionist protesters gathered outside a synagogue where a Jewish school was in session. Their chant pierced the air: “Say it loud, say it…
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Single Mother: Luba’s Story
Luba had high hopes for a better future, as she and her husband Yevgeny left Ukraine and immigrated to Israel in 2010. This fitness trainer and mother of two had…
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Mount Tabor and the Meeting of Heaven and Earth
Rising from the northeastern edge of the Jezreel Valley, Mount Tabor stands alone, its rounded shape visible from great distances. Unlike the surrounding hills, it rises abruptly from the valley…
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Weekly Devotional: Bearing Fruit That Reflects God
We live in a world that speaks often about values, yet rarely cultivates them. Love is talked about constantly, but genuine love that is patient and selfless is hard to…
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Parashat Shemot (שְׁמוֹת) “Names”
The book of Exodus begins by naming the people of Israel. Though generations have passed and circumstances have changed, God remembers them by name. What starts as a list of…
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Freedom’s Voices Rise in Iran and Venezuela
wo oppressive regimes are trembling. Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, now sits in a Brooklyn, New York, prison cell, awaiting trial after being extradited to the United States.
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Holocaust Survivor: Larisa’s Story
Larisa’s life had a hard beginning. She was born to a Jewish family in Ukraine during World War II, and her father was drafted into the Soviet Army. Her mother,…
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Hebron: Where Promises Took Root
Hebron stands among the most significant cities in the biblical story, especially within the Old Testament. Long before Jerusalem became Israel’s capital, Hebron served as a place where God’s promises…
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Weekly Devotional: Shining Faith in a Watching World
We live in an age saturated with voices. Opinions are shared constantly through news, entertainment, and social media. Everyone has something to say, and much of life feels like a…
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Parashat Vayechi (וַיְחִי) “He Lived”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26). Read on Shabbat, January 3, 2026 / 13 Tevet 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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New Year’s Resolutions for 2026: How Can I Help Israel?
New Year’s resolutions are nothing new. They can be traced back some four thousand years, when ancient Babylonians promised annually to pay any debts and honor their king. Nor is…
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Community Support and Resilience Center
Imagine living in a country whose very existence—and yours— is constantly threatened. For generations, Israel’s people have faced persecution, tragedy, and danger. In fact, a staggering one third of all…
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Jerusalem: The City of Promise
Jerusalem stands at the center of the biblical story more than any other city. From the moment King David established it as the capital of his kingdom, it became the…
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Weekly Devotional: Trusting God’s Timing
Simeon spent his life waiting. Scripture describes him as righteous and devoted, a man shaped by hope and sustained by promise. He longed for the Consolation of Israel, the redemption…
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Parashat Vayigash (וַיִּגַּשׁ) “He Drew Near”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27). Read on Shabbat, December 27, 2025 / 5 Tevet 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.…
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Holocaust Survivor: Natalia’s Story
When she was just 13, Natalia had to flee her home in Ukraine to escape the Nazis. As World War II raged, this young Jewish girl survived by working in…
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Bethlehem: Where Promise Became Flesh
Bethlehem is forever linked with Christmas as the place where Jesus was born. Angels announced His arrival nearby, shepherds hurried through the night, and the long-awaited Messiah entered the world…
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Weekly Devotional: Heaven’s Song, Earth’s Hope
The angels did not appear in palaces or to the powerful. They came to shepherds, working men on the night shift, watching over their flocks in the fields. The announcement…
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Parashat Miketz (מִקֵּץ) “At the End”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Miketz (Genesis 41:1- 44:17). Read on Shabbat, December 20, 2025 / 28 Kislev 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s…
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The Feast of Dedication, Hanukkah, Brightly Shines
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Dedication and Lights, began this year under both joy and sorrow. On the first day of Chanukah by the Sea at Bondi Beach in Sydney,…
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Victim of Terrorism: Sonya’s Story
Sonya has known hardship her entire life. Born in Romania, she and her family were forced to flee on foot to escape violent pogroms.
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The Palace That Could Not Stop the Messiah
On the western edge of Jerusalem’s Old City stands Jaffa Gate, the traditional entry point for travelers arriving from the Mediterranean coast. Just inside the gate rises the impressive Citadel…
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Weekly Devotional: Redeemed for His Purpose
When the people of Israel lived under Roman rule and occupation in the first century, they wrestled with a painful question: If the Lord is faithful, how could His chosen…
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Lights in the Darkness: The Story and Hope of Hanukkah
“It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Vayeishev (וַיֵּשֶׁב) “He Settled”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Vayeishev (Genesis 37:1-40:23). Read on Shabbat, November 29, 2025 / 9 Kislev 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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The Sacred and Secular Celebrations of Christmas and Migdal Eder
As 2025 draws to a close, the Christmas season once again fills homes, churches, and cities with light and joy. Advent candles glow in churches across America, while Bethlehem’s Manger…
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Standing with Israel’s Deaf Community
In a time of war and uncertainty, Israel’s most vulnerable are facing extraordinary challenges. Among them are members of the Deaf and hard of hearing community, who often live without…
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A King’s Fortress and the True King’s Birth
Three miles southeast of Bethlehem rises Herodium, an artificial mountain built by Herod the Great. Its massive silhouette stood watch over the very fields where shepherds received the angelic announcement…
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Weekly Devotional: The God Who Lifts the Lowly
Mary’s song, known as the Magnificat, is one of the most beautiful and disruptive passages in all of Scripture. Its words have stirred hearts, challenged empires, and inspired movements.
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Vayishlach (וַיִּשְׁלַח) “He Sent”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43). Read on Shabbat, December 6, 2025 / 14 Kislev 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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The World’s Most Enduring Best Seller is Timelier Than Ever
It is no surprise that the Bible remains the world’s top best seller. With Christmas approaching, this is an ideal time to reflect on how we know about Jesus and…
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Nourishing Israel’s Forgotten Seniors
Life in Israel can be difficult, especially for vulnerable elderly citizens who struggle just to get through each day. For many, the burden of aging is made even heavier by…
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Nazareth: The Village That Formed the Messiah
Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, rests quietly on the Nazareth Ridge in the Lower Galilee. From its limestone heights, the village overlooks the sweeping Jezreel Valley to the south and…
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Weekly Devotional: When the Impossible Becomes Possible
Mary lived in a land burdened by Roman rule, where the people of God longed for redemption and wondered how God’s promises could possibly come to pass.
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Giving Thanks for the U.S.-Israel Partnership
Throughout years of travel introducing Christian leaders to Israel, one of the most memorable experiences has always been meeting members of the Israel Defense Forces. Whether standing on the Israel-Lebanon…
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Kibbutz Nirim Return
Kibbutz Nirim was a peaceful community near Gaza’s border. But that changed when Hamas violently invaded on October 7 two years ago. Adele, a longtime resident, recalled the horror her…
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Jordan Valley: The Lifeline of the Land
The Jordan Valley forms one of the most dramatic and defining landscapes in the land of Israel. Stretching from the Sea of Galilee in the north to the Dead Sea…
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Weekly Devotional: Gleanings from God’s Provision
Harvest season was a time of joy and reward in ancient Israel. After long months of plowing, planting, and praying for rain, the farmer finally gathered the fruits of his…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Toldot (תּוֹלְדוֹת) “Generations”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9). Read on Shabbat, November 22, 2025 / 2 Kislev 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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A World Without Modern Israel
Two important questions are often missing from the heated debates about Israel amid the tidal wave of Jew-hatred dominating the news and public discourse. Taking a step back from the…
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Elderly Widow: Golda’s Story
At 84 years old, Golda has endured a lifetime marked by hardship and loss. Born during World War II, she lost her father in the battle for Leningrad and barely…
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Galilee: The Heart of Jesus’ Ministry
The region of Galilee is one of the most beautiful and significant areas in the land of Israel. Stretching across the northern portion of the country, its hills, fertile valleys,…
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Weekly Devotional: The Lessons of the Desert
Before Moses led Israel out of Egypt, he spent forty years in a very different setting. Once a prince, he became a shepherd in the wilderness. Those years among the…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Chayei Sarah (חַיֵּי שָׂרָה) “The Life of Sarah”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18). Read on Shabbat, November 15, 2025 / 24 Cheshvan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s…
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Christian Zionism and the Unbreakable Promise of God
The contentious criticism of Zionism we see today is not new. In 1975, the United Nations passed Resolution 3379, declaring that “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.”…
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Restoring Hope: Feeding Israel’s Hungry
When war struck Israel in October 2023, countless families were suddenly uprooted. They fled their homes, communities, and farms, leaving behind unharvested fields and a nation in shock. As the…
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Lachish: A Fortress Tested by Fire
Set in the hills of the Judean lowlands, Lachish once stood as one of the strongest cities in the kingdom of Judah. Its position in the fertile Shephelah gave it…
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Weekly Devotional: Longing for the Living God
There are seasons when our souls feel parched, when God’s presence seems distant and our prayers seem to echo back unanswered. In those moments, the psalmist’s cry becomes our own: “As…
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Heartbreaking Casualties of Aid to Gaza
During the summer, the Jewish News Syndicate published an astonishing report: more than twenty nations have donated over two million tons of food, supplies, and medical aid to Gaza. Israel’s…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Vayeira (וַיֵּרָא) “He Appeared”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22:24). Read on Shabbat, November 8, 2025 / 17 Cheshvan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Victim of Terrorism: Giulia’s Story
At the age of 101, Giulia has lived through more than a century of incredible challenges and change. Born in Tripoli, Libya, she still remembers the heartbreak of being forced…
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The Mountain of God: The Temple Mount Through Time
Rising above Jerusalem, the Temple Mount has long stood as a symbol of faith, devotion, and divine presence. Today, the golden Dome of the Rock gleams from its ancient platform,…
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Weekly Devotional: The Freedom of Trust
We live in an age of constant noise and pressure. Our schedules are full, our minds are restless, and our hearts often feel overwhelmed. Between work, finances, relationships, and the…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Lech-Lecha (לֶךְ־לְךָ) “Go Forth”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Lech-Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27). Read on Shabbat, November 1, 2025 / 10 Cheshvan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Israel’s Ancient Stones Cry Out Today
A seemingly odd yet powerful statement from Jesus is recorded in Luke 19:40 during His final Passover week on earth. As He rode a donkey among the herds of sacrificial…
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Streams in the Desert: Lessons from Avdat
High in the Negev Desert, overlooking the canyon of En Avdat, lie the ruins of the ancient city of Avdat. Once a thriving station on the caravan routes between Petra…
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Weekly Devotional: The Strength of a Calm Spirit
The world feels angrier than ever. Tempers flare in traffic, at work, online, and even in our homes. A single comment or disagreement can ignite a storm of emotion and…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Noach (נֹחַ) “Resting”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9 to 11:32). Read on Shabbat, October 25, 2025 / 3 Cheshvan 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this…
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Freed Hostages: The Media’s Best Factual Source
Last Friday, twenty freed hostages sat down with families and friends for their first weekly Shabbat since terrorists kidnapped them and forced them into the tunnels of Gaza. Amid joy,…
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Single Mother: Luba’s Story
Luba had high hopes for a better future, as she and her husband Yevgeny left Ukraine and immigrated to Israel in 2010. This fitness trainer and mother of two had…
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Jezreel Valley: Where God Sows
Stretching like a green ribbon across northern Israel, the Jezreel Valley has long been one of the most beautiful and strategic landscapes in the land. Its name means “God sows,”…
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Weekly Devotional: The Wisdom of Reverence
We usually equate wisdom with our capacity to understand knowledge. Knowledge equals wisdom. Some may add that wisdom is the proper application of knowledge.
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Bereishit (בְּרֵאשִׁית) “In the Beginning”
These opening words confront us with mystery and majesty. Before form and structure, God’s presence hovered in the darkness. Creation begins not with chaos subdued but with God speaking life…
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Tears of Gratitude as Israel Welcomed Its Freed Hostages
I confess, I am a woman who rarely cries. But October 13, 2025, was different for me. It was a historic day with modern Israel in their ancient land and…
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Healing Hearts After Horror
For the families of hostages, the nightmare began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed across the border and abducted their loved ones. In the days and weeks that…
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Pool of Siloam: Washed and Made Whole
Hidden beneath the streets of ancient Jerusalem lies a place that once shimmered with life and purpose, the Pool of Siloam. Resting at the southern end of the City of…
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Weekly Devotional: Learning to Live the Word
True discipleship is more than belief; it is a life devoted to learning, living, and teaching the truth of God’s Word. In both Hebrew and Greek, the word disciple literally means student.
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Sukkot (סֻכּוֹת) “Dwelling”
This week’s Torah reading is the holiday portion for Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot: Leviticus 22:26 to 23:44 and Numbers 29:12 to 28. Read on Shabbat, October 11, 2025 / 19…
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Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions: Twenty Years of a War Aimed at Israel’s Elimination
The acronym BDS, meaning Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, has become a symbol of destruction for Israel and the global Jewish community. While the movement claims to advocate for Palestinian rights…
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Victim of Terrorism: Yovel’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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In Remembrance of October 7: Standing in Solidarity with Israel
On October 7, 2023, the people of Israel endured their darkest day since the Holocaust. In a coordinated attack, Hamas terrorists crossed into southern Israel, murdering 1,200 civilians, abducting more…
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Standing at Megiddo: Remembering Who Fights for Us
At the western edge of the Jezreel Valley, beneath the slopes of Mount Carmel, lies the ancient city of Megiddo. Perched above one of the most important trade routes of…
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Weekly Devotional: Never Forget His Faithfulness
The command to remember echoes throughout Scripture. Again and again, God calls His people to look back, to reflect on where they have come from, and to recall His hand…
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Sukkot: Dwelling Under God’s Shelter
Each year as autumn arrives, Jewish families around the world step outside their homes and build temporary shelters called a sukkah or “booth.”
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Ha’azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ) “Listen”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52). Read on Shabbat, October 4, 2025 / 12 Tishrei 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Israel, The World’s Scapegoat on Yom Kippur 2025
The ancient Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, concludes this evening, October 2, 2025 (5786), after 25 hours of fasting, prayer, rest, and remembrance on the holiest day of the…
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Yom Kippur: A Call to Repentance and Renewal
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish year. It is called the Day of Atonement, a sacred time set apart for repentance, reflection, and renewal before God. The…
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Dan: At the Northern Gate of Israel
The ancient city of Dan marked the northernmost boundary of Israel, often described in Scripture as the land stretching “from Dan to Beersheba.” Situated at the foot of Mount Hermon,…
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Weekly Devotional: Making Things Right with God and Others
The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur, is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It is a day of fasting, prayer, and repentance. Yet before the people of Israel ask…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Vayeilech (וַיֵּלֶךְ) “He Went”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Vayeilech (Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30). Read on Shabbat, September 27, 2025 / 5 Tishrei 5786. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Jewish New Year 5786: Hope Rising Amid Hatred
Am Israel Chai! The people of Israel live against all odds. With this week’s arrival of Rosh Hashanah, the “Head of the Year,” the nation of Israel is celebrating its 5786th…
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Victim of Terrorism: Isabella’s Story
Even before the war, many families in Israel were already struggling to meet their basic needs. Rising costs and economic challenges left thousands of children facing each school day without…
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Jerusalem: The City of God’s Presence
No city is mentioned more often in Scripture than Jerusalem. From the moment King David made it the capital of his kingdom, it became the spiritual center of Israel and…
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Weekly Devotional: Awakened by the Trumpet
Every year, as summer gives way to autumn, the Jewish people mark Rosh Hashanah—“the Head of the Year.” This festival signals more than just a change of seasons on the…
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The Trumpet Call of a New Year
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Nitzavim (נִצָּבִים) “You Are Standing”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20). Read on Shabbat, September 20, 2025 / 27 Elul 5785. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy: A Global Awakening of Faith and Courage
A global phenomenon is unfolding, and once again God turns evil into good. Thousands of years ago, Joseph offered this perspective. Betrayed by his brothers and left to die, Joseph…
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Feeding Israel’s School Children
Even before the war, many families in Israel were already struggling to meet their basic needs. Rising costs and economic challenges left thousands of children facing each school day without…
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Shiloh: A Lesson in Obedience
Rising quietly in the rolling hills about twenty-five miles north of Jerusalem, Shiloh once stood as the spiritual heart of Israel. After the conquest of the land, the Israelites set…
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Weekly Devotional: Walking the Way of Blessing
The phrase “fear of the Lord” can sound strange to our modern ears. We often speak of God’s love and His invitation to draw near but not of fear. Yet…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Ki Tavo (כִּי־תָבוֹא) “When You Enter In”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8). Read on Shabbat, September 13, 2025 / 20 Elul 5785. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s…
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Middle East Nations Unwilling to Resettle Palestinian Arabs
Consider this extraordinary fact: Despite the plight of Palestinian Gazans, no Arab or Muslim country has offered to resettle them, even though 52 percent of these war-stricken people want to…
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Emergency Safe Haven Restored
In June, the world witnessed Iran’s missile strikes on Israel that shook cities and towns across the nation. The coastal city of Ashdod, north of Gaza, was among those hit…
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Arbel: Looking Out Over the Ministry of Jesus
High upon the limestone cliffs of Mount Arbel, the land of Galilee unfolds in breathtaking detail. From this height, visitors see the fertile plain of Gennesar below and the northern…
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Weekly Devotional: Living Water or Empty Cisterns
In the dry land of Israel, water was the difference between life and death. From November through April, rains nourished the land, but for the rest of the year people…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Ki Teitzei (אם־תֵּצֵא)— “When You Go Out”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19). Read on Shabbat, September 6, 2025 / 13 Elul 5785. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s…
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Truth on Display: Ivy League Billboards Encourage Solidarity with the Jewish Community
By Stephen Faircloth The Ivy League has long been regarded as a cradle of future leaders, shaping both minds and culture across the nation. In recent years, however, these campuses…
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U.S. State Department Makes a Momentous Decision
After a recent U.S. State Department decision, much of the world has reacted with outrage, vehemently opposing what is in reality a prudent and long-overdue American policy. The cause of…
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Feeding Hope in a Time of Crisis
After nearly two years of ongoing war, life remains uncertain for many families across Israel. Though the headlines may fade, the daily struggles of vulnerable communities persist. In cities like…
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Masada: Fortress in the Wilderness
High above the barren shores of the Dead Sea, the rocky plateau of Masada rises like a sentinel in the desert. Though it receives barely an inch of rain each…
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Weekly Devotional: The Mark of True Discipleship
What does it mean to truly follow Jesus? Paul’s answer in Galatians is both simple and profound: we fulfill the law of Christ by carrying one another’s burdens. This is…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Shoftim (שֹׁפְטִים)—“Judges”
This week’s Torah reading is Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9). Read on Shabbat, August 30, 2025 / 6 Elul 5785. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.
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Gaslighting: A Deceptive Psychological Tool Taking Aim at Jews Today
The early connections, relationships, and responsibilities between the United States and Israel go deep, in a grand story mostly forgotten. That story starts in 1772—before we became a country—when a…
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CBN Israel’s Resilience Center Helps Trauma Victims
Just as Israelis were finally emerging from the trauma of COVID, they were suddenly thrust into the horrors of the October 7 terrorist attacks—and the war with Hamas and Hezbollah.…
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Lessons from the Jordan
The land of Israel is marked by one of the most dramatic geographical features on earth—the Rift Valley. Carved by shifting tectonic plates, this great scar runs through the land…
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Weekly Devotional: Trusting God for Today
The manna came with a test. They could only gather enough for one day, except on the sixth day when they collected a double portion so they could rest on…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Re’eh (רְאֵה)—“See”
Moses stands before the people and urges them to truly see the choice God places before them. Blessing or curse, life or death, depending on obedience. He calls Israel into…
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The United States and Israel: The Ties that Bind
The early connections, relationships, and responsibilities between the United States and Israel go deep, in a grand story mostly forgotten. That story starts in 1772—before we became a country—when a…
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Answering the Cry of the Hungry
Before the war with Iran and its terror proxies in the region, more than 20 percent of Israelis lived below the poverty line. Since then, that number has more than…
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Where Heaven Meets the Water
The Sea of Galilee is unlike any other place on earth. Though it is a freshwater lake, it sits 600 feet below sea level, making it the lowest freshwater lake…
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Weekly Devotional: Walking in What God Desires
Have you ever opened your Bible and felt overwhelmed by all its instructions? Have you asked, “How can I possibly live this way and truly please God each day?” If…
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Torah Reading Devotional: Parashat Eikev (אֵ֜יכֶב)—“As a Result”
This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25). Read on Shabbat, August 16, 2025 / 22 Av 5785. The following is a special devotional drawn from this week’s reading.…
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The Olive Tree’s Trunk, Roots, and Branches: A New Dimension of Building Bridges
In November 2024, a one-of-a-kind story unfolded along the Gaza border during the first tour of Root & Branch. As you may recall, this amazing humanitarian organization has as its…
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Healing Hearts After Horror
For the families of hostages, the nightmare began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed across the border and abducted their loved ones. In the days and weeks that…
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When Waters Speak of God
The land of Israel is more than a backdrop for biblical events. Its rivers, hills, animals, and even its changing seasons fill the language of Scripture. The land itself shaped…
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Weekly Devotional: Speaking Life
Our words are powerful. They can build up or tear down, heal or wound, bring hope or cause despair. Proverbs tells us that the mouth of the righteous is like…
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Standing With Our Jewish Neighbors: A National Call to Confront Antisemitism
In response to a troubling surge in antisemitism across the United States, The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), CBN Israel, and Regent University have partnered with JewBelong, a New York-based nonprofit…
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Israel: Still a Light to the Nations with Tikkun Olam
“A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.” A quote often attributed to famous British preacher C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), its origin—as Spurgeon himself said—has…
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Holocaust Survivor: Natalia’s Story
When she was just 13, Natalia had to flee her home in Ukraine to escape the Nazis. As World War II raged, this young Jewish girl survived by working in…
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Mount Carmel: Where God Answered
High above the Mediterranean coastline, the limestone ridge of Mount Carmel stretches like a natural stage, connecting the highlands of Samaria to the eastern sea. Fertile and green, it receives…
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Weekly Devotional: Thirsting for God in the Dry Places
He imagines a deer thirsty from the heat seeking out the refreshing water of the stream, and he says that he thirsts after God in the same manner. What brought…
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A Day of Sacred Remembrance: Understanding Tisha B’Av
Tisha B’Av (“the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av”), is considered the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates the destruction of both the First and Second Temples…
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Israel’s 25th Knesset Makes History with its Biblical Heartland Vote
On July 23, Israel’s Parliament (Knesset) passed a momentous resolution: a symbolic vote to advance the nation’s sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley. This historic decision could well…
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Fresh Food and Fresh Hope for Families in Crisis
Hunger makes everything harder. It robs people of energy, health, and the ability to thrive. Yet today in Israel, nearly one in five people faces nutritional insecurity.
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Capernaum: Meeting Jesus in the Everyday
Nestled along the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, the ancient village of Capernaum was once a quiet fishing town that became a pivotal center for Jesus’ ministry, where…
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Weekly Devotional: Love That Listens and Does
When we talk about love, it’s easy to think only in terms of emotion. Warm feelings, passion, affection—these are often how we measure love in our world. But biblical love…
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Sorrows for Syrian Christians: How Can Evangelicals Help?
Syria’s summer turned deadly for the Christian community in Damascus. On Sunday, June 22, a suicide bomber, driven by hatred and warped ideology, opened fire on the historic congregation of…
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Helping to Restore a Broken Community
Kibbutz life is a vital part of Israel’s foundation. These farming villagers became the building blocks of a new nation as it welcomed thousands of immigrants who had barely survived…
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Hidden in the Caves: Qumran and the Treasure of the Word
Tucked into the rugged cliffs on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, the ruins of Qumran overlook a landscape that seems barren and forgotten. But beneath its dusty surface,…
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Weekly Devotional: At the Crossroads: Positioned for Purpose
Have you ever paused to consider why God moved Abraham from the bustling cities of Mesopotamia to the relatively undeveloped land of Canaan? Or why the prophet Samuel always returned…
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The Divine Diversity of Israel Through Operations Moses, Joshua, and Solomon
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has faced accusations about conducting a genocide against Gaza’s Palestinian Arabs. This apartheid accusation, which has been around for decades, includes a favorite lie: that…
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Bomb Shelter Restoration
The world watched nervously as news stories showed Iran’s missile attacks on Israel. But the town of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, was on the frontlines.
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Chorazin: A Warning in the Ruins
Perched in the hills just north of Capernaum, the ruins of Chorazin overlook the Sea of Galilee. Though this ancient village is mentioned only briefly in the Gospels, it holds…
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Weekly Devotional: When Living Water Flows
Have you ever been in a desert or dry wilderness and seen what happens when there is water from a spring or river? The land closest to the water is…
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Faith in Action: How American Christians Can Stand with Israel Today
A few weeks ago, as I was in New York, Facetiming with my three children in Israel—our family routine whenever sirens go off alerting people to rush to nearby bomb…
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Bringing Hope to Missile Strike Survivors
In Bat Yam, a coastal city south of Tel Aviv, terror struck an entire neighborhood when an Iranian missile destroyed a residential building. Hundreds of residents were displaced. It was…
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Magdala: Faith by the Lake
Nestled along the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, just a few miles north of Tiberias, the ancient settlement of Magdala offers a remarkable window into Jewish life during…
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Weekly Devotional: Set Free to Serve the King
Freedom captivates every heart. From the earliest stories of humanity, the longing to be free has shaped our dreams and driven our pursuits.
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Does the Cyrus Cylinder Hold Hope for the Jewish Community in Iran?
The Islamic Republic of Iran is home to some 10,000 to 15,000 Jews, who remain as the modern remnants of ancient Jews captured in Jerusalem and forcibly deported to Babylon…
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Healing Hearts After Horror
For the families of hostages, the nightmare began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed across the border and abducted their loved ones. In the days and weeks that…
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Caesarea: Where the Gospel Penetrated the Gentile World
Tucked along the sparkling coast of the Mediterranean, the ancient city of Caesarea wasn’t just a marvel of Roman engineering—it was a stage where God’s unfolding plan for the world stepped into…
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Weekly Devotional: Rooted to Flourish
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight…
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Israel’s Lion Rises—and the U.S. Hammer Strikes at Midnight
On Thursday afternoon, June 12, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walked to the Western Wall (Kotel) with his prayer shawl draped over his suit and the customary kippah on his…
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Hope Reaches Israelis Under Fire
Since the war with Iran began, Israel has endured relentless missile attacks, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Communities across the country are reeling, and the need for immediate relief…
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The Elah Valley: Where Faith Faced Fear
Scripture often speaks not only through words, but through the land itself. The hills, valleys, and roads of ancient Israel weren’t just a backdrop—they were part of the message.
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Weekly Devotional: Let Your Light Shine—Living for God’s Glory
Have you ever thought seriously about Jesus’ statement: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16…
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Are the Iranian People on the Brink of Freedom?
We are witnessing world and biblical history in the making. Like David bravely confronting Goliath in 1012 B.C., Israel in A.D. 2025 is crushing the world’s deadly threat from the…
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Hope Reaches Israelis Under Fire
In recent days, Iran launched direct ballistic missile attacks against Israel—an alarming escalation that has shaken the nation. For families across the country, the threat of war isn’t just on…
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Biblical Israel: Ein Gedi
The name Ein Gedi means “spring of the kid (young goat).” Ein Gedi, which is the largest oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, sits between two riverbeds…
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Weekly Devotional: Far from the Promise
David found himself for a period of his life having to flee from Saul. Saul pursued him wherever he went. David felt so pressed that he even had to seek…
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The Enemies of Israel Call Evil Good
A tsunami of accusations against Israel, the Jewish ancestral homeland, is crashing ashore across the globe. Misleading headlines are flooding in, saying Israel is “Accused of the gravest war crimes…
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New Immigrants: Simeon and Liza’s Story
Simeon had a good life in Ukraine. “My family was well off,” he said. “We had everything we needed.” Then, the war took it all from him—including his father, who…
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Biblical Israel: Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is a north-south ridge that sits on the eastern watershed of the hills around Jerusalem. To its east, the land slopes drastically down towards the Jordan…
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Weekly Devotional: As the Mountains Surround Jerusalem
When David conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital, the city resided on a hill known as the eastern hill; the Bible refers to the northern part of this hill…
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Hatred Has Become Their God
On June 1, another terrorist, this time an illegal alien, threw homemade Molotov cocktails into the Jewish crowd at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado—setting some on fire. Twelve…
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Holocaust Survivor: Natalia’s Story
When she was just 13, Natalia had to flee her home in Ukraine to escape the Nazis. As World War II raged, this young Jewish girl survived by working in…
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Biblical Israel: Temple Mount
The Golden Dome of the Rock provides one of the most iconic and recognizable images of any city’s skyline within the world. The Islamic shrine completed in A.D. 692 by…
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Weekly Devotional: First Fruits
Moses outlined for the Israelites the ordinances of the Festival of Weeks (Shavuot or Pentecost). This festival commemorated the harvest seven weeks and one day (50 days, hence “Pentecost”) after…
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Shavuot (Pentecost): The Festival of Weeks
“On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it…
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Yaron and Sarah: Another Radicalized Murder of Jews
On May 21—a pleasant evening in Washington, D.C.—guests exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum hosted by the American Jewish Committee. Young staffers of Jewish organizations were chatting about…
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Single Mom: Amira’s Story
Life was hard and lonely for Amira, a Palestinian Christian. Being a divorced single mother, she lived near Bethlehem with her young son Ramzi. And the weak Palestinian economy only…
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Biblical Israel: Second Temple Model
The large, scale model of Jerusalem in A.D. 66 offers one of the main attractions at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Hans Kroch, who owner of the Holy Land Hotel…
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Weekly Devotional: Go Into the Wilderness
The dry and arid wilderness south of Beersheva where Elijah traveled is harsh and inhospitable. God takes people into the wilderness in the Bible. It serves as His classroom. Yet,…
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Israeli Singer Resists Terror with Hope at Eurovision Song Contest
If you are a fan of American Idol, you may also be a fan of the Eurovision Song Contest that’s been held for the last 69 years throughout Europe. Last…
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Victim of Terrorism: Jenia’s Story
In the crossfire of the Ukraine war, Jenia lived her worst nightmare in a moment—watching her husband die right in front of her in a rocket attack. Devastated, this elderly…
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Biblical Israel: Avdat
Located in the modern Negev Desert on the spur of a mountain ridge, overlooking the plain around the canyon of En Avdat (the “Spring of Avdat”), sits the ancient ruins…
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Weekly Devotional: Forgive to Be Forgiven
Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who…
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Miracles In World History from the Innovation Nation
Israel celebrated its 77th Independence Day yesterday, May 14. Despite being engaged in a seven-front war, Israel continues to endure as a modern miracle—with its tall buildings, ancient structures, and…
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Victim of Terrorism: Yovel’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Jezreel Valley
The Jezreel Valley provides an east-west corridor across the Central Hill Country separating the mountains of Samaria from the Lower Galilee.
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Weekly Devotional: Little Is Much
And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it…
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The Jewish Voice on Christian Radio in the United States
Christians often enjoy tuning in to KBrite Radio and listening to co-hosts Ari Bussel and Norma Zager as they reach their listeners with fresh, relatable news and commentary. Their compelling…
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Bringing Fresh Food and Produce to Israelis in Need
It’s hard to function well when you’re battling hunger. Yet, in Israel today, 20 percent of the population suffers from nutritional insecurity. Sadly, the most vulnerable tend to be the…
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Biblical Israel: Pool of Siloam
Located on the southern part of the rock cliff that marks the hill of the City of David (in Jerusalem), near the southern end of the Tyropoean Valley sits the…
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Weekly Devotional: A King and His Servants
It’s interesting to listen to how people speak about their faith. If you pay attention, you may detect that they speak in a manner of what God has done for…
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Celebrations and Memorials Israeli Style
To those who are reading this from Israel, know that all of us at CBN Israel were devastated to learn of the massive wildfires that broke out yesterday in the…
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Yom HaAtzma’ut: Israel’s Independence Day
“Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever…
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Biblical Israel: Megiddo
Situated in the western Jezreel Valley at the foot of the lowlands of Mount Carmel stands the ancient mound of Megiddo. It overlooks where Nahal Iron crosses through the Carmel…
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Weekly Devotional: Who is My Neighbor?
“Just then an expert in the law stood up to test [Jesus], saying, ‘Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘What is written in the law?’ He asked…
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A Christian Zionist: Father of The Israel Defense Forces
Israel is a nation alive with endless and unexpected stories, both ancient and modern, that are often unknown to (or sought after by) tourists. On one of my trips to…
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Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Holocaust is etched in Israel’s national memory. Each year, its victims are honored on one special national holiday called Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day.) All places of entertainment are…
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CBN Israel’s Resilience Center Helps Trauma Victims
Just as Israelis were finally emerging from the trauma of COVID, they were suddenly thrust into the horrors of the October 7 terrorist attacks—and the war with Hamas and Hezbollah.…
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Biblical Israel: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The traditional location of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which sits within the heart of the Christian Quarter of the Old…
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Weekly Devotional: The Resurrection
“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone…
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The Perfect Lamb Prays Among the Olive Presses in Gethsemane
Jesus knew that His last Passover on earth would occur after 33 years of going up to Jerusalem. When Messiah entered Jerusalem amid thousands of lambs destined for Temple sacrifices,…
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Giving Help and Hope During Passover
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Garden of Gethsemane
Mark and Matthew identify Gethsemane as the place Jesus went with His disciples after eating the Passover within the city of Jerusalem, prior to His arrest (Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32).…
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Weekly Devotional: The Triumphal Entry
“Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for…
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Passover: The Feast of Unleavened Bread
For thousands of years, the Jewish people have told the story from the book of Exodus on the eve of Passover, “the fourteenth day of the first month” (Leviticus 23:5)…
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The Day of Lambs and Palm Sunday: One and the Same
During Holy Week, we rejoice in the realization that Israel still endures as the only land where the most profound love was expressed to our world.
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Feeding Hungry People in Wartime
Before the war with Hamas, more than 20 percent of Israelis lived below the poverty line. But since then, more than twice as many people have been driven to the…
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Biblical Israel: Shiloh
Shiloh served as the place where the Israelites erected the Tabernacle and placed the Ark of the Covenant after they conquered the land (Joshua 18:1). It became a place for…
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Weekly Devotional: Hiding from God
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the fruit from the forbidden tree and God came to walk with them in the garden, they responded by hiding themselves. Children…
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United Nations: Still United Against Israel’s Ancestral Homeland
The United Nations’ 80-year history contains some wretched moments. On October 24, 1945—after World War II ended—51 countries officially launched the United Nations (UN).
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New Immigrants: Simeon and Liza’s Story
Simeon had a good life in Ukraine. “My family was well off,” he said. “We had everything we needed.” Then, the war took it all from him—including his father, who…
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Biblical Israel: Arbel
Arbel sits high upon the sheer limestone cliffs along the northwest corner of the lake of Galilee, northwest of Tiberias, overlooking the fertile plain of Gennesar. The Arbel Cliffs form…
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Weekly Devotional: Are You Only the God of the Past?
Have you ever found yourself frustrated reading the Bible? Not confused, but frustrated. Frustrated because in its pages you read about God’s mighty acts, His deliverance of His people, His…
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A Quick Hebrew Lesson: Aliyah and Diaspora
Israel is a small nation with a big presence in the modern world. In fact, its significance far outweighs its size and its population. During ancient times, God revealed Himself…
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Purim Gifts for Holocaust Survivors and the Elderly
In the weeks leading up to Purim, the staff at CBN Israel were busy bringing traditional Purim gifts to Holocaust survivors and elderly people across the Jewish state, visiting them…
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Biblical Israel: Masada
Masada, a palace-fortress built by Herod the Great (Matthew 2), sits on the south-western shore of the Dead Sea, fifteen and a half miles south of Ein Gedi. The fortress…
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Weekly Devotional: Be Prepared
A Jewish sage, a contemporary of Jesus, told his disciples, “Repent the day before you die.” His disciples responded with the question: “Who knows the day of his death?” To…
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Israeli Weddings and Babies: Joys in Wartime
Ever since the onset of Israel’s defensive war—530 days ago—love has beautifully interrupted the fighting with weddings taking place on and off the battlefield. Evil cannot stop love, marriages, or…
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Helping to Restore a Broken Community
Kibbutz life is a vital part of Israel’s foundation. These farming villagers became the building blocks of a new nation as it welcomed thousands of immigrants who had barely survived…
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Biblical Israel: Jordan River
The most dramatic geographical feature of the biblical land of Israel is the scar of the Rift Valley. Created by the tectonic plates, this forms part of the Syro-African Rift,…
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Weekly Devotional: The Right Paths
God’s name is at stake in us, and we can trust in His care for this very reason. The psalmist used the image of sheep and a shepherd to convey…
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After Syrian Slaughter, Christians Tap Social Media
Just this week, minority civilian populations in Syria were targeted in another chaotic chapter of the civil unrest that’s been ongoing since 2011. Jihadist bulldozers have been carelessly scooping up…
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Purim: The Story of Esther
Purim celebrates the Jewish people’s rescue from and victory over a wicked government minister who wanted to destroy them thousands of years ago as recorded in the book of Esther…
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CBN Israel’s Resilience Center Helps Trauma Victims
Just as Israelis were finally emerging from the trauma of COVID, they were suddenly thrust into the horrors of the October 7 terrorist attacks—and the war with Hamas and Hezbollah.…
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Biblical Israel: Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on earth. It sits 600 feet below sea level. It is a lake, and not a sea; thus, the Evangelist Luke…
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Weekly Devotional: Doing the Father’s Will
We’ve all heard the saying, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Jesus told this parable to underscore a very important fact: doing God’s will is what matters…
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Israel’s Biblical Heartland Gets a Big Boost from U.S. Christian Media
In an era of top-heavy propaganda funded by billions in dark money, we celebrated in a room packed with Christian media during a press conference at last week’s National Religious…
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New Immigrant: Ivan’s Story
Living in Ukraine, Olga’s son Ivan was only 6 months old when she noticed a problem with his eyes. Sadly, he was diagnosed with cancer of the retina in both…
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Biblical Israel: Dan Spring
The land of Israel did not merely provide the stage upon which biblical events played out, its flora, fauna, climate, and geology provide the images, metaphors, and vocabulary that biblical…
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Weekly Devotional: A Broken Spirit
Despair is a common human emotion. As finite beings, we often struggle to see beyond the moment, and when circumstances overwhelm us, we can all too easily find our emotions…
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Evil on Display in Gaza and Lebanon
Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza sank even deeper into the depths of their demonic deeds last Thursday by exhibiting the unthinkable on their stage of horror. Four coffins…
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Single Mother: Luba’s Story
Luba had high hopes for a better future, as she and her husband Yevgeny left Ukraine and immigrated to Israel in 2010. This fitness trainer and mother of two had…
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Biblical Israel: Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel is a limestone ridge that bisects the coastal plain of the land of Israel branching off from the mountains of Samaria west towards the Mediterranean coast. It is…
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Weekly Devotional: When Adversity Strikes
When the chief priests of Jerusalem commanded Peter and John to no longer speak in Jesus’ name, the two disciples had a choice to make. They went to their community…
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The Valor of Women in the Israel Defense Forces
Israel is one of the few countries in the world that requires women to serve in the military, as defined in its mandatory draft law. After Israel’s independence was declared…
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Bringing Fresh Food and Produce to Israelis in Need
It’s hard to function well when you’re battling hunger. Yet, in Israel today, 20 percent of the population suffers from nutritional insecurity. Sadly, the most vulnerable tend to be the…
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Biblical Israel: First Century Tombs and Burial
Bible readers find the issue of Jewish burial customs and tombs interesting due to the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. While the Gospels do not provide an…
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Weekly Devotional: Do Not Abandon Your Love
Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus: “The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says: I…
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Shine a Light on a Congressional Gold Medal for an American Soldier in WWII
On February 19, 2025, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) will reintroduce the Master Sergeant “Roddie” Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act on Capitol Hill. They first proclaimed their…
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Hot Meals for Vulnerable Elderly
When Bisan was just a baby, living in Bethlehem, her parents noticed that her one eyelid drooped. They learned she had ptosis—a condition which can lead to chronic headaches and…
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Biblical Israel: Capernaum
Mentioned more than any other location in the Gospels, apart from Jerusalem, Capernaum sits on the northern shore of the lake of Galilee. The Gospels indicate it served as an…
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Weekly Devotional: If It Had Not Been the Lord
When things get difficult, whom do you turn to for aid? Do you try to figure it out yourself? Do you look to family or friends? Or do you look…
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Hostage Releases: Hamas Stages More Versions of Traumatizing Evil
As if the tortures that began on October 7, 2023, were not enough, Hamas has been staging another version of traumatizing evil. In the “ceasefire agreement,” the terror group is…
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Victims of Terrorism: Alexei and Valeria’s Story
It was a harrowing time, as Ukrainian immigrants Alexei and Valeria escaped their country’s war in 2023. Leaving all their possessions behind, they took refuge in Israel. Yet, moving into…
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Biblical Israel: Qumran
Located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, about seven miles south of Jericho and twenty miles north of Ein Gedi, sits the ruins of Qumran. Eleven caves around…
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Weekly Devotional: Who Are You To Judge?
A Jewish contemporary of Jesus said, “Do not judge your neighbor until you have come to his place.” It’s an ancient version of our modern saying: “Don’t judge a person…
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Israel’s Biblical Heartland Is Now a War Zone
Most of the world calls Judea and Samaria the West Bank. The name is a modern fabrication, one that wrongly describes Israel west of the Jordan River. The name West…
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Honoring and Blessing Holocaust Survivors
Bella was born in Poland and survived the Holocaust with her family after they escaped to a forest and slipped into another country. She later came to Israel where she…
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Biblical Israel: Chorazin
Located two and a half miles north of Capernaum, Chorazin sits in the hills overlooking the lake of Galilee at 45-46 meters above sea level and 267-273 meters above the…
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day and October 7
Today, January 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, that day marks the 78th anniversary of the 1945 Liberation of Auschwitz. But on October 7, 2023—what many are calling…
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Weekly Devotional: What Matters to God?
If someone asked you, “What matters to God?”—how would you respond? We sometimes struggle to feel the impact of the words of the Bible because we do not belong to the…
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Two Momentous Days for the United States and Israel
BRING THEM HOME came true last Sunday for three Israeli hostages. Red Cross vehicles drove out of Gaza carrying long-awaited female passengers back home to Israel. Doron, Emily, and Romi…
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Sowing and Reaping: Feeding the Hungry in Israel
When Israelis were evacuated from southern Israel after October 7, donors also sponsored two large trucks that delivered 1.6 million pounds of rescued fresh fruit and vegetables along with 30,000…
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Biblical Israel: Magdala
The site of Magdala sits a little over three miles north of Tiberias, on the southern edge of the plain of Gennesar, on the shore of the lake of Galilee.…
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Weekly Devotional: Do Justice
“He has told you, mortal one, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your…
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Israel Assists Fire-Stricken Californians: Friends Helping Friends
For over a week, the intense blazes leveling California neighborhoods have been headline news. After months of near-zero rainfall, the area was vulnerable to the flames and fiery embers propelled…
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Life-Changing Surgery: Joseph’s Story
It all started when his eyesight began to dim. Joseph, an Ethiopian Christian, had a good job with medical benefits at an Israeli company. And then, he was diagnosed with…
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Biblical Israel: Elah Valley
The biblical writers often assume their readers knew the geographic and regional dynamics of the land of Israel. Sites and locations offer more than simply places on a map; they…
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Weekly Devotional: On Display
One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. The LORD asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” “From roaming…
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Israel’s Eternal Energy Endures
The world’s failure to speak up for the only Jewish state and Jews everywhere has not diminished Israel’s thousands of years of endurance—living under hate of every kind. In fact,…
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Easing Loneliness for Holocaust Survivors
They escaped a world that was hunting them down. Since World War II, multitudes of Jewish people who survived the Holocaust have found a haven in Israel. But those who…
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Biblical Israel: Caesarea
The book of Acts mentions Caesarea a number of times. In Caesarea, the Gospel came to the Gentiles for the first time as Peter proclaimed Jesus to the God-fearing Roman…
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Weekly Devotional: Pursued by God
We are often told to “pursue God” and “draw near to God.” The Bible encourages it: “Your face, LORD, I will seek” (Psalm 27:8 NKJV). The Bible makes clear that God…
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Root & Branch: The New Olive Tree Dream Team
I recently interviewed two remarkable friends whom I greatly admire, who are inaugurating an inspiring new project in Israel aptly named Root & Branch. Between November 17-27, 2024, they brought…
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Hanukkah Gatherings for Single Mothers
We are in the midst of one of the Jewish holidays—Hanukkah—but the season isn’t always joyful for those who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Biblical Israel: Beersheva
The site of Beersheva figures prominently within the Patriarchal stories of the Old Testament, particularly with Abraham. It also became the defining limit of the southern extent of the kingdom…
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The Prophecy of Simeon
The yearning for redemption permeated the hopes of many within the land of Israel in the first century. Simeon and the prophetess Anna (Luke 2:36-38) belonged to those circles that…
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Israel Defense Forces: Hanukkah’s Modern Maccabees
As Anne Frank once observed, “Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” During the last 14 months, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have bravely defied…
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Delivering Hot Meals to Those in Need
Most people take for granted being able to grocery shop and cook their own meals at home. But there are those in Israel who must rely on others for a…
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Biblical Israel: Bethlehem
Bethlehem gains its notoriety as the birthplace of Jesus (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-7); however, by the time of Jesus’ birth, the village already had quite a history. Bethlehem first appears…
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The Song of the Angels
We frequently sing, “Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains” at Christmas. The season would not be complete without “Gloria in excelsis Deo!”—Glory to God in…
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Corrie ten Boom’s Wisdom Still Speaks Today
Beloved by Christians for generations, Corrie ten Boom has sustained and inspired millions with her wisdom. One of those sayings is: “When a train goes through a tunnel and it…
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Bringing Fresh Food and Produce to Israelis in Need
It’s hard to function well when you’re battling hunger. Yet, in Israel today, 20 percent of the population suffers from nutritional insecurity. Sadly, the most vulnerable tend to be the…
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Biblical Artifact: Theodotus Synagogue Inscription
In the centuries between the Old and New Testaments, an important institution developed within Judaism, the synagogue. The Gospels and Acts mention synagogues frequently; they played an important role in…
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Weekly Devotional: The Nature of Redemption
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people. He…
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A Hanukkah Gift from Congress to Right a Wrong—Will Opponents Extinguish the Light?
Attending a sing-along of Handel’s magnificent Messiah is one of my favorite traditions during Christmas. Singing carols in our church choir is also a fresh reminder of the past and…
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New Immigrant: Yura and Irina’s Story
Yura and Irina were living in Lugansk, Ukraine, when the Russian attacks began near their home in 2014. The fighting grew fierce, and the windows of their apartment were shattered…
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Biblical Israel: Herodium
Three miles southeast of Bethlehem sits Herodium, the palace fortress built by Herod the Great (Matthew 2). Overlooking the birthplace of Jesus, Herod’s fortress guarded the eastern roads through the…
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Weekly Devotional: Raising Up the Humble
“And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down…
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Ancient Jewish Culture and Christmas: A Hidden Story Lost in Time?
Attending a sing-along of Handel’s magnificent Messiah is one of my favorite traditions during Christmas. Singing carols in our church choir is also a fresh reminder of the past and…
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Biblical Israel: Nazareth
Nazareth—the boyhood home of Jesus—sits on a limestone ridge (the Nazareth Ridge) in the Lower Galilee that separates the Jezreel Valley to the south from the Beit Netofa Valley to…
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Weekly Devotional: The Birth of Jesus Foretold
The people of Israel faced a number of crises in the period between the Old and New Testaments. These events, some of them traumatic, left deep marks upon the social,…
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Thanksgiving: A Time to Reflect on the Special Bond Between the U.S. and Israel
Often lost in the pages of American history was that 41 pilgrim fathers signed the Mayflower Compact, with their endorsement coming even before our Pilgrim fathers and mothers disembarked from…
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Delivering Hot Meals to Those in Need
Most people take for granted being able to grocery shop and cook their own meals at home. But there are those in Israel who must rely on others for a…
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Biblical Israel: Galilee
Galilee is the northernmost region of the central mountain range that runs like a spine (north-south) through the land of Israel. The mountains of Galilee have the highest elevations within…
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Weekly Devotional: The God Who Redeems All Israel
Within the Bible, the “we” is more important than the “me.” This is a key difference between our Western spirituality today and that of the Bible. Our focus centers on…
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New Twists on Boycotts Against Israel: Are Mary and Joseph in Danger?
On December 6, Netflix is releasing its Christmas movie called Mary. The title character is played by 21-year-old Noa Cohen, with 22-year-old Ido Tako as Joseph. Legendary actor Anthony Hopkins…
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New Immigrant: Yevgenia’s Story
At age 43, Yevgenia’s life had been in upheaval for the past 10 years. First, she left Ukraine for Israel in 2014, but soon had to return to care for…
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Biblical Israel: Jordan Valley
The Jordan Valley is a narrow valley the extends from the Sea of Galilee in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. It is part of the great…
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Weekly Devotional: From Thanksgiving to Lament
“Lord, do not withhold Your compassion from me; Your constant love and truth will always guard me. For troubles without number have surrounded me; my sins have overtaken me; I…
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Lessons from Fiddler on the Roof
The musical Fiddler on the Roof is an emotional extravaganza about romance, sorrow, tradition, and joy in a small Russian village. Offering a glimpse into the Russian Jewish culture of…
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Training Israeli Therapists to Treat the Massive Number of War and Terror Victims
Since Israel’s war began on October 7, living in a constant state of danger is the new normal for Israelis. But what happens to people when hope turns to despair…
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Biblical Israel: Edom
The land of Edom lay south of the land of Moab in the Transjordan. The Zered Ravine, which empties into the southern end of the Dead Sea, formed the boundary…
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Weekly Devotional: My Covenant Responsibility
The psalmist provided a journey from the silent isolation of a sinner, through his confession, to God’s forgiveness—and his restoration to a covenant relationship with God within the community of…
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What Happens in the Middle East Does Not Stay in the Middle East!
Leading into the U.S. election, the main highway into Tel Aviv, Israel, projected a large pro-Trump billboard reading, “Israel Votes Trump.” Donald J. Trump’s victory offers increased hope for Israel…
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New Immigrant: Luba’s Story
Escaping the violence of the Ukraine war, Luba and her husband immigrated to northern Israel in December 2021. They made Aliyah and became citizens, settling in Nof HaGalil.
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Biblical Artifact: Tel Dan Inscription
Excavations in the 1990s at the site of Dan in northern Israel, which sits at the foot of Mount Hermon, uncovered three fragments of an inscription from the 9th century…
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Weekly Devotional: Because We Trust, Others Will Trust Him
In a moment of great peril, the psalmist cried out to the Lord, and God delivered him. By delivering him, God put a new song in his mouth—and now, the…
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Israel Trivia: The Facts About Israel’s Biblical Heartland
Trivia games—still enormously popular today—first came into vogue on college campuses in the 1960s. Later, TV game shows like Jeopardy! caught on, followed by the Trivial Pursuit game that was…
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Bringing Fresh Food and Produce to Israelis in Need
It’s hard to function well when you’re battling hunger. Yet, in Israel today, 20 percent of the population suffers from nutritional insecurity. Sadly, the most vulnerable tend to be the…
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Biblical Israel: Lachish
Lachish was one of the largest cities within the kingdom of Judah. Located in the Judean lowlands (Shephelah), it sat in the southern branch of the Beth Guvrin-Lachish Valley system,…
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Weekly Devotional: The Path of Wisdom
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, listening closely to wisdom and directing your heart to understanding; furthermore, if you call out to…
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Simchat Torah: Celebrating the Torah
On the day following the seven days of Sukkot, Simchat Torah is celebrated, which literally means, “rejoicing with the Torah.” The Bible says on that day to have another “holy…
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How Will Israeli Americans and American Christians Vote?
Candidates running for President, House, and Senate seats in the 2024 United States elections are saturating the country with ads and appearances on airwaves, social media, events, and conversations. Scores…
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Victim of Terrorism: Jenia’s Story
In the crossfire of the Ukraine war, Jenia lived her worst nightmare in a moment—watching her husband die right in front of her in a rocket attack. Devastated, this elderly…
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Biblical Israel: Yodfat
The Galilean village of Yodfat lies in the hills three miles north of Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown, across Beit Netofa Valley, an easy day’s walk. Its primary industries were textiles and…
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Weekly Devotional: Remember Where You Have Come From
Remember! One of the most frequent commandments throughout the Bible is “Remember!” Remember the road you’ve traveled, the struggles and trials you’ve faced. And remember who brought you along your…
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Uncovering the United Nation’s Covert Operations in Lebanon and Gaza
Last week, during Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day of the year, Hezbollah fired another unholy barrage of rockets into Israel from its southern Lebanon stronghold. One million Israelis rushed into…
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Sukkot: Feast of Tabernacles
“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the LORD’s Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular…
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Biblical Israel: Ashkelon
Ashkelon sits on the southern Mediterranean coast in the modern State of Israel. The Bible identifies it as one of the five Philistine cities along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ekron, and…
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Weekly Devotional: The Day of Atonement
So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar.…
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Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
“Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day…
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Miracles and Mourning: Agreeing with Golda
Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir summed up Israel’s determined posture that applies perfectly in the Jewish new year 5785. Her words still ring true today. “If we have to…
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On October 7, CBN Israel Immediately Pivoted to War and Terror Relief Mode
Israelis marked one year since the unprecedented attacks and atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7 which altered the landscape of Israel perhaps permanently. With 1,200 people killed, 251…
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Biblical Israel: Gamla
The ancient site Gamla sits in the central Golan Heights about six miles east of the northern end of the Sea of Galilee and the Bethsaida Valley. The ancient village…
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Weekly Devotional: Cries from the Depths
Have you ever found yourself in the depths of despair—where everything around you seems to be crashing down? Real despair, where the situation seems hopeless? In those moments, our despair,…
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Despite Near-Daily Bombings, Northern Israelis Hope to Return Home
Two key facts of past and contemporary history connecting U.S. military personnel and the Israel Defense Forces are well worth mentioning. Israel’s stunning operation in Lebanon between September 17–20 was…
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Rosh Hashanah: Feast of Trumpets
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It…
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Biblical Israel: Wilderness of Zin
Many travelers to the modern State of Israel make the mistaken assumption that the boundaries of the modern entity of Israel overlap biblical Israel. Apart from the fact that even…
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Weekly Devotional: Clothe Yourself
“So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each…
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The Light Holding Back the Darkness
Two key facts of past and contemporary history connecting U.S. military personnel and the Israel Defense Forces are well worth mentioning. Israel’s stunning operation in Lebanon between September 17–20 was…
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Saving Lives By Renovating Bomb Shelters
Recently, a team of CBN Israel volunteers went up north to the Galilee region to renovate a bomb shelter. Days later, attacks between Israel and Hezbollah suddenly intensified into an…
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Biblical Artifact: Temple Warning Inscription
The first century Jewish historian Josephus described the Jerusalem Temple in great detail. He noted that the large outer court was separated from the holy precincts by a balustrade that…
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Weekly Devotional: True Humility
In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus tells a provocative parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else: “Two men went up to the temple…
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An Israeli October: A Contrast of Anguish and Assurance
Last year, Israelis celebrated their new year (Rosh Hashanah, “head of the year”) on September 15–17. Happy holiday (chag sameach) greetings rang out while Jewish families dipped delicious apples into…
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Biblical Israel: Jerusalem
The most mentioned city in the Bible is Jerusalem. From the time that David made it the capital of his kingdom, it became the focal point of the kingdoms of…
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Weekly Devotional: Radical Love for God and Others
“Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, ‘If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers…
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Israel’s Beleaguered Prime Minister Carries the World on His Shoulders
Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, regularly encounters walls of opposition that seem to tower far above Israel’s Western Wall, a remaining treasure of Israel’s Second Temple retaining wall (Kotel).
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Victim of Terrorism: Anatoly and Luba’s Story
Anatoly and Luba left Ukraine years ago and moved to Sderot in southern Israel, where they lived with their four children. Although they became accustomed to sporadic rocket fire from…
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Biblical Israel: Wadi Qilt
Roadways are one of the most significant aspects of biblical geography. Roads often gave significance to locations, villages, and cities. In fact, roadways influenced and dictated settlement patterns, the building…
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Weekly Devotional: Are You Causing Anyone To Stumble?
“But take care that this freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if someone sees you, the one who has knowledge, dining in…
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When the IDF Came Too Close, Hamas Murdered Six Hostages
On September 1, Israel celebrated in a wave of joy. The Israel Defense Forces had found the Bedouin-Muslim Israeli hostage Farhan al-Qadi alive in a tunnel. Yet after his rescue,…
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Providing Emergency Food and Supply Boxes for Northern Israel
Life in northern Israel just got harder. As tensions rise, attacks from Hezbollah are escalating on the nation’s northern border with Lebanon. And the threat of an all-out war looms…
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Biblical Israel: Sepphoris
Sepphoris was the capital of the Galilee during the first part of the 1st century A.D., when Jesus was a boy. Located four miles north of Nazareth, Sepphoris sat in…
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Weekly Devotional: Our Prayer Is Our Life
“Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:9-10 NKJV).When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He instructed them…
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Political Simpatico: Trump and Kennedy Agree on Israel’s Moral War
The term simpatico took on new life last Friday night, August 23, in Glendale, Arizona, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stepped onto the stage and was welcomed by Donald J.…
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Victim of Terrorism: Meir’s Story
When sirens wailed nonstop early on October 7, Meir rushed his wife and four young children into the bomb shelter. Meanwhile, armed Hamas terrorists were invading their street.
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Biblical Israel: Mount Nebo
God also buried him on Mount Nebo (Deuteronomy 34:1-8). The two and a half tribes that remained east of the Jordan River (Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of…
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Weekly Devotional: True Religion
“If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Pure and undefiled religion in the sight…
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Christian Women for Israel: One Organization—70,000 Strong
Today, among numerous women’s prayer groups, Christian Women for Israel (CW4I) are an inspiring example of standing with Israel and praying for her people.
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Victim of Terrorism: Bella’s Story
Bella, an 86-year-old grandmother, lives in Kibbutz Gvulot in Israel, on the border of Gaza. On October 7, her life was devastated when she lost her grandson, Yotam, who was…
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Biblical Israel: Southern Steps
Pilgrims to Jerusalem in the first century A.D. approached the Temple Mount from the south. After ritually purifying themselves, either in the Pool of Siloam, at the southern end of…
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Weekly Devotional: Who Is Your God?
And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and…
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How Important Is It for the United States to Stand with Israel?
When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) hired me as its first Southeast Regional Christian Outreach Director in 2007, an exceptional privilege awaited me.
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Training Israeli Therapists to Treat the Massive Number of War and Terror Victims
Since Israel’s war began on October 7, living in a constant state of danger is the new normal for Israelis. But what happens to people when hope turns to despair…
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Biblical Israel: Tower of David
The only gate on the western side of the modern Old City of Jerusalem is Jaffa Gate (so named because the road leading to Jaffa goes through this gate). Inside…
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Weekly Devotional: Be Steadfast
“He gives strength to the weary, and to the one who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those…
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Terrorism in Cyberspace: Another Front in the War Against Israel
The October 7 invasion and massacre signaled a resurgence of lies even as the world’s only Jewish state fought for its modern existence—in a war it did not begin, yet…
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Biblical Israel: Damascus Gate
Visitors to the Old City of Jerusalem today can enter the city through seven gates scattered around its eastern, southern, western, and northern sides. These gates, like the walls of…
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Weekly Devotional: Overcome Dead Faith
“What use is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is…
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A Long Line of Caskets Holding Israeli Druze Children: The Islamic Regime is Guilty
On July 27—just days ago—a Hezbollah missile crashed into a soccer field in Majdal Shams, a peaceful Druze village in northern Israel. Yet, soon after murdering 12 Druze children and…
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Victim of Terrorism: Alina’s Story
Alina’s family was always prepared to deal with missile attacks, living in Ashkelon near the Gaza border. But when terrorists invaded their streets, they were all evacuated right away.
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Biblical Israel: Western Wall
The Western Wall refers to the western retaining wall built to support the Temple Mount platform. In the first century, this wall faced the city of Jerusalem, and as such,…
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Weekly Devotional: Choose Life
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways,…
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Why Stand with Israel: The Time is Right!
Almost nine years ago, U.S. filmmaker Brian Sanders engaged in a life-changing conversation in Israel while talking theology with a Christian friend. As they walked through the Old City of…
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Holocaust Survivor: Mila’s Story
When World War II started, Mila was only 6 years old. She remembered her father leaving for the army, and evacuating with her mother and siblings to survive, saying, “There…
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Biblical Israel: Mount Tabor
In the northeastern corner of the Jezreel Valley sits the solitary, dome shaped hill of Mount Tabor. The steep slopes on all sides of the mountain lead to plateau on…
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Weekly Devotional: His Word Is Near to You
“For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away. It is not in heaven, that you could say, ‘Who…
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Is the Islamic Regime Active in the United States?
The Islamic Regime’s savagery against Israel comes in many forms—all right out in the open. Israel, in Iran’s crosshairs in the Middle East, is defending its land on the ground,…
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Providing Emergency Food and Supply Boxes for Northern Israel
Life in northern Israel just got harder. As tensions rise, attacks from Hezbollah are escalating on the nation’s northern border with Lebanon. And the threat of an all-out war looms…
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Biblical Israel: Hebron
The city of Hebron played an important role, particularly within the Old Testament narratives. The city features prominently in the stories of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well…
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Weekly Devotional: The Secret of Contentment
“For I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with little, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in…
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Palestinian Arabs: Turning the Biblical Heartland into a Hotbed of Hatred
A special box of beautiful and useful Israeli-made products arrives at our front door several times a year. Ordering merchandise made in Judea and Samaria is one way to support…
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New Immigrant: Natalia’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: City of David
The first seven and a half years that David reigned, he reigned in Hebron, which sat in the heart of the tribal territory of Judah, David’s tribe (2 Samuel 5:5).…
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Weekly Devotional: The Value of One
All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him. And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!” So He told…
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Shattered Yet Resilient: Israel’s Ongoing Trauma
Most of us are aware of the mounting mental health crisis in our country and across the globe. We see it first-person—whether in our families, among our friends, in workplaces…
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Families Receive Wartime Trauma Care and Respite
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Beth Shean
Located at the intersection of two significant roads that crossed the land of Israel from west to east, through the Jezreel and Harod Valleys towards the land east of the…
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Weekly Devotional: How Do You Want To Be Judged?
“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you”…
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Israel Persists in Defending Her People Amidst a Strained Relationship with the U.S.
Most of us are aware of the mounting mental health crisis in our country and across the globe. We see it first-person—whether in our families, among our friends, in workplaces…
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Victim of Terrorism: Anastasia’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Ein Gedi
The name Ein Gedi means “spring of the kid (young goat).” Ein Gedi, which is the largest oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, sits between two riverbeds…
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Weekly Devotional: Wisdom Is a Skill You Learn
“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; and with all your possessions, acquire understanding. … I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright…
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CAMERA: Combatting Untruths in Major Media
Most of us are aware of the mounting mental health crisis in our country and across the globe. We see it first-person—whether in our families, among our friends, in workplaces…
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Victim of Terrorism: Alina’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Temple Mount
The Golden Dome of the Rock provides one of the most iconic and recognizable images of any city’s skyline within the world. The Islamic shrine completed in A.D. 692 by…
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Deeds Worthy of Repentance
“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then…
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Holding On to Faith and Hope Amid a Global Mental Health Crisis
Most of us are aware of the mounting mental health crisis in our country and across the globe. We see it first-person—whether in our families, among our friends, in workplaces…
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Feeding Hungry People in Wartime
Before the war with Hamas, more than 20 percent of Israelis lived below the poverty line. But since then, more than twice as many people have been driven to the…
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Shavuot (Pentecost): The Festival of Weeks
“On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it…
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Weekly Devotional: Gleanings
Farming in the ancient world was incredibly tough. A farmer had to plow his field—most often with oxen—then sowed the seed into the broken-up earth. He then prayed for rain,…
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Who’s the Next Target of the Islamic Regime?
On March 22, 1933, the Nazis admitted prisoners to Dachau, the first concentration camp where they began to imprison Germans whom they deemed a political, social, or cultural threat to…
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Yom Yerushalayim: Israel’s Jerusalem Day
“I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, and…
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Victim of Terrorism: Marina’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Shrine of the Book
The discovery at Qumran of the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 required a suitable place to house them. The American Jewish architects Armand Bartos and Frederic Kiesler were…
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Weekly Devotional: Slow to Anger in a World of Tempers
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly” (Proverbs 14:29 NRSV). We live in a world full of tempers. On our…
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Helping the Poor in a City Still Under Rocket Fire
Though routine has returned to some cities and communities in Israel, residents of other cities such as Ashkelon are living in a warped sense of reality where rockets are still…
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Hate: A Runaway Addiction with a Global Impact
On March 22, 1933, the Nazis admitted prisoners to Dachau, the first concentration camp where they began to imprison Germans whom they deemed a political, social, or cultural threat to…
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Victim of Terrorism: Yehonatan’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Second Temple Model
The large, scale model of Jerusalem in A.D. 66 offers one of the main attractions at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Hans Kroch, who owner of the Holy Land Hotel…
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Weekly Devotional: Obedience Through Suffering
“During His earthly life, He [Jesus] offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard…
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The “Butcher of Tehran” Has Perished: What Does the Future Hold?
On March 22, 1933, the Nazis admitted prisoners to Dachau, the first concentration camp where they began to imprison Germans whom they deemed a political, social, or cultural threat to…
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Victim of Terrorism: Yovel’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Avdat
Located in the modern Negev Desert on the spur of a mountain ridge, overlooking the plain around the canyon of En Avdat (the “Spring of Avdat”), sits the ancient ruins…
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Weekly Devotional: Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the…
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CBN Israel Comforts Bereaved Families During War
This week, Israel marked Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism for 24 somber hours right before switching gears into Independence Day the following day.
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After October 7, How Are American Jews?
On March 22, 1933, the Nazis admitted prisoners to Dachau, the first concentration camp where they began to imprison Germans whom they deemed a political, social, or cultural threat to…
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Providing Food and a Sense of Home for the Displaced
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Yom HaAtzma’ut: Israel’s Independence Day
“Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever…
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Weekly Devotional: Do You Sanctify His Name?
“But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly…
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Yom HaZikaron: Israel’s Memorial Day
A week after Yom HaShoah, Israelis mark Yom HaZikaron (“Israel’s Memorial Day”) remembering those who died fighting for the country even before it was established and for those murdered in…
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Poignant Holocaust Remembrance Day Reminds Israelis of October 7 Atrocities
While sirens rang out, all of Israel came to a standstill for two minutes last week. These weren’t the sirens that warn of incoming rockets or reminders of the current war…
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Stepping into Holocaust History: Connecting 1933 and 2023
On March 22, 1933, the Nazis admitted prisoners to Dachau, the first concentration camp where they began to imprison Germans whom they deemed a political, social, or cultural threat to…
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Victim of Terrorism: Katerina’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Pool of Siloam
Located on the southern part of the rock cliff that marks the hill of the City of David (in Jerusalem), near the southern end of the Tyropoean Valley sits the…
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Weekly Devotional: Have You Ever Wanted to Give Up?
Jeremiah lived in troubled days. God called him to prophesy to the kingdom of Judah in the years leading up to the Babylonian invasion of Judah and the destruction of…
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Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Holocaust is etched in Israel’s national memory. Each year, its victims are honored on one special national holiday called Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day.) All places of entertainment are…
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A Double Disaster: Hatred Against the Jewish Homeland Eliminates Hope for Gazans
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Victim of Terrorism: Yulia’s Story
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Megiddo
Situated in the western Jezreel Valley at the foot of the lowlands of Mount Carmel stands the ancient mound of Megiddo. It overlooks where Nahal Iron crosses through the Carmel…
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Weekly Devotional: The Lord Alone Exalted
“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the LORD of hosts shall come…
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History Repeats Itself: New Nazis on American University Campuses
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Giving Help and Hope During Passover
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Biblical Israel: Shiloh
Shiloh served as the place where the Israelites erected the Tabernacle and placed the Ark of the Covenant after they conquered the land (Joshua 18:1). It became a place for…
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Passover: The Feast of Unleavened Bread
For thousands of years, the Jewish people have told the story from the book of Exodus on the eve of Passover, “the fourteenth day of the first month” (Leviticus 23:5)…
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Weekly Devotional: Freed to Serve
“Let My people go, so they can serve Me.” Moses repeatedly uttered this refrain to Pharaoh, insisting the Egyptian ruler release the Israelites, the descendants of Abraham. Many modern translations…
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Passover in the Holy Land: A Celebration of Freedom Under Shadow of Ongoing War
Israelis are preparing to observe Passover beginning at dusk on Monday night, but this year the holiday will take place under the shadow of war and with 133 hostages remaining…
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Standing with Israel Against Iran: Fact vs. Fiction
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Single Mother: Valeria’s Story
Ever since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, Israelis have been desperate to return to their daily work routine. But a big obstacle is whether the buildings they use…
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Biblical Israel: Arbel
Arbel sits high upon the sheer limestone cliffs along the northwest corner of the lake of Galilee, northwest of Tiberias, overlooking the fertile plain of Gennesar. The Arbel Cliffs form…
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Weekly Devotional: A Broken Spirit
Despair is a common human emotion. As finite beings, we often struggle to see beyond the moment, and when circumstances overwhelm us, we can all too easily find our emotions…
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CBN Israel Links Arms with Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund to Provide Trauma Therapy for Terror Victims
Trauma was already an issue for residents in the region of Shiloh where terror attacks are all too frequent. But since October 7, therapists in the area have seen a major…
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Israel Defense Forces: Defense is Their Mission, Security is Their Goal
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Helping Young New Immigrants Thrive
Ever since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, Israelis have been desperate to return to their daily work routine. But a big obstacle is whether the buildings they use…
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Biblical Israel: Masada
Masada, a palace-fortress built by Herod the Great (Matthew 2), sits on the south-western shore of the Dead Sea, fifteen and a half miles south of Ein Gedi. The fortress…
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Weekly Devotional: Do You Consider the Poor?
Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed…
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CBN Israel Supports Christian Citizens Serving in Israel’s Army
With new threats from Iran and Hezbollah as Israel’s war in Gaza stretches into its sixth month, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) faces a personnel challenge and has ordered leave…
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Israel: Fighting the Islamic Regime’s Death Cult
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Victim of Terrorism: Yulia’s Story
Ever since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, Israelis have been desperate to return to their daily work routine. But a big obstacle is whether the buildings they use…
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Biblical Israel: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The traditional location of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which sits within the heart of the Christian Quarter of the Old…
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Weekly Devotional: He Is Risen
“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone…
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CBN Israel Helps Immigrants Not Just Come to Israel, But Stay and Thrive
Even when the number of immigrants to Israel is on an upswing, many times retaining new citizens is a larger challenge than bringing them to the Holy Land in the…
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Resurrection Day: Recalling the Jewish Roots of Our Christian Faith
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Holocaust Survivor: Phima’s Story
Ever since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, Israelis have been desperate to return to their daily work routine. But a big obstacle is whether the buildings they use…
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Biblical Israel: Garden of Gethsemane
Mark and Matthew identify Gethsemane as the place Jesus went with His disciples after eating the Passover within the city of Jerusalem, prior to His arrest (Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32).…
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Weekly Devotional: When It Seems Like Evil Has Triumphed
“And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive…
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Purim: The Story of Esther
Purim celebrates the Jewish people’s rescue from and victory over a wicked government minister who wanted to destroy them thousands of years ago as recorded in the book of Esther…
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The Promise of Purim: Israel is Eternal!
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Protecting Children in Israel’s Daycare Centers
Ever since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, Israelis have been desperate to return to their daily work routine. But a big obstacle is whether the buildings they use…
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Biblical Israel: Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is a north-south ridge that sits on the eastern watershed of the hills around Jerusalem. To its east, the land slopes drastically down towards the Jordan…
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Weekly Devotional: Finding God in the Ordinary
“He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. As you do not know what is the way of the wind, or…
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CBN Israel Helps a Grieving Widow Whose Husband Was Murdered by Hamas on October 7
Married just one month, Yovel was looking forward to relaxing with her husband Mor over the weekend after a hectic season of wedding celebrations and the series of Jewish holidays…
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Jerusalem’s Western Wall: The Place to Post Prayers for Israel, the IDF, Hostages, and Their Families
The unholy terror assaults of October 7, 2023, have generated a constant flow of humanitarian aid and prayers worldwide, including kindhearted outreaches toward Israelis from evangelical Christians. Due to Israel’s…
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Combatting Hunger and Poverty
Before the war with Hamas, more than 20 percent of Israelis lived below the poverty line. But since then, more than twice as many people have been driven to the…
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Biblical Israel: Jordan River
The most dramatic geographical feature of the biblical land of Israel is the scar of the Rift Valley. Created by the tectonic plates, this forms part of the Syro-African Rift,…
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Weekly Devotional: Coming in Last to Serve God Best
“For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and…
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CBN Israel Supports Cafe That Becomes Haven for Soldiers Heading to War in Gaza
Tucked into a back alley in the industrial area of a desert city in southern Israel, Coffee Studio unintentionally found itself a popular destination after October 7.
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Rehabilitating Modern Politics by Following Ancient Biblical Lobbyists
Americans view politics as though it’s the 11th plague! A 2023 poll will not surprise you with its findings. Sixty-five percent of Americans say that they “feel exhausted” just thinking…
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Helping a Nation in Trauma Find Healing
As Israelis continue to process the Hamas atrocities of October 7, which left 1,200 dead, tens of thousands displaced, and 240 as hostages in Gaza, CBN Israel has been providing…
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Biblical Israel: Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on earth. It sits 600 feet below sea level. It is a lake, and not a sea; thus, the Evangelist Luke…
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Weekly Devotional: Behold Your God
Life can often distract us. It might be the unrelenting stress and busyness within our own lives, the whirlwind of anxiety often generated by a 24-hour news cycle, or the…
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CBN Israel Sponsors Five New Bomb Shelters Allowing Children to Go Back to Daycare
Israelis desperate to return to routine since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October encountered many obstacles not the least of which was whether buildings were equipped with bomb shelters.
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American Center for Law and Justice: Defending Israel in Global Courts
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) may not be a familiar name to everyone. However, amid a slate of world-changing initiatives launched by Christian media pioneer Pat Robertson…
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Biblical Israel: Dan Spring
The land of Israel did not merely provide the stage upon which biblical events played out, its flora, fauna, climate, and geology provide the images, metaphors, and vocabulary that biblical…
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Weekly Devotional: Sons That Do His Will
“What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will…
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CBN Israel Has Been a Lifeline to Ukrainian Refugees for Two Years Since the Russian Invasion Began
It has been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine and while that war still rages, refugees and immigrants attempting to rebuild their lives in Israel are facing several battlefronts here.
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US and Arab Leaders: Appeasing Evil With a Palestinian State Does Not Yield Peace
The United States and five Arab countries are uniting in an unasked-for effort to push Israel into a worn-out and ineffectual two-state solution. The “reasoning” emerging from the United States,…
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Victim of Terrorism: Oshri’s Story
On October 7, 27-year-old Oshri woke up early in Sderot to go fishing with his father, Eliyahu. But his dad was too tired, so he went to Zikim Beach alone.…
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Biblical Israel: Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel is a limestone ridge that bisects the coastal plain of the land of Israel branching off from the mountains of Samaria west towards the Mediterranean coast. It is…
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Weekly Devotional: The Power of Legacy
Abraham never saw the fulfillment of God’s promises to his offspring. Yet, because he listened to God’s voice and kept His commandments, God extended the covenant with Isaac and his…
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CBN Israel Helps Provide Courses to Equip Young Gypsies in Jerusalem for Success
Perhaps one of the most marginalized groups in Israel is the Domari, an ethnic minority living in the Jerusalem area for approximately eight centuries.
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Living As Light Bearers For Our Spiritual Homeland
Following the inhumane infiltration of the Jewish homeland on October 7, an octogenarian Christian acted on a bright idea which is now shining lights into the lives of thousands of…
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Delivering Groceries to Victims of War and Terror
Imagine living through the invasion of your neighborhood by terrorists—and then worrying about having enough to eat for weeks and months afterwards.
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Biblical Israel: First Century Tombs and Burial
Bible readers find the issue of Jewish burial customs and tombs interesting due to the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. While the Gospels do not provide an…
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Weekly Devotional: Learning Meekness
“Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all the people who were on the face of the earth” (Number 12:3 ESV). Our modern culture, even our Christian culture,…
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CBN Israel Partners with Israel’s Largest Food Bank to Tackle Rising Food Insecurity and Poverty
More than 20 percent of the Israeli population was living below the poverty line before the war, but now more than twice that number of Israelis fear that they are…
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Israel The Miracle: A Book, A Nation, and Its Christian Friends
Israeli Jonathan Feldstein felt compelled with an idea in late October 2022 that may surprise you. This modern orthodox Jew living in Efrat, Israel, decided to create a book highlighting…
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Single Mother: Veronica’s Story
Veronica came to Israel 27 years ago from Mexico, and lives in a kibbutz near Jerusalem. When she and her husband separated 12 years ago, she raised their two boys…
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Biblical Israel: Capernaum
Mentioned more than any other location in the Gospels, apart from Jerusalem, Capernaum sits on the northern shore of the lake of Galilee. The Gospels indicate it served as an…
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Weekly Devotional: Where God Dwells
“For thus says the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with those who are contrite…
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CBN Israel Helps Provide Housing and Peace of Mind for Holocaust Survivors
The genocidal attacks carried out by Hamas on Israelis on October 7 evoked memories of the Holocaust and cast a spotlight on the remaining survivors of the Nazi onslaught in…
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UNRWA’s Humanitarian Aid Gone Rogue
More stunning facts about Hamas—the new generation of Nazis—are coming to light. The latest exposé is that many staff members of The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
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Arab Pastor Seeks to Overcome Racial Tensions with Cross-Cultural Outreach
Based on past conflicts, many feared that with the Hamas atrocities of October 7, and then Israel’s strikes on Gaza, racial tensions between Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens would follow.
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Biblical Israel: Qumran
Located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, about seven miles south of Jericho and twenty miles north of Ein Gedi, sits the ruins of Qumran. Eleven caves around…
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Weekly Devotional: What Are You Saying?
“The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just. The law of their God is in their hearts; their feet do not slip” (Psalm 37:30-31…
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day and October 7
Today, January 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, that day marks the 78th anniversary of the 1945 Liberation of Auschwitz. But on October 7, 2023—what many are calling…
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CBN Israel Partners with Center that Creates a Sense of Family and Changes Lives for Elderly Israelis
Each month, CBN Israel covers the costs of hot meals for participants and delivery to others who are homebound and cannot make it to the center. CBN Israel has also…
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Fighting Against Information Warfare On Behalf of Israel
Israel is not only fighting for its existence on land, sea, and air. It is also fighting the information warfare of lies—a formidable barrage that is poisoning opinions on a…
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Easing Loneliness for Holocaust Survivors
40 percent of survivors deal with crushing loneliness. They have lost many friends and loved ones who have passed, and deal with isolation that affects their physical and mental health.
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Biblical Israel: Chorazin
Located two and a half miles north of Capernaum, Chorazin sits in the hills overlooking the lake of Galilee at 45-46 meters above sea level and 267-273 meters above the…
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Weekly Devotional: The Quantity of Forgiveness
“Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him,…
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CBN Israel Helps Provide Wartime Support for Evacuees Who Have Children with Disabilities
Shalva—the national center for people with disabilities in Jerusalem—was already bursting at the seams, but after the October 7 massacre, the organization established a national crisis center and opened its doors…
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Modern ‘Blood Libels’: Ugly, Untrue, and Unparalleled
“Blood Libel” is not a familiar term or phrase for most in the modern world. In the Middle Ages, blood libel was a fictitious accusation that Jews murdered non-Jews (such…
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Providing Food and Activities for Displaced Families
Israelis continue to grapple with the trauma of the October 7 terrorist attacks, waiting to see what the future holds. Through CBN Israel, caring friends like you made it possible…
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Biblical Israel: Magdala
The site of Magdala sits a little over three miles north of Tiberias, on the southern edge of the plain of Gennesar, on the shore of the lake of Galilee.…
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Weekly Devotional: Waiting For His Word
“Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. … I wait for…
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The Biblical Red Sea Needs A Modern Miracle
The Islamic Republic of Iran has successfully ramped up more anarchy from yet another proxy, the Houthis. Based in Yemen, this organization has joined the regime’s favorites—Hamas and Hezbollah—to generate…
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Victim of Terrorism: Tamara’s Story
Tamara was just a little girl in Ukraine when World War II began. Her father fought in the war, while her mother evacuated with her and her siblings to Tajikistan.…
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Biblical Israel: Elah Valley
The biblical writers often assume their readers knew the geographic and regional dynamics of the land of Israel. Sites and locations offer more than simply places on a map; they…
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Weekly Devotional: Peacemakers
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9 NIV). Jesus expected His followers to be instruments of peacemaking. Those who do so, according to…
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CBN Israel Links Arms with Arab Pastor to Help Overcome Racial Tensions with Cross-Cultural Outreach
In 2021, when Israel and Hamas were engaged in an 11-day conflict, racial tensions between Jews and Arabs spilled over into Israel’s civilian sector. Mixed cities erupted in violent and…
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Music Turning Tragedy into a Triumph of the Spirit
The exhilarating power of 1,000 Israeli singers and musicians rang out across Israel on December 18, filling hearts worldwide with hope. The “Homeland Concert” in the Caesarea Amphitheatre along the…
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Delivering Groceries to Victims of War and Terror
Imagine living through the invasion of your neighborhood by terrorists—and then worrying about having enough to eat for weeks and months afterwards.
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Biblical Israel: Caesarea
The book of Acts mentions Caesarea a number of times. In Caesarea, the Gospel came to the Gentiles for the first time as Peter proclaimed Jesus to the God-fearing Roman…
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Weekly Devotional: Going When You Don’t Know Where
“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he…
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CBN Israel Provides Food and a Sense of Home for the Displaced
As an architect, Talya Baruchi defines home from many different perspectives. “When you plan a home, you plan a house, four walls, you plan the street, you plan for the…
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A New Year’s Resolution: Fact Sharing from Christians
For the last 82 days, the world’s only Jewish homeland has faced enormous upheaval that will not end anytime soon. As it stands on the brink of 2024, Israel has…
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Victims of Terrorism: Omer and Gal-Lee’s Story
Omer, Gal-Lee, and their one-year-old daughter live on Israel’s Gaza border, and are used to occasional rocket alerts. But on the morning of October 7, something was different.
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Biblical Israel: Herodium
Three miles southeast of Bethlehem sits Herodium, the palace fortress built by Herod the Great (Matthew 2). Overlooking the birthplace of Jesus, Herod’s fortress guarded the eastern roads through the…
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Weekly Devotional: Good Tidings for All People
At Christmas, we can rejoice that God has not turned a blind eye to the suffering of the righteous or a deaf ear to the cry of the afflicted. His…
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CBN Israel and Superbook Partner with Events Company to Bring Joy to Evacuated Children
Amos Brill has been helping people celebrate life since he was a child deejaying parties and organizing events from his parents’ basement. His business, “Ma’atefet Events,” is a natural extension of…
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While Palestinians Restrict Christmas in Bethlehem, Makers of The Chosen Are Magnifying the Holy Night
Manger Square in Bethlehem is a famous tourist destination for thousands of visitors worldwide to celebrate Jesus’ birth amid glowing lights, music, and a towering Christmas tree. However, this year,…
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Delivering Food to War and Terror Victims
October 7, 2023, changed the lives—and expectations of survival—for all Israelis. Since that day, the Hamas attacks have displaced over 250,000 people. Finding themselves under constant threat of rockets and…
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Biblical Israel: Bethlehem
Bethlehem gains its notoriety as the birthplace of Jesus (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-7); however, by the time of Jesus’ birth, the village already had quite a history. Bethlehem first appears…
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Weekly Devotional: The Path of Redemption
“And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius…
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CBN Israel Prepares for ‘Tsunami’ of Counseling Israelis Will Need
CBN Israel is preparing to deal with an expected “tsunami” of psychological and emotional counseling that will be needed as Israelis process the Hamas atrocities of October 7 which left…
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Good and Evil, Side by Side
Hanukkah 2023 ends on December 15 after eight days filled with both hope and horror. In Gaza, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)—the modern Maccabees—recaptured what Hamas, the new Nazis, called Palestine…
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Victim of Terrorism: Lina’s Story
For 30 years, Lina had lived in Ashkelon, a target for Hamas rockets near Gaza. She had grown used to missile attacks, sirens, and running for shelter. But October 7…
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Biblical Israel: Nazareth
Nazareth—the boyhood home of Jesus—sits on a limestone ridge (the Nazareth Ridge) in the Lower Galilee that separates the Jezreel Valley to the south from the Beit Netofa Valley to…
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Weekly Devotional: Mary’s Song of Praise
“He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry…
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Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
“It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s…
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The Modern Maccabees Wage War Against the New Nazis
Tonight, the 7th of December, Jews in multiple time zones are joyously lifting their first candle for Hanukkah, the eight-day Festival of Lights. The history of the festival dates back…
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Aiding Israel’s Elderly War Victims
For instance, one Tel Aviv apartment complex is filled with elderly refugees, Holocaust survivors, and those who can’t survive on their own. With constant volleys of missiles targeting their city…
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Biblical Israel: Gilead
Gilead was the center of Israelite population in Transjordan (east of the Jordan River). The tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh remained east of…
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Weekly Devotional: The Proclamation of Good News
“Zechariah asked the angel, ‘How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.’ The angel said to him, ‘I am…
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Is There a War Crimes Tribunal in Jerusalem’s Future?
On December 15, 1961, a court in Jerusalem, Israel, sentenced Nazi SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann to death for crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and war crimes.…
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Victims of Terrorism: Carey Lee’s Story
The sudden attack by Hamas terrorists killed more than 1,200 Israelis—and the trauma experienced by thousands of families and children is almost unimaginable. Hardest hit were those living along the…
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Biblical Israel: Lachish
Lachish was one of the largest cities within the kingdom of Judah. Located in the Judean lowlands (Shephelah), it sat in the southern branch of the Beth Guvrin-Lachish Valley system,…
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Weekly Devotional: Why Have You Been Sent
“And he stood up to read; and there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written,…
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After the Biggest Pro-Israel Rally in US History, Here’s How to Help Hostages
On November 14, my husband of 47 years and I flew to Washington, D.C., excited to stand with Israel at the March for Israel rally on the National Mall. We…
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Victims of Terrorism: Isaac and Maria’s Story
Isaac and Maria moved to Israel from Latin America a year ago. They settled in Ashdod, so their sick daughter Lilietta could live a peaceful life. That peace came to…
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Biblical Israel: Yodfat
The Galilean village of Yodfat lies in the hills three miles north of Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown, across Beit Netofa Valley, an easy day’s walk. Its primary industries were textiles and…
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Weekly Devotional: Sufficient for the Day
“Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11 NASB). Jesus often alluded to passages from the Old Testament in His teachings. When He taught His disciples to pray, He…
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Never Forget: Compassion from Christians in the Face of Genocidal Evil
For our Israeli friends who are suffering a genocidal catastrophe in their land, it is easy to become overwhelmed, stricken with grief and shock. That goes for the Jewish people…
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Relief for Evacuees and Terror Victims
On the morning of October 7, Israel woke up to what is now being referred to as the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Hundreds of armed…
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Biblical Israel: Gezer
Gezer sat an important geographic juncture between the Coastal Plain (the Plain of Philistia and the Sharon Plain) and the Aijalon Valley. It guarded a stretch of the international coastal…
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Weekly Devotional: As the Mountains Surround Jerusalem
When David conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital, the city resided on a hill known as the eastern hill; the Bible refers to the northern part of this hill…
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Hamas’s Hitleresque Hatred, Israel’s Just War, and Jehoshaphat’s Victory
Prayers for Israel and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at war are ascending from worldwide Christian prayer meetings online, in person, and personal prayers day and night on the lips…
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Victim of Terrorism: Sara’s Story
As we continue seeing tragic news reports about the war in Israel, you have been a true blessing—offering vital aid through CBN Israel to those who were trapped on the…
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Biblical Israel: Hazor
One of the largest and most important sites within the land of Israel during the Old Testament period is the city of Hazor. Along with Gezer and Megiddo, Hazor watched…
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Weekly Devotional: Disappointed with God
Do we allow ourselves to be disappointed with God? To give voice to our frustrations with Him? For many of us, even the thought of being disappointed or frustrated with…
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Lights Shining Within the Deepest Darkness of Evil
As seen in recent events, the moral differences between Israel and Hamas could not be clearer. To protect Gazan civilians, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have repeatedly dropped leaflets, sent…
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Victim of Terrorism: David’s Story
David, the leader of a kibbutz near Gaza, was one of the first to realize that his community was under attack from Hamas on October 7. Early that morning, following…
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Biblical Israel: Ashdod
Tel Ashdod is located almost four miles south of the modern city of Ashdod. The Bible identifies it as one of the five cities of the Philistines along with Gaza,…
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Weekly Devotional: Challenged to Trust
Do we allow God to challenge us to trust Him? As Moses gave his final instructions to the children of Israel, he reminded them of God’s provision for them in…
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Israelis Bearing Cavernous Sorrows Bravely Pick Up Arms to Fight Evil and Defend Their Country
“We are 12 days [now 20] into the war, and we still have not been able to bury all our dead. ... We cannot tell families if their loved ones…
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Victim of Terrorism: Esther’s Story
Esther, a single mother with three children, had suffered from domestic violence for 10 years—and needed help making it on her own. When caring donors gave her aid recently through…
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Biblical Israel: Azekah
Azekah sits on a high ridge in the Judean lowlands overlooking the Elah Valley. Along with Socoh and Sha’arayim, Azekah is featured in the story of David’s confrontation with Goliath…
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Weekly Devotional: The God Who Delivers
Sometimes the circumstances, whether through no fault of our own or through our own fault, appear daunting and overwhelming. The thought comes, God cannot save me from this. Yet as…
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How to Stand by Our Israeli Friends in Wartime: Join an Evangelical Army of Truth
In 2006, Hezbollah terrorists—embedded in Lebanon—ambushed an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) border patrol. In a cross-border raid, Hezbollah kidnapped two IDF soldiers and killed another three. A few days after…
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Biblical Israel: Gath
Famous as the hometown of Goliath, Gath of the Philistines sits at the opening of the Elah Valley into the coastal plain (1 Samuel 17) in the northwestern Judean lowlands.…
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Weekly Devotional: Be Steadfast
“He gives strength to the weary, and to the one who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those…
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Weekly Q&A: What is the Talmud?
The Talmud refers to the expansive commentary which developed around the Mishnah in the centuries following the collection and editing of the Mishnah. There are two Talmuds, the Jerusalem Talmud…
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Islamic Regime and Hamas Boast About Their Genocidal Goals—What’s Next?
On a beautiful night in the southern Israel desert, thousands of young men and women were celebrating the final hours of Sukkot—one of three main festivals, this one known for…
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Victim of Terrorism: Malka’s Story
Years ago, a Jewish couple narrowly escaped the Holocaust, and eventually moved to Israel. They thought the worst was behind them. Over 70 years after the war, Malka and Michael…
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Biblical Israel: Ashkelon
Ashkelon sits on the southern Mediterranean coast in the modern State of Israel. The Bible identifies it as one of the five Philistine cities along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ekron, and…
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Weekly Devotional: Out of the Depths
“Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications” (Psalm 130:1-2 NKJV). Have…
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Weekly Q&A: What is the Mishnah?
At the beginning of the third century A.D., Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (Judah the Prince) collected, organized, and edited the oral teachings and sayings of Jewish Sages into a single literary…
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Israel the Miracle: A Symbol of Shared Commitment
Israel the Miracle is a significant and beautiful new book brainstormed by Jonathan Feldstein, an Israeli Orthodox Jew and founder of Genesis 123, a cutting-edge nonprofit. Israel the Miracle is…
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Life-Changing Surgery: Bisan’s Story
When Bisan was just a baby, living in Bethlehem, her parents noticed that her one eyelid drooped. They learned she had ptosis—a condition which can lead to chronic headaches and…
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Biblical Israel: Gamla
The ancient site Gamla sits in the central Golan Heights about six miles east of the northern end of the Sea of Galilee and the Bethsaida Valley. The ancient village…
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Weekly Devotional: Remember Where You Have Come From
Remember! One of the most frequent commandments throughout the Bible is “Remember!” Remember the road you’ve traveled, the struggles and trials you’ve faced. And remember who brought you along your…
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Weekly Q&A: What is Midrash?
Midrash refers to two separate, but related things. The manner of Jewish interpretation of Scripture, the different rules of interpretation developed to apply to the biblical text. And the literary…
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Sukkot: Feast of Tabernacles
“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the LORD’s Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular…
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Good News from Israel Brightens Our World
Bad news constantly overshadows the world and its estimated eight billion people. Amid this bombardment of tragedies, our thoughts are sometimes governed by hopelessness. Yet, although the Jewish homeland faces…
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Biblical Israel: Wilderness of Zin
Many travelers to the modern State of Israel make the mistaken assumption that the boundaries of the modern entity of Israel overlap biblical Israel. Apart from the fact that even…
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Weekly Devotional: The Day of Atonement
So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar.…
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Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
“Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day…
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Weekly Q&A: Why did God call Abram to the Promised Land?
Abram (or Abraham) came from the area of Mesopotamia—the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It boasted larger cities, more developed culture, and wealth than the land of Canaan.
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The Islamic Regime: Skilled Geopolitical Chess Players
The origins of chess are somewhat clouded. When trying to determine which country originated chess around 1,500 years ago, some say India, others credit Iran.
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Food Blesses Struggling Israelis During High Holy Days
In recent years, more people in the Holy Land have faced this unspeakable choice. Between the pandemic and the sudden influx of Ukrainian war refugees, Israelis are feeling the effects…
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Biblical Artifact: Temple Warning Inscription
The first century Jewish historian Josephus described the Jerusalem Temple in great detail. He noted that the large outer court was separated from the holy precincts by a balustrade that…
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Weekly Devotional: A More Excellent Way
Paul’s community of believers in Corinth was a mess. They had all kinds of issues. A man had taken his stepmother from his father. There was the question of eating…
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Rosh Hashanah: Feast of Trumpets
Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It…
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Millions of Israelis Prepare to Celebrate the Jewish New Year Amid Escalating Security Challenges
Globally, millions of Evangelicals will express genuine greetings especially toward Israel, our spiritual homeland. Delicious apples and honey treats served at the dinner table reflect wishes for a sweet new…
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New Immigrant: Diana’s Story
Diana and her daughter were living in Western Ukraine when suddenly, war with Russia broke out. She recalls, “I was scared for my daughter and myself, but I didn’t know…
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Biblical Israel: Jerusalem
The most mentioned city in the Bible is Jerusalem. From the time that David made it the capital of his kingdom, it became the focal point of the kingdoms of…
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Weekly Devotional: When God Rains on Your Parade
“Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilad, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these…
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Weekly Q&A: Why is it so crucial to rediscover the Jewishness of Jesus?
God’s greatest revelation of Himself is Jesus of Nazareth (John 1:1-18; Galatians 4:4; and Hebrews 1:1-2). Jesus was not a religious idea, a man for all generations. He did not…
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Iran’s Campaign of Aggression Against Israel Also Targets the United States
Both history and the sacrifice of U.S. military troops are vital proofs to help us understand threats in our world today. Although significant facts may have slipped from the minds…
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New Immigrant: Olga’s Story
As the Russians invaded Ukraine, Olga and her husband were suddenly living on the frontlines. In fact, their apartment in Mariupol was completely destroyed during the bombings. When their rabbi…
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Biblical Israel: Wadi Qilt
Roadways are one of the most significant aspects of biblical geography. Roads often gave significance to locations, villages, and cities. In fact, roadways influenced and dictated settlement patterns, the building…
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Weekly Devotional: A Fast that Pleases God
Have you ever noticed that we can approach God with seemingly the right intentions and desires, but in His eyes, our motivations and desires matter little in light of how…
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Weekly Q&A: Why should Christians learn about ancient and modern Judaism?
Christianity and Judaism (modern Judaism) are sisters; their mother is ancient Judaism. The New Testament belongs to the world of ancient Judaism. As such, to understand the New Testament, we…
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Jews, Arabs, and Druze in a Vibrant Israeli Tapestry
Israel’s citizens make up a colorful tapestry of religions and ethnicities, with some two million Arab citizens and more than seven million Jewish citizens who immigrated (made Aliyah) from 112…
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Biblical Israel: Sepphoris
Sepphoris was the capital of the Galilee during the first part of the 1st century A.D., when Jesus was a boy. Located four miles north of Nazareth, Sepphoris sat in…
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Weekly Devotional: The God Who Makes the Axe Head Float
“They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. ‘Oh no, my…
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Weekly Q&A: Why is it important to understand the cultural world of the Bible?
The Bible is God’s revelation in time, place, and culture. The Bible represents the cultural world and worldviews of its authors and their audiences. The cultural world of the Old…
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Israel’s Ministry of Interior Faces Losses If It Denies Visas to Christian Ministries
Although there has been some friction in the past over issuing visas to Christian organizations and clergy, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) and Israel’s Ministry of Interior have quietly settled…
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Biblical Israel: Mount Nebo
God also buried him on Mount Nebo (Deuteronomy 34:1-8). The two and a half tribes that remained east of the Jordan River (Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of…
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Weekly Devotional: Displeased with God
God’s mercy offends us. When God forgives our sins and we do not receive the reward of our disobedience, we revel in His mercy toward us, and we may even…
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Weekly Q&A: Why is it essential to know the historical context of the Bible?
The Bible is God’s revelation in time, space, and culture. History is humanity’s reflection upon its past. The Bible is not one book; it is a collection of books composed…
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United Nations Human Rights Council Is Inhumane Toward Israel
The United Nations General Assembly is prepping for its annual meeting, which opens on September 5. Israel remains high on its agenda—expressly in meetings conducted by the Human Rights Council…
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Helping Orphans Cope with Trauma and Loss
Nearly 35,000 children in Israel have experienced the death of a parent—heightened in recent years by COVID-19 and terror attacks. Tragically, the toll of such a loss puts them at…
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Biblical Israel: Southern Steps
Pilgrims to Jerusalem in the first century A.D. approached the Temple Mount from the south. After ritually purifying themselves, either in the Pool of Siloam, at the southern end of…
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Weekly Devotional: The One Who Dwells with the Humble
“For the High and Exalted One who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this: ‘I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of…
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Weekly Q&A: Why should I study the physical settings of the Bible?
The Bible is God’s revelation in time, space, and culture. The space of Scripture is as much a character as Abraham and David or Peter and Paul. The biblical writers…
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Yad Vashem: Remembering the Holocaust and Opposing Escalating Jew Hatred
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is one of Israel’s most important visitor destinations. Walking through the museum is a near-indescribable revelation, one that is displayed in heart-wrenching detail.
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Life-Changing Surgery: Afaf’s Story
Little Afaf came running to her home in Bethlehem, sobbing again. The other kids bullied the four-year-old, calling her cruel names, because an eye condition made her look different.
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Biblical Israel: Tower of David
The only gate on the western side of the modern Old City of Jerusalem is Jaffa Gate (so named because the road leading to Jaffa goes through this gate). Inside…
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Weekly Devotional: The Cares of Life
We refer to the parable that Jesus tells in Luke 8 as “The Parable of the Sower.” The problem, however, is that the sower is not the point of the…
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Weekly Q&A: Why should Christians visit the Holy Land?
The Bible is God’s revelation in time, space, and culture. The words of the Bible came from the world of the Bible. Traveling to the Holy Land enables one to…
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The Tiny Nation of Israel Helps Feed a Big World
A heat wave is hovering over many parts of the globe, and the words food insecurity are popping up like unwelcome weeds. Although we cannot control the weather, we can…
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Widowed Mother: Luba’s Story
Luba and her husband moved from Russia five years ago to their ancestral homeland of Israel. They were building a life and family in their new country. And then, tragedy…
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Biblical Israel: Damascus Gate
Visitors to the Old City of Jerusalem today can enter the city through seven gates scattered around its eastern, southern, western, and northern sides. These gates, like the walls of…
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Weekly Devotional: The Patience to Wait
“Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest” (Psalm…
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Weekly Q&A: Why did Christianity deviate so far from its Jewish roots?
No one single cause led Christianity to drift from its Jewish roots. No one single event brought it about. A combination of factors and forces caused Christianity’s deviation from Judaism,…
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How Palestinian Leaders Use Hate—and Their Own Children—Against Israel
“I will make my body a bomb that will blast the flesh of Zionists. ... I will tear their bodies into little pieces and cause them more pain than they…
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Tisha B’Av: Destruction of the Temple
Tisha B’Av (“the ninth of the Hebrew month of Av”), is considered the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates the destruction of both the First and Second Temples…
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Biblical Israel: Western Wall
The Western Wall refers to the western retaining wall built to support the Temple Mount platform. In the first century, this wall faced the city of Jerusalem, and as such,…
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Weekly Devotional: Broken on the Side of the Road
“As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant. ‘Jesus the Nazarene is passing by,’…
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Weekly Q&A: Why was the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls significant?
The Dead Sea Scrolls are arguably the most significant archaeological discovery of the twentieth century. Why? What is their significance? To understand the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, we…
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U.S. Congress Pushes Back Against Biden’s Dangerous Iran Strategies
He’s not usually known for truthfulness, but in June Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei tweeted an honest, straightforward statement about what he considers the golden key for his homicidal proxies in…
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Empowering Special Needs Individuals in Israel
For disabled adults in Israel, finding the right living situation can be challenging. The desire to live independently and safely can collide with needing unique accommodations.
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Biblical Israel: Mount Tabor
In the northeastern corner of the Jezreel Valley sits the solitary, dome shaped hill of Mount Tabor. The steep slopes on all sides of the mountain lead to plateau on…
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Weekly Devotional: Complaining to God
“Lord, how long will You forget me? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my…
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Weekly Q&A: Why has the land of Israel been fought over for centuries?
The land of Israel belongs to the Levant, also called Syro-Palestine. This region consists of the modern countries of Lebanon, Syria, the Kingdom of Jordan, Israel, the West Bank, and…
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Mainstream Media Misrepresents IDF Operation: Another Example of Anti-Israel Propaganda
True to form, much of mainstream media downplayed the IDF’s outstanding accomplishment in its recent Operation Home and Garden in the terrorist stronghold of Jenin. During this 48-hour operation in…
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Victim of Terrorism: Malka’s Story
Years ago, a Jewish couple narrowly escaped the Holocaust, and eventually moved to Israel. They thought the worst was behind them. Over 70 years after the war, Malka and Michael…
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Biblical Israel: Hebron
The city of Hebron played an important role, particularly within the Old Testament narratives. The city features prominently in the stories of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well…
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Weekly Devotional: What Kind of Disciple Are You?
“Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name” (Psalm 86:11 NKJV). Are you a lifelong learner? Do you desire…
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Weekly Q&A: What caused the anti-Judaism in the Greek and Roman worlds?
Jews stood out in the Greek and Roman worlds. In a world where uniqueness was appreciated only to a point, Jewish differences became a source of anti-Jewish rhetoric and violence.…
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Zachor Legal Institute: A Light in the Law
Amid the mountain of Jew hatred metastasizing into a global cancer, it is indeed encouraging to recognize lawful efforts to do what is right as reflected in Proverbs 28:4: “Those…
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New Immigrant: Victoria’s Story
When the Russian invasion began, Victoria was 40 years old, and living in Ukraine with her husband and children. She believed the war would be short-lived, and that world leaders…
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Biblical Israel: City of David
The first seven and a half years that David reigned, he reigned in Hebron, which sat in the heart of the tribal territory of Judah, David’s tribe (2 Samuel 5:5).…
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Weekly Devotional: Sinning Against Others
We often think that God takes more seriously the sins we commit against Him than those we commit against others. It’s not that we think we should sin against others,…
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Weekly Q&A: How did Christian anti-Judaism begin?
The non-Jewish followers of Jesus established themselves as a “third race” towards the end of the first century and in the early second century A.D. By this, they distinguished themselves…
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Amid Troubling Global Shifts, Good News is Ever Present
The global community is increasingly being ensnared by ruthless dictators who are banding together to assert their brand of world dominance. Each day, news emerges about evildoers entrapping entire populations…
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Biblical Israel: Beth Shean
Located at the intersection of two significant roads that crossed the land of Israel from west to east, through the Jezreel and Harod Valleys towards the land east of the…
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Weekly Devotional: Your Will Be Done
“Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42 NASB). How often do we think about Jesus in the…
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Weekly Q&A: What was the Bar Kochba Revolt?
Hope stirred within Judaism sixty years after the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of its Temple. Perhaps this was the time when the Jews in the land of Israel…
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Artificial Intelligence Bible Translation: Will it Prove Harmful or Helpful?
News about Artificial Intelligence (AI) is saturating airwaves, articles, and investments. Throughout the world, countries, technology giants, and startups are holding high-level discussions about the AI phenomenon that is speeding…
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Rescuing Food for Israel’s Hungry
The lingering economic damage caused by COVID-19 is significant. Israel’s government employment office predicts that unemployment will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2025. And sadly, the people affected most…
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Biblical Israel: Ein Gedi
The name Ein Gedi means “spring of the kid (young goat).” Ein Gedi, which is the largest oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, sits between two riverbeds…
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Weekly Devotional: A Moment for Awe
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the world we live in? The daily grind, newscasts filled with bad news, an economic downturn, a frightening diagnosis, or simply the distractions of…
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Weekly Q&A: What are the best Bible study resources?
The best resources for Bible study are those which help one understand the physical, historical, and cultural contexts of the biblical world. To understand the words of the Bible, we…
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Saying Goodbye to Pat Robertson and Other Major Christian Influencers
The oldest baby boomers celebrate their 77th birthdays this year. In 1946, boomer babies made their debut in post-World War II after soldiers, pilots, sailors, and nurses returned home from…
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New Immigrants: Irina’s Story
Four years ago, Irina’s sister immigrated to Israel from Ukraine, and Irina kept debating about joining her. Then, as the threat of war in Ukraine suddenly loomed large, Irina and…
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Biblical Israel: Temple Mount
The Golden Dome of the Rock provides one of the most iconic and recognizable images of any city’s skyline within the world. The Islamic shrine completed in A.D. 692 by…
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Weekly Devotional: The Blameless Way
“How blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their…
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Weekly Q&A: What was the Galilee of Jesus like?
The Galilee refers to the region in northern Israel, north of the Jezreel Valley, east of the Mediterranean coast, and west of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River.…
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Israel Defense Forces: Turning Conflict into Commerce and Innovation
Israel has climbed to the heights of innovation in multiple rungs of achievement including healthcare, technology, and agriculture, the only Jewish nation among 193 countries worldwide.
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Single Mother: Yamit’s Story
Born in Israel, Yamit’s life was challenging from the start. She admits, “I come from a family with no money, my mother was a single mom, and I had no…
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Biblical Israel: Shrine of the Book
The discovery at Qumran of the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 required a suitable place to house them. The American Jewish architects Armand Bartos and Frederic Kiesler were…
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Weekly Devotional: Do You Guard Your Mouth?
“The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin” (Proverbs 13:3 NASB). Our age of social media enables everyone with…
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Weekly Q&A: How can I study the Bible with a map?
The space of Scripture is a character as much as Abraham and David or Peter and Paul. Biblical authors assume we know they physical settings of the world of the…
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Floating Terror: Iran Weaponizing the Seas Aimed at the United States
Surrounding Israel through its demonic proxies in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, Iran’s terror is expanding on the high seas, where they are outfitting Iranian commercial ships with intercontinental ballistic missiles…
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Biblical Israel: Second Temple Model
The large, scale model of Jerusalem in A.D. 66 offers one of the main attractions at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Hans Kroch, who owner of the Holy Land Hotel…
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Weekly Devotional: The Promise of the Father
Pentecost was one of the three pilgrimage festivals within ancient Judaism. Along with Passover and Sukkot (Tabernacles), the Law of Moses required every able-bodied male to appear before the Lord…
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Weekly Q&A: What benefits are there to studying biblical languages?
The Bible was originally written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The Old Testament is written primarily in Hebrew, apart from some chapters in Daniel and Ezra and some…
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Israel Allies Foundation: Networking Worldwide with an Iron Dome of Truth
The Israeli cabinet held its weekly meeting last Sunday in the Western Wall tunnels below the Temple Mount to celebrate the 56th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification. While this was not…
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Shavuot (Pentecost): The Festival of Weeks
“On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it…
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Biblical Israel: Avdat
Located in the modern Negev Desert on the spur of a mountain ridge, overlooking the plain around the canyon of En Avdat (the “Spring of Avdat”), sits the ancient ruins…
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Weekly Devotional: Blessed With Daily Desires
“May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace; may our granaries be full, providing all…
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Weekly Q&A: What are some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Israel related to the New Testament?
There are a number of archaeological findings in Israel related to the New Testament, but there are several discoveries that are particularly worth mentioning here: (1) the Pilate Inscription; (2)…
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Israel’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations Undeterred by Terrorism
Among Israel’s friends—600 million evangelicals worldwide—good news surrounding Israel’s 75th anniversary is keeping pace with the bad: deadly rocket barrages from Iran’s terror proxies in Gaza. Among the good news…
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Urgent Relief for Terror Victims
The immediate aftermath of a terror attack presents enormous challenges for the victims and their families. These can include an urgent need for childcare while a family member is hospitalized,…
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Biblical Israel: Pool of Siloam
Located on the southern part of the rock cliff that marks the hill of the City of David (in Jerusalem), near the southern end of the Tyropoean Valley sits the…
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Weekly Devotional: The Lord Who Delivers
“And God spoke all these words, saying: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall…
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Weekly Q&A: What are some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Israel related to the Old Testament?
There are a number of archaeological discoveries in Israel related to the Old Testament, but there are three specific finds that are especially worth highlighting here: (1) the Ketef Hinnom…
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When Dictators Rule with the Help of Accomplices
In the current era of lawlessness, inflation, soaring mental illness, and appalling number of fentanyl deaths, it is easy for Americans to overlook news about world-altering events. However, an event…
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New Immigrants: Oleg and Victoria’s Story
“We had to leave our city with rockets flying overhead,” Oleg remembered. He and his wife Victoria, both 59, have two teenagers—one with a disability—and an elderly mother who was…
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Biblical Israel: Shiloh
Shiloh served as the place where the Israelites erected the Tabernacle and placed the Ark of the Covenant after they conquered the land (Joshua 18:1). It became a place for…
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Weekly Devotional: Forgive As You Have Been Forgiven
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions”…
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Weekly Q&A: How does archaeology help us better understand the Bible?
Archaeology by itself can neither prove nor disprove the Bible. But archaeology does help us understand the world of the Bible, daily life, culture, and religious practices. The field of…
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Christian Zionists Celebrate Their Spiritual Homeland’s 75th (Diamond) Anniversary
The recently released book, Every Generation’s Story: 75 Years of American Christian Engagement with Israelis, is a banquet of first-person insights and inspiration gleaned from 18 multigenerational Christians. Eighteen stories…
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New Immigrant: Lyuba’s Story
The Russian invasion had begun—and Lyuba was terrified. Living in Ukraine with her husband Michael, she recalled, “When we heard the bombs in the morning, we knew the war had…
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Biblical Israel: Megiddo
Situated in the western Jezreel Valley at the foot of the lowlands of Mount Carmel stands the ancient mound of Megiddo. It overlooks where Nahal Iron crosses through the Carmel…
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Weekly Devotional: Seeking God
“He sought God throughout the lifetime of Zechariah, the teacher of the fear of God. During the time that he sought the Lord, God gave him success” (2 Chronicles 26:5…
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Weekly Q&A: What is replacement theology?
Replacement theology refers to the Christian belief that God replaced Israel as His chosen people with the Church. God’s promises to Israel now belong to the Church, and His plans…
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Celebrating the Innovation Nation’s Diamond Anniversary on Independence Day
Celebrations are taking place across Israel this week, as the world’s only Jewish nation remembers its dramatic beginnings 75 years ago. Based on the Hebrew calendar, Independence Day is the…
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New Immigrants: Galina and Tatiana’s Story
They lived on the frontlines. Galina and her elderly mother Tatiana resided in Mariupol, one of the first Ukraine cities bombed by Russia. Working at a supermarket, Galina heard the…
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Yom HaAtzma’ut: Israel’s Independence Day
“Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever…
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Yom HaZikaron: Israel’s Memorial Day
A week after Yom HaShoah, Israelis mark Yom HaZikaron (“Israel’s Memorial Day”) remembering those who died fighting for the country even before it was established and for those murdered in…
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Weekly Devotional: A Life Worthy of Christ
“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will…
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Weekly Q&A: When did Jews begin to return to the land of Israel?
The Jewish revolts against Rome (A.D. 66-136) scattered the Jewish community outside the land of Israel. Judaism never lost its connection to the land because the land was part of…
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“Jew, Jew, Jew”! Six Million Times! A Special Book Given to a Pro-Israel Pastor
From sunset to sunset on April 17-18, Israelis marked Holocaust Memorial Day. The customary countrywide alarm sounded, announcing two solemn minutes of silence. Jewish citizens froze in remembrance, stopping everything—including…
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New Immigrant: Tanya’s Story
She was blind, Jewish, and came alone from Russia to Israel in 2018 to become a citizen. Living by herself in the northern city of Karmiel, she depends completely on…
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Biblical Israel: Arbel
Arbel sits high upon the sheer limestone cliffs along the northwest corner of the lake of Galilee, northwest of Tiberias, overlooking the fertile plain of Gennesar. The Arbel Cliffs form…
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Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial Day
The Holocaust is etched in Israel’s national memory. Each year, its victims are honored on one special national holiday called Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day.) All places of entertainment are…
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Weekly Devotional: Rain In Its Season
“If you carefully obey my commands I am giving you today, to love the Lord your God and worship Him with all your heart and all your soul, I will…
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Weekly Q&A: What did Jesus’ early followers believe about Gentiles being grafted into the faith?
The New Testament connects the coming of Jesus to Israel’s hopes of redemption (Luke 1:50-55, 68-75; 2:25, 38; 21:20-28; 24:21; and Acts 1:6-8). Jesus’ followers expected the end of the…
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Empty Seats at 2023 Passover Celebrations: How Terror and Media are Liable
You may not immediately recognize the names of Leah, Maia, and Rina Dee who lived in Efrat, Israel. Years ago, I stayed in this beautiful town seven miles south of…
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Biblical Israel: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The traditional location of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which sits within the heart of the Christian Quarter of the Old…
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Weekly Devotional: The Resurrection
“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone…
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Weekly Q&A: Who killed Jesus?
The Gospel of Luke makes clear that the chief priests and their scribes sought to kill Jesus because He challenged those selling in the Temple, the economy the chief priests…
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Holy Week Faces Unholy Strife During Passover, Ramadan, and Easter
Wildflowers are draping Israel’s hills in a show of breathtaking spring beauty. But they do so amid unprecedented political, religious, and security anxieties in the streets. Jerusalem teems with crisscrossing…
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Giving Help and Hope During Passover
For over a decade, CBN Israel has hosted a special Passover dinner for single-parent families, widows, and families in crisis. These events are offered in locations all over the country.
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Passover: The Feast of Unleavened Bread
For thousands of years, the Jewish people have told the story from the book of Exodus on the eve of Passover, “the fourteenth day of the first month” (Leviticus 23:5)…
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Biblical Israel: Garden of Gethsemane
Mark and Matthew identify Gethsemane as the place Jesus went with His disciples after eating the Passover within the city of Jerusalem, prior to His arrest (Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32).…
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Weekly Devotional: Blessed Is the King
Jesus came to Jerusalem riding a wave of popularity and redemptive expectations. As He ascended toward Jerusalem, Luke tells us that those traveling with Him were anticipating that the kingdom…
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Weekly Q&A: What are parables?
Story parables are a unique style of Jewish teaching found only in the Gospels on the lips of Jesus and within rabbinic literature. As a literary genre, story parables emerged…
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Let Us Revive the Ancient Bonds Between Passover and Easter
Despite three months of deepening political disunity within Israel—along with increased threats of war and terrorism from their enemies—Israeli Jews will still find a way to celebrate their 75th Passover…
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Housing for Holocaust Survivors
Thanks to the dedicated support of friends like you, CBN Israel is linking arms with the Jewish Agency to help ease the plight and meet the needs of disadvantaged elderly…
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Biblical Israel: Masada
Masada, a palace-fortress built by Herod the Great (Matthew 2), sits on the south-western shore of the Dead Sea, fifteen and a half miles south of Ein Gedi. The fortress…
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Weekly Devotional: Move Forward
“Then they said to Moses, ‘Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?’ … Moses said to the…
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Weekly Q&A: What are the main expressions of Judaism today?
Judaism today divides along two lines primarily: the geographic origin of the Jewish community, and the Jewish community’s encounter with modernity and the modern world. Western Christians often struggle to…
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The Libyan Diversion: Another Rosenberg Smash Hit of Truth Forecast in Fiction
Last week, my attention was seized by an exclusive Reuters headline that quickly spread to media worldwide. Two-and-a-half tons of uranium stored in ten barrels had gone missing in Libya.…
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New Immigrants: Sergey and Ludmila’s Story
Although they lived in Russia, Sergey and Ludmila were upset by the Russian attacks on Ukraine. Sergey said, “It was horrible, watching this war escalate between people who speak the…
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Biblical Israel: Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is a north-south ridge that sits on the eastern watershed of the hills around Jerusalem. To its east, the land slopes drastically down towards the Jordan…
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Weekly Devotional: Hiding from God
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the fruit from the forbidden tree and God came to walk with them in the garden, they responded by hiding themselves. Children…
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Weekly Q&A: What is the menorah?
he menorah refers to the seven-branched candelabra which God commanded Moses to have fashioned as part of the vessels of the Tabernacles (Exodus 25:31-40; 37:17-24). Artisans fashioned the menorah from…
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Bibi’s Broadcast to Beleaguered Iranian Citizens: Israel is on Your Side
Last week, Iran International television news made history in a first-of-a-kind broadcast by featuring an Israeli prime minister—Benjamin Netanyahu—speaking directly to the Iranian people. On March 9, journalist Pouria Zeraati…
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New Immigrants: Anna’s Story
As a single mother, Anna lived with her little boy in Eastern Ukraine when the war broke out. She recalled, “We were totally unprepared... We had to hide in the…
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Biblical Israel: Jordan River
The most dramatic geographical feature of the biblical land of Israel is the scar of the Rift Valley. Created by the tectonic plates, this forms part of the Syro-African Rift,…
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Weekly Devotional: Patient Endurance
“The word of the Lord came to me saying, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah?’ And I said, ‘I see a rod of an almond tree.’ Then the Lord said to…
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Weekly Q&A: What is replacement theology?
Replacement theology refers to the Christian belief that God replaced Israel as His chosen people with the Church. God’s promises to Israel now belong to the Church, and His plans…
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Israeli Apartheid Week: What Is It and What Can We do?
Apartheid is an ugly accusation, and absolutely wrong when it is used to describe Israel. Israeli Apartheid Week, a series of university rallies and lectures that began in 2005 to…
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Biblical Israel: Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on earth. It sits 600 feet below sea level. It is a lake, and not a sea; thus, the Evangelist Luke…
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Weekly Devotional: The Lord is My Shepherd
“The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He renews my life; He leads…
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Weekly Q&A: How can Christians build bridges of healing with the Jewish people?
To build bridges and to bring healing, we must diagnose the disease. Jews have suffered at the hands of Christians for two thousand years. Modern Christians often retreat into claims…
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Israelis Living in Judea and Samaria: Settlers or Citizens?
Undeterred by recent bloodshed, Christian lovers of Israel walk with wonder in Jesus’ footsteps. In those footsteps, they also enhance the Israeli economy as they patronize hotels, restaurants, public transportation,…
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Weekly Devotional: Rejoice in Desolation
“Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even…
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Weekly Q&A: What is the Shema?
Religious Jews recite the Shema twice daily, in the morning and in the evening. It receives its name from the first word of Deuteronomy 6:4—Hear (in Hebrew, Shema). The Shema…
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Is Peace Even in the Vocabulary of Palestinian Leaders?
The United Nations, the United States, and the European Union are persistent in their pressure on Israel to make peace with Palestinian Arabs. However, the Palestinian leadership’s glaring cultural and…
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Emergency Bomb Shelters
The Israeli communities neighboring Hamas-ruled Gaza have endured years of rocket and terror attacks from across the border. From there, terrorists have fired rockets and missiles for years, and their…
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Biblical Israel: Dan Spring
The land of Israel did not merely provide the stage upon which biblical events played out, its flora, fauna, climate, and geology provide the images, metaphors, and vocabulary that biblical…
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Weekly Devotional: God, What are You Doing?
“How long, O Lord, will I call for help, and You will not hear? I cry out to You, ‘Violence!’ yet You do not save. Why do You make me…
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Weekly Q&A: What does kosher mean?
God commanded the Israelites, “Remember the sabbathKosher can refer to food, places where food is prepared, scrolls, tefillin, and mezzuzot. It refers to an object’s acceptability accorded to Jewish law.…
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Good and Evil on Display Amid Rescue Efforts in Syria and Turkey
A massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake—impacting more than 13 million people over hundreds of miles—is already a catastrophe. However, the combination of violence and longstanding Middle East conflicts (on top of freezing…
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New Immigrant: Natalia’s Story
It was shortly before the war began in Ukraine. Natalia, a Jewish single mother from Mariupol, immigrated to Israel with her teen daughter Neli, and settled in Hof Hagalil.
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Biblical Israel: Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel is a limestone ridge that bisects the coastal plain of the land of Israel branching off from the mountains of Samaria west towards the Mediterranean coast. It is…
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Weekly Devotional: Don’t Trust in Horses
“Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God” (Psalm 20:7 NRSV).The land of Israel sat at the…
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Weekly Q&A: How do religious Jews observe the Sabbath?
God commanded the Israelites, “Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to…
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Israel Stopped Syrian and Iraqi Nuclear Ambitions: Is Iran Next?
Debates about nuclear weapons, Chinese spy balloons, Abrams tanks, and war permeate the news cycle with alarming facts and theories. Missing in action is the recognition both of Israel’s past…
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New Immigrant: Vladimir’s Story
As a 33-year-old Jewish Ukrainian, Vladimir arrived in Israel on February 20, 2022. He was on a free 10-day tour to explore the possibility of someday moving his family there.…
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Biblical Israel: First Century Tombs and Burial
Bible readers find the issue of Jewish burial customs and tombs interesting due to the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. While the Gospels do not provide an…
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Weekly Devotional: Delayed Promises
“Now the word of the Lord came to him [Abram]: ‘This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body will be your heir.’ He…
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The United States and Israel: Still Standing Together
As we look for light amid the darkness of world events, the U.S. Congress might seem a surprising place to find it. Yet the enduring cooperation between the people and…
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Biblical Israel: Capernaum
Mentioned more than any other location in the Gospels, apart from Jerusalem, Capernaum sits on the northern shore of the lake of Galilee. The Gospels indicate it served as an…
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Weekly Devotional: Comforted by God
“I will give thanks to You, O Lord; for although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me” (Isaiah 12:1 NASB). As children, we…
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Help Redeem the Past on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
“May this archive, which serves as restitution for the victims and their families, be a warning to all future generations to never again allow such a horror to afflict humanity.” Since…
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Biblical Israel: Qumran
Located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, about seven miles south of Jericho and twenty miles north of Ein Gedi, sits the ruins of Qumran. Eleven caves around…
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Weekly Devotional: The Fruits of Repentance
Repentance is usually seen as something between God and us. We sin and disobey; we come to Him in repentance. John the Baptist led a spiritual revival calling the people…
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Weekly Q&A: How did we get the Bible?
This history of how we got the Bible is fascinating. When we hold our Bibles in our hands, we rarely consider how the Bible came to us. So, how did…
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A Small Christian Charity with a Big Impact in Israel
The word “compassion” beautifully describes an American charity named The Works of His Hands. Since 2007, this ministry of mercy—known in Hebrew as Maasay Yahdav—has enveloped thousands upon thousands of…
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Biblical Israel: Chorazin
Located two and a half miles north of Capernaum, Chorazin sits in the hills overlooking the lake of Galilee at 45-46 meters above sea level and 267-273 meters above the…
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Weekly Devotional: How Do You Treat Your Enemies?
How we treat our enemies says a lot about our relationship with God. Society today takes great joy in the falling and stumbling of those seen as our adversaries or…
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Weekly Q&A: What is the Bible?
The term Bible comes from the Greek ta biblia, which means “the scrolls.” The name conveys the Bible contains a collection of scrolls, books. As such, it is a library…
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Widespread Anti-Semitic Defamation Attempts to Erase Judaism’s Holiest Place
The Temple Mount is Judaism’s holiest site. Jerusalem is the ancient and modern Jewish capital, and Israel is the ancestral Jewish homeland. These are substantiated facts of history!
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Hot Meals for the Elderly
Imagine going to bed hungry every night, or missing meals so you can afford medication. For one quarter of Israel’s elderly population, food insecurity is a sad reality. And malnutrition…
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Biblical Israel: Magdala
The site of Magdala sits a little over three miles north of Tiberias, on the southern edge of the plain of Gennesar, on the shore of the lake of Galilee.…
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Weekly Devotional: The Fruit of the Spirit
We have a problem: The world we live in does not produce the fruit of the Spirit, and too often we fall into the trap of allowing it to inhibit…
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Weekly Q&A: What does the term “Torah” mean?
The word “Torah” comes from the Hebrew root meaning “to shoot an arrow in a straight direction.” The noun torah as it appears within the Old Testament means “instruction.” By…
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A New Year’s Resolution Suggestion for the UN: Book Archaeology Tours to Israel
Before fireworks saturated the skies across the world, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) rang in 2023 on December 30 with another irrational resolution against Israel. This time, it requested…
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Holocaust Survivor: Sofi’s Story
Sofi was born the day WWII started, and her father was a Red Army naval officer in Latvia. When he went to war, Sofi’s mother was instantly taken prisoner, and…
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Biblical Israel: Elah Valley
The biblical writers often assume their readers knew the geographic and regional dynamics of the land of Israel. Sites and locations offer more than simply places on a map; they…
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Weekly Devotional: How’s Your Light?
We live in a world where people like to talk. Our lives are filled with the noise of communication. Our news, sports, and even weather are filled with talking heads…
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From Prison in Iran to Freedom in America, She Still Speaks Truth
I have followed and written about Iran’s 1979 Islamic takeover until the present-day “Women, Life, Freedom” movement protesting this ruthless regime. Given my long interest in communicating about the dangerous…
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Biblical Israel: Caesarea
The book of Acts mentions Caesarea a number of times. In Caesarea, the Gospel came to the Gentiles for the first time as Peter proclaimed Jesus to the God-fearing Roman…
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Weekly Devotional: Waiting for Redemption
“And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had…
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Christmas Songs, Broadway, Philanthropy, and Politics: A Surprising Combination of American Jewish Contributions
The song “White Christmas” is deeply embedded in American culture, whether your state is snowy or sunny this time of year. Irving Berlin (1888-1989) wrote “White Christmas” in 1947. He expressed…
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Biblical Israel: Bethlehem
Bethlehem gains its notoriety as the birthplace of Jesus (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-7); however, by the time of Jesus’ birth, the village already had quite a history. Bethlehem first appears…
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Weekly Devotional: Glory to God in the Highest
Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born…
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Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
“It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s…
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Jesus Celebrated Hanukkah’s Momentous Victory at the Festival of Lights
The festival of Hanukkah (“dedication” in Hebrew) celebrates far more than delicious latkes, candles, gifts, and jelly doughnuts. As an observant Jew, Jesus celebrated the enduring major festivals—Passover, Shavuot, and…
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Combatting Poverty and Food Insecurity in Israel
After the pandemic, many families have fallen into economic hardship; from illness or unemployment or any number of constraints the pandemic put on families around the world. More than two…
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Biblical Israel: Herodium
Three miles southeast of Bethlehem sits Herodium, the palace fortress built by Herod the Great (Matthew 2). Overlooking the birthplace of Jesus, Herod’s fortress guarded the eastern roads through the…
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Weekly Devotional: The Magnificat
“He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry…
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Bethlehem’s Christmas Amid the Palestinian Authority’s Upside-Down History
On Saturday December 3, lights were set ablaze on the tall Christmas tree in Bethlehem’s Manger Square. Its lighting marked the beginning of the Christmas season where Christian pilgrims by…
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New Immigrants: Anna and Oleg’s Story
Anna and Oleg enjoyed their life in Ukraine. Then suddenly, the Russians invaded their country, and everything changed. The young couple had a five-year-old little girl, and they feared for…
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Biblical Artifact: Theodotus Synagogue Inscription
In the centuries between the Old and New Testaments, an important institution developed within Judaism, the synagogue. The Gospels and Acts mention synagogues frequently; they played an important role in…
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Weekly Devotional: The Annunciation
Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon…
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FIFA World Cup: Anti-Israel Drama Plus Iran’s Brutality Exposed
Every four years, the FIFA World Cup grabs international attention as the biggest sporting event on the planet. FIFA stands, of course, for the International Federation of Association Football, which…
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Biblical Israel: Nazareth
Nazareth—the boyhood home of Jesus—sits on a limestone ridge (the Nazareth Ridge) in the Lower Galilee that separates the Jezreel Valley to the south from the Beit Netofa Valley to…
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Weekly Devotional: To Hear and To Do
The words “listen” and “obey” appear frequently within the Bible: “Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live, enter,…
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A Memorial of Thanksgiving to be Unveiled in Israel
Americans gather today on Thanksgiving to celebrate our beginnings, led by brave Mayflower Pilgrims and other settlers in the 1600s. They sought religious and other freedoms that eventually led to…
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New Immigrant: Irina’s Story
Irina admitted, “I don’t really live… I just try to survive.” Suffering from fibromyalgia and other illnesses, she lacked the strength and memory to run her salon in Ukraine—while her…
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Biblical Israel: Galilee
Galilee is the northernmost region of the central mountain range that runs like a spine (north-south) through the land of Israel. The mountains of Galilee have the highest elevations within…
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Weekly Devotional: Gleanings
Farming in the ancient world was incredibly tough. A farmer had to plow his field—most often with oxen—then sowed the seed into the broken-up earth. He then prayed for rain,…
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A Famous Conductor Answers the Question, “Where was God?”
I daresay humankind has asked the question “Where was God?” trillions of times over the centuries when trying to untangle the reasons and pain of personal or national tragedy. Certainly…
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New Immigrant: Boris’s Story
Boris and his family lived in Belarus, one of the poorest nations of the former Soviet Union. Even after gaining its independence, the president alone still wields most of the…
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Biblical Israel: Jordan Valley
The Jordan Valley is a narrow valley the extends from the Sea of Galilee in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. It is part of the great…
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Weekly Devotional: The Classroom of Humility
“Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth” (Numbers 12:3 NKJV). We remember Moses as God’s chosen leader for the children of Israel—to…
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Does Small Israel Have Outsized Solutions for Global Food Shortages?
According to the World Bank, we are in a global food crisis. Food shortages across the world are mushrooming like unwelcome weeds amid a nourishing crop of golden wheat. In the…
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Biblical Israel: Edom
The land of Edom lay south of the land of Moab in the Transjordan. The Zered Ravine, which empties into the southern end of the Dead Sea, formed the boundary…
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Weekly Devotional: Put Your Hope in God
As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and appear before God? My…
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Gaslighting in the United States and Israel: Three Reality Checks
When I want to watch an outstanding movie, I often gravitate to 1940s classics. Gaslight, one of Ingrid Bergman’s most famous movies, is a gripping 1944 thriller. In the film,…
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High Holy Days Food Distribution
Israel leads the world with innovations in technology, medicine, and defense. Yet, it also faces a demographic crisis, as over a fourth of its population lives below the poverty line.…
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Biblical Artifact: Tel Dan Inscription
Excavations in the 1990s at the site of Dan in northern Israel, which sits at the foot of Mount Hermon, uncovered three fragments of an inscription from the 9th century…
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Weekly Devotional: The Paganism of Worry
We live in a world built upon stress, our jobs, our busy lifestyles, the news, social media, politics. So much fills our lives with noise and stress clamoring for our…
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Is Another Revolution Underway in Iran?
Describing Iran as the main state sponsor of terrorism can sound somewhat bland, since the description, although absolutely correct, is repeated so often. However, the severe hardships that Islamic leaders…
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Biblical Israel: Lachish
Lachish was one of the largest cities within the kingdom of Judah. Located in the Judean lowlands (Shephelah), it sat in the southern branch of the Beth Guvrin-Lachish Valley system,…
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Weekly Devotional: How’s Your Temper?
We live in a world where people’s tempers constantly simmer below the surface. If we hear something on the news, see something on social media, or hear someone say something…
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Biden Pauses Iran Deal Before U.S. and Israeli Elections
Amid a stalemate, the Biden administration has paused negotiations in another seriously flawed Iran deal. Yet the relief we feel may be just momentary, as a resuscitated deal remains part…
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Elderly Widow: Valentina’s Story
After many years in Ukraine, working full-time until retirement age, Valentina and her husband found themselves in a system that pays little in retirement benefits. She admitted, “It is hard…
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Biblical Israel: Yodfat
The Galilean village of Yodfat lies in the hills three miles north of Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown, across Beit Netofa Valley, an easy day’s walk. Its primary industries were textiles and…
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Weekly Devotional: Do You Fear God?
We usually equate wisdom with our capacity to understand knowledge. Knowledge equals wisdom. Some may add that wisdom is the proper application of knowledge. The Bible, however, teaches that wisdom…
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How Faith in Action Led to Christian Humanitarian Aid During the Ottoman Empire
Over the years, many of the informative briefings I staffed took place at the historic American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem. My groups of Christian leaders explored Israel within both a…
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New Immigrant: Shuli’s Story
They came from a long line of Belarus immigrants who have made Israel their home. Shuli and her husband settled in Sderot years ago. Sadly, they have learned to live…
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Biblical Israel: Ashkelon
Ashkelon sits on the southern Mediterranean coast in the modern State of Israel. The Bible identifies it as one of the five Philistine cities along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ekron, and…
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Weekly Devotional: Remember Where You Have Come From
Remember! One of the most frequent commandments throughout the Bible is “Remember!” Remember the road you’ve traveled, the struggles and trials you’ve faced. And remember who brought you along your…
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Sukkot: Feast of Tabernacles
“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the LORD’s Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular…
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On Being an Advocate for Israel
Being an advocate for Israel begins in the heart. When commanded by Jesus to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with…
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New Immigrant: Maxim’s Story
For Maxim and his family, being Jewish in a predominantly Muslim area of Russia came with its share of persecution. So in May 2021, he and his wife finally immigrated…
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Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
“Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day…
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Weekly Devotional: The Day of Atonement
So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar.…
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Will Jewish Year 5783 Be A Good One for Israel? Not if it depends on Abbas and Raisi
Israelis celebrated a new Jewish year 5783 with their traditional Days of Awe, which began with the Feast of Trumpets—also called Rosh Hashanah (“head of the year”)—on September 25-27. On…
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Biblical Israel: Gamla
The ancient site Gamla sits in the central Golan Heights about six miles east of the northern end of the Sea of Galilee and the Bethsaida Valley. The ancient village…
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Weekly Devotional: The Trumpets Are Blowing
Rosh Hashanah (“Head of the Year”) is the first of the High Holy Days, which happens this time every year. It is observed as the start of the civil year on…
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Rosh Hashanah: Feast of Trumpets
Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It…
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Queen Elizabeth II and the United Nations: A Contrast in Character
On Monday, September 19, an estimated 4 billion people gathered in homes and public places worldwide to say their goodbyes to the beloved monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Among 2,000 guests,…
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New Immigrant: Anton’s Story
Anton’s nerves were shattered. His town in Donetsk, Ukraine, has been under siege since 2014. As the brutal fighting took its toll on him, he finally moved to Israel, looking…
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Biblical Israel: Wilderness of Zin
Many travelers to the modern State of Israel make the mistaken assumption that the boundaries of the modern entity of Israel overlap biblical Israel. Apart from the fact that even…
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Weekly Devotional: True Discipleship
In both Hebrew and Greek, the word for “disciple” means “student.” A disciple, then, is one who studies. We tend to use the term disciple to mean a follower, but…
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Israel: Living Up to its Promise as the Holy Land—Full of Blessings for the World
There is so much more to Israel and her extraordinary people than what is often portrayed by the global mainstream media. Today, our smart phones, tablets, laptops, and TVs are…
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Holocaust Survivor: Maria’s Story
Maria’s family fled to Uzbekistan when the Nazis invaded Belarus during World War II. Struggling to live, she worked in a factory seven days a week. After the war, her…
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Biblical Artifact: Temple Warning Inscription
The first century Jewish historian Josephus described the Jerusalem Temple in great detail. He noted that the large outer court was separated from the holy precincts by a balustrade that…
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Weekly Devotional: The Path of True Blessedness
"Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to Him” (Psalm 128:1). The Bible often speaks about the “fear of the Lord.” That seems odd to us…
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U.S. Congress, Israel, Arabs, and American Christian Leaders Rally Against a New Iran Deal
Over the last seven years, the unsuccessful 2015 Iran deal—engineered by former President Obama and then-Vice President Biden—has been on full display. Today, the on-again, off-again negotiations have created an…
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Elderly Immigrant: Michael’s Story
Michael grew up in hardship during World War II in Uzbekistan, when it was part of the Soviet Union. At age nine, he labored long hours on a collective farm…
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Biblical Israel: Jerusalem
The most mentioned city in the Bible is Jerusalem. From the time that David made it the capital of his kingdom, it became the focal point of the kingdoms of…
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Weekly Devotional: What’s Your Source?
“This is the LORD’s declaration. For My people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned Me, the fountain of living water, and dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that…
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The Lasting Legacy of the First Zionist Congress
A significant quasquicentennial celebration ended yesterday: the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress held August 29–31, 1897. That inaugural congress convened on these dates in Basel, Switzerland. Theodore Herzl,…
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Biblical Israel: Wadi Qilt
Roadways are one of the most significant aspects of biblical geography. Roads often gave significance to locations, villages, and cities. In fact, roadways influenced and dictated settlement patterns, the building…
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Weekly Devotional: The Law of Christ
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2 NKJV). How do we obey Jesus and fulfill what He commanded us? According to Paul, we bear…
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Seventeen Years After the Disengagement, Israel is Still Reaching Out to Help Gaza
You will not hear this at the United Nations or in mainstream media: Israel will allow more work permits for carefully screened Gazans to enter Israel for jobs through the…
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Biblical Israel: Sepphoris
Sepphoris was the capital of the Galilee during the first part of the 1st century A.D., when Jesus was a boy. Located four miles north of Nazareth, Sepphoris sat in…
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Weekly Devotional: Daily Bread
When the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness, God provided for their daily sustenance by giving them manna: “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you. The…
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The Famous Ben-Yehuda Street: A Walk Into Jerusalem’s History
In the last decade, Jews making Aliyah have immigrated to their ancestral homeland from 150 countries in the diaspora that reaches from Asia, to America, to Ethiopia, Europe, and beyond.…
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Family in Crisis: Amelia’s Story
Years ago in Russia, Amelia married young and had a daughter. The difficult labor left Amelia temporarily paralyzed, but she recovered. Then, sadly, her husband left her. Devastated, Amelia moved…
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Biblical Israel: Mount Nebo
God also buried him on Mount Nebo (Deuteronomy 34:1-8). The two and a half tribes that remained east of the Jordan River (Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of…
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Weekly Devotional: What the Lord Requires of You
As you read the Bible, have you ever felt overwhelmed with everything that’s in it? Do you ever wonder, how can I possibly live this way? If you have, don’t…
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Liberating Art From BDS and Lies About Israel
Entertainment industry insider Lana Melman is a formidable trailblazer. After two decades in executive positions at CBS, Columbia Pictures Television, Warner Brothers, and Paramount, and as a scriptwriter and executive…
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Serving Holocaust Survivors and the Elderly
For our Holocaust survivors and the elderly in Israel, growing old can be lonely— especially for those who are widowed or have no family. Often beset by health and financial…
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Biblical Israel: Southern Steps
Pilgrims to Jerusalem in the first century A.D. approached the Temple Mount from the south. After ritually purifying themselves, either in the Pool of Siloam, at the southern end of…
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Weekly Devotional: Give Life
“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence” (Proverbs 10:11 HCSB). Do the things you say, the things you communicate,…
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Celebration and Triumph: The Jewish Olympics in Israel
What a triumph! It made headlines around the globe. Ten thousand Jewish athletes from 62 countries traveled to Israel for the Maccabiah Games, which took place from July 21-26. Appropriately…
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Elderly Immigrant: Janna’s Story
Janna’s life is hard and lonely. Immigrating to Israel from Ukraine years ago, this elderly woman lives alone in a small apartment in Sderot—which is often bombarded with rocket attacks…
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Biblical Israel: Tower of David
The only gate on the western side of the modern Old City of Jerusalem is Jaffa Gate (so named because the road leading to Jaffa goes through this gate). Inside…
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Weekly Devotional: Longing for God
He imagines a deer thirsty from the heat seeking out the refreshing water of the stream, and he says that he thirsts after God in the same manner. What brought…
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Iran: Civilian Population at Risk and Christian Persecution on the Rise
Israel and the broader Middle East are not the only targets of Iran’s brutal theocratic government. Intent on controlling their 88 million citizens through fear and intimidation, Iran’s Islamic leaders…
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Biblical Israel: Damascus Gate
Visitors to the Old City of Jerusalem today can enter the city through seven gates scattered around its eastern, southern, western, and northern sides. These gates, like the walls of…
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Weekly Devotional: The Sign of Love
“If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15 NKJV). When we speak about love, we often refer to an emotional feeling, something that moves our emotions. Love for another,…
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Are Nazi-Style Tactics Swaying Our Culture Against Jews and Christians Today?
Readers may be surprised to know that Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”), a book first published in 1925, is still read today. From 1925 until 1945, when the book…
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Single Mother: Anna’s Story
When Anna learned her baby might be born disabled, her husband pressured her to get an abortion. She refused, and he left her. So she moved in with her mother,…
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Biblical Israel: Western Wall
The Western Wall refers to the western retaining wall built to support the Temple Mount platform. In the first century, this wall faced the city of Jerusalem, and as such,…
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Weekly Devotional: Living at the Crossroads
Have you ever wondered why God brought Abraham from Ur in Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan? After all, Mesopotamia was far more developed culturally and economically than Canaan. Did you…
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The Abraham Accords and President Biden’s Visit to the Middle East
When former President Donald J. Trump officially launched the Abraham Accords from the White House lawn, it marked the beginning of unprecedented transformative relationships in the Middle East. Since then,…
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Summer Youth Camps
How can CBN Israel help youth within the believing community say “yes” to God? That’s a question echoed by many youth pastors around Israel. Our youth lack programs, such as…
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Biblical Israel: Mount Tabor
In the northeastern corner of the Jezreel Valley sits the solitary, dome shaped hill of Mount Tabor. The steep slopes on all sides of the mountain lead to plateau on…
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Weekly Devotional: Rivers of Living Water
Have you ever been in a desert or dry wilderness and seen what happens when there is water from a spring or river? The land closest to the water is…
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Presbyterian Church USA Promotes Anti-Semitic Policies Against the World’s Only Jewish Nation
Millions of Christians who support the Jewish nation and people are confident in God’s eternal covenants with Israel and the inerrant truths of Scripture. That’s why recent resolutions of the…
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Widow in Need: Polina’s Story
When Polina and her husband immigrated to Israel in 2004, they found the historic Galilee area a beautiful place to put down roots. But soon, they discovered that there were…
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Biblical Israel: Hebron
The city of Hebron played an important role, particularly within the Old Testament narratives. The city features prominently in the stories of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well…
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Weekly Devotional: Freed to Serve
“Let My people go, so they can serve Me.” Moses repeatedly uttered this refrain to Pharaoh, insisting the Egyptian ruler release the Israelites, the descendants of Abraham. Many modern translations…
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Israel’s Paradoxes in Politics, Religion, and More
Some readers may not be aware that in the Holy Land, approximately 80 percent of Jewish Israelis are secular, and 20 percent are religious. The land is a vivid tapestry…
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Biblical Israel: City of David
The first seven and a half years that David reigned, he reigned in Hebron, which sat in the heart of the tribal territory of Judah, David’s tribe (2 Samuel 5:5).…
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Weekly Devotional: A Tree of Life
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight…
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Trilateral Agreement Cements Israel’s Role on Global Energy Stage
In past centuries, explorers could never have imagined sailing the seas in search of underwater treasures beyond those in sunken ships. However, in today’s explorations, another kind of fortune lies…
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Biblical Israel: Beth Shean
Located at the intersection of two significant roads that crossed the land of Israel from west to east, through the Jezreel and Harod Valleys towards the land east of the…
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Weekly Devotional: Bringing Glory to Your Father in Heaven
Have you ever thought seriously about Jesus’ statement: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16…
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Israel’s “Chariots of Fire” War Games Primed for Air, Sea, Land, and Cyber
Warily eyeing Iran’s escalating belligerence with its new centrifuges spinning deadlier amounts of nuclear-grade uranium, and the steady weapons transfers from Iran into Syria, Israel recently engaged in month-long “Chariots…
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Lifesaving Surgery: Yostena’s Story
Sometimes, the littlest people need the most help. In Ethiopia, tiny Yostena was born premature. The frail infant spent 10 days in a hospital’s newborn intensive care unit—where she was…
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Biblical Israel: Ein Gedi
The name Ein Gedi means “spring of the kid (young goat).” Ein Gedi, which is the largest oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, sits between two riverbeds…
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Weekly Devotional: Far from the Promise
David found himself for a period of his life having to flee from Saul. Saul pursued him wherever he went. David felt so pressed that he even had to seek…
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Fulfilling God’s Promises: The Miracles of Israel’s Six-Day War
Fifty-five years ago—June 5, 1967—marked the beginning of Israel’s Six-Day War (June 5-10). On that day, God fulfilled His ancient promises as recorded in 1 Kings 11:36, where He proclaimed…
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New Immigrant: Olga’s Story
It’s a story behind the headlines. With Russia’s invasion continuing to devastate Ukraine, thousands of Jewish refugees have fled to Israel, seeking safety in the Promised Land. The hardest hit…
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Biblical Israel: Temple Mount
The Golden Dome of the Rock provides one of the most iconic and recognizable images of any city’s skyline within the world. The Islamic shrine completed in A.D. 692 by…
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Weekly Devotional: First Fruits
Moses outlined for the Israelites the ordinances of the Festival of Weeks (Shavuot or Pentecost). This festival commemorated the harvest seven weeks and one day (50 days, hence “Pentecost”) after…
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Shavuot (Pentecost): The Festival of Weeks
“On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it…
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A Hard Left Turn Against Israel in the U.S. Congress
Decades of support for Israel among Democrats and Republicans in the United States Congress have created a win-win of countless advantages for both nations over the years. For example, in…
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Business Development: Claudia’s Story
“My parents had no money, and so I found a way to make money myself,” Claudia said, remembering back to her impoverished childhood. At the age of eleven, she taught…
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Biblical Israel: Shrine of the Book
The discovery at Qumran of the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 required a suitable place to house them. The American Jewish architects Armand Bartos and Frederic Kiesler were…
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Weekly Devotional: As the Mountains Surround Jerusalem
Psalm 125 is the sixth psalm of the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120–134). Pilgrims sang these psalms as they approached the Temple at times of pilgrimage, especially the festivals of…
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Yom Yerushalayim: Israel’s Jerusalem Day
“I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, and…
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The Long-Term Effects of Palestinian Disinformation
Comparing the Palestinian Authority (PA) disinformation and United States’ First Amendment is a lesson in dictatorship versus democracy. The contrast also includes Israel’s freedoms, which are set out in its…
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Biblical Israel: Second Temple Model
The large, scale model of Jerusalem in A.D. 66 offers one of the main attractions at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Hans Kroch, who owner of the Holy Land Hotel…
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Weekly Devotional: Go Into the Wilderness
The dry and arid wilderness south of Beersheva where Elijah traveled is harsh and inhospitable. God takes people into the wilderness in the Bible. It serves as His classroom. Yet,…
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The Nakba, the Temple Mount, and a Magnanimous Tragedy
Last Friday, Jordan’s King Abdullah II met with President Joe Biden at the White House. Their May 13 meeting focused in part on restoring order after hostilities intensified at the…
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Victim of Terrorism: Alexander’s Story
Alexander’s family lives in the lovely seacoast city of Ashdod, located in southern Israel. But due to its close proximity to Gaza, it has become a target of rocket attacks…
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Biblical Israel: Pool of Siloam
Located on the southern part of the rock cliff that marks the hill of the City of David (in Jerusalem), near the southern end of the Tyropoean Valley sits the…
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Weekly Devotional: Forgive to Be Forgiven
Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who…
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We Cannot Ignore Iran’s Global Goals
“Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” Winston Churchill’s paraphrase of Santayana’s famous saying could easily be applied to Iran’s malicious behavior in world affairs.
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Emergency Relief for Ukrainian Jewish Refugees
We left Kyiv on the first day after the bombs exploded near our house in a few kilometers, and then we decided to leave Kyiv. But my husband returned to…
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Biblical Israel: Avdat
Located in the modern Negev Desert on the spur of a mountain ridge, overlooking the plain around the canyon of En Avdat (the “Spring of Avdat”), sits the ancient ruins…
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Weekly Devotional: Little Is Much
And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it…
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Yom HaAtzma’ut: Israel’s Independence Day
“Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever…
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The Resilience of the Jewish Nation and People
Yesterday at sundown, on Israel’s Memorial Day, the Jewish nation and people made an incredible leap from remembering their fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism to celebrating Israel’s Independence Day.
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Yom HaZikaron: Israel’s Memorial Day
A week after Yom HaShoah, Israelis mark Yom HaZikaron (“Israel’s Memorial Day”) remembering those who died fighting for the country even before it was established and for those murdered in…
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Biblical Israel: Shiloh
Shiloh served as the place where the Israelites erected the Tabernacle and placed the Ark of the Covenant after they conquered the land (Joshua 18:1). It became a place for…
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Weekly Devotional: A King and His Servants
It’s interesting to listen to how people speak about their faith. If you pay attention, you may detect that they speak in a manner of what God has done for…
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Holocaust Remembrance Tour Captivates American Audiences and Hearts
Eighty-three years ago, the steel-plated treads of 2,500 Nazi tanks clattered ominously over Poland’s border along with a million-and-a-half German soldiers bent on destruction. That same day, 2,000 warplanes flew…
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Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial Day
The Holocaust is etched in Israel’s national memory. Each year, its victims are honored on one special national holiday called Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day.) All places of entertainment are…
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Biblical Israel: Megiddo
Situated in the western Jezreel Valley at the foot of the lowlands of Mount Carmel stands the ancient mound of Megiddo. It overlooks where Nahal Iron crosses through the Carmel…
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Weekly Devotional: Who is My Neighbor?
“Just then an expert in the law stood up to test [Jesus], saying, ‘Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘What is written in the law?’ He asked…
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The Torn Veil: Why Christians Care About the Temple Mount
Arbel sits high upon the sheer limestone cliffs along the northwest corner of the lake of Galilee, northwest of Tiberias, overlooking the fertile plain of Gennesar. The Arbel Cliffs form…
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Biblical Israel: Arbel
Arbel sits high upon the sheer limestone cliffs along the northwest corner of the lake of Galilee, northwest of Tiberias, overlooking the fertile plain of Gennesar. The Arbel Cliffs form…
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Weekly Devotional: The Resurrection
“Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone…
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Passover: The Feast of Unleavened Bread
For thousands of years, the Jewish people have told the story from the book of Exodus on the eve of Passover, “the fourteenth day of the first month” (Leviticus 23:5)…
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The Perfect Lamb Crushed in Gethsemane
When Jesus, the Perfect Lamb of God, rode into Jerusalem at the age of 33, He was about to experience His last Passover on earth. He had arrived in Jerusalem…
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Single Mother: Masaret’s Story
The future looked bright when Masaret first met and married her husband in Ethiopia—and they both planned to live in Israel. But problems arose when they attempted to move here…
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Biblical Israel: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The traditional location of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which sits within the heart of the Christian Quarter of the Old…
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Weekly Devotional: Blessed Is the King
Jesus came to Jerusalem riding a wave of popularity and redemptive expectations. As He ascended toward Jerusalem, Luke tells us that those traveling with Him were anticipating that the kingdom…
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Six Predictions on How the Biden Iran Deal Will Impact the Middle East and Weaken U.S. Power
Reports from the Vienna talks indicate that a new “Iran Deal” is expected to be announced imminently. Based on the public information on the probable terms of this agreement, there…
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Palm Sunday and the Day of the Lambs
When John the Baptist saw Jesus walking toward him at the Jordan River, he announced, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” Those awaiting baptism may…
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Victims of Terrorism: Rima and Yaakov’s Story
Rima and Yaakov came to Israel from Belarus and became citizens in 2007—and they’ve always been happy about their decision to immigrate. These senior citizens are committed to staying in…
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Biblical Israel: Garden of Gethsemane
Mark and Matthew identify Gethsemane as the place Jesus went with His disciples after eating the Passover within the city of Jerusalem, prior to His arrest (Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32).…
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Weekly Devotional: Hiding from God
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the fruit from the forbidden tree and God came to walk with them in the garden, they responded by hiding themselves. Children…
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Israel’s Archaeological Findings Continue to Prove the Bible’s Authenticity
Palm Sunday and Resurrection Day are fast approaching. For Christians, our Holy Week is the most momentous time of the year and the Holy Land is the most sacred place—because…
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Biblical Israel: Masada
Masada, a palace-fortress built by Herod the Great (Matthew 2), sits on the south-western shore of the Dead Sea, fifteen and a half miles south of Ein Gedi. The fortress…
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Weekly Devotional: Are You Only the God of the Past?
Have you ever found yourself frustrated reading the Bible? Not confused, but frustrated. Frustrated because in its pages you read about God’s mighty acts, His deliverance of His people, His…
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Iran’s Persian New Year: What Will It Bring?
To Iranians, Sunday March 20 marked not only Iran’s Persian new year—the year 1401, according to their solar calendar—but also a new century. Iranians worldwide celebrate their beloved new year…
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Emergency Relief for Ukrainian Jewish Refugees
Israel needs your help! She needs Christians like you to stand in solidarity with her and help care for her people who are streaming in by the thousands from Ukraine.…
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Biblical Israel: Dead Sea
The Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, at 1,300 feet below sea level. It formerly received six million tons of water daily from the…
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Weekly Devotional: Be Prepared
A Jewish sage, a contemporary of Jesus, told his disciples, “Repent the day before you die.” His disciples responded with the question: “Who knows the day of his death?” To…
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Purim 2022: Modern Hamans Spawn Global Terror
Last night and today, the Jewish community is celebrating Purim, which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire. Queen Esther acted on her…
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Purim: The Story of Esther
Purim celebrates the Jewish people’s rescue from and victory over a wicked government minister who wanted to destroy them thousands of years ago as recorded in the book of Esther…
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Lifesaving Bomb Shelters
The ongoing threat of attacks from Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon causes Israeli families and communities to live in a perpetual state of high alert and anxiety. Every time…
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Biblical Israel: Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is a north-south ridge that sits on the eastern watershed of the hills around Jerusalem. To its east, the land slopes drastically down towards the Jordan…
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Weekly Devotional: The Right Paths
God’s name is at stake in us, and we can trust in His care for this very reason. The psalmist used the image of sheep and a shepherd to convey…
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Russia Adding Ukrainian Refugees to the Bitter Fruit of Communism and Dictatorships
Victimized under Vladimir Putin’s campaign of unrestrained violence, Ukraine is another nation to suffer the bitter fruit of oppressive regimes since World War II. At this writing, upwards of 2…
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Victim of Terrorism: Nina’s Story
When they learned that a barrage of rockets from Gaza had hit their apartment building, Nina and her husband rushed home from work. Staring at their destroyed home, they were…
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Biblical Israel: Jordan River
The most dramatic geographical feature of the biblical land of Israel is the scar of the Rift Valley. Created by the tectonic plates, this forms part of the Syro-African Rift,…
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Weekly Devotional: Doing the Father’s Will
We’ve all heard the saying, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Jesus told this parable to underscore a very important fact: doing God’s will is what matters…
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Finding Light While Combatting Hate: My Discovery of Evangelical Christian Friends
Antisemitism is the world’s oldest hatred and has plagued humanity from the beginning of recorded history. As the Trump Administration’s U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, I…
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Ukraine: Overcoming Darkness with Light
Ukraine has enjoyed freedom ever since 1991, when it crawled out from under the collapse of the Soviet Union. Putin’s callous disregard for Ukraine’s population is a grim reminder of Joseph…
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Victims of Terrorism: Irena and Suzanna’s Story
The air was filled with red-alert sirens. People were frantically rushing to nearby bomb shelters. This was Irena’s life in the city of Holon near Tel Aviv, during a conflict…
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Biblical Israel: Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on earth. It sits 600 feet below sea level. It is a lake, and not a sea; thus, the Evangelist Luke…
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Weekly Devotional: A Broken Spirit
Despair is a common human emotion. As finite beings, we often struggle to see beyond the moment, and when circumstances overwhelm us, we can all too easily find our emotions…
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Iran Negotiations 2022: Landmark or Land Mine?
President Obama and Vice President Biden viewed their 2015 Iran deal as a landmark agreement, believing it the best way to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The last seven years,…
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Biblical Israel: Dan Spring
The land of Israel did not merely provide the stage upon which biblical events played out, its flora, fauna, climate, and geology provide the images, metaphors, and vocabulary that biblical…
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Weekly Devotional: When Adversity Strikes
When the chief priests of Jerusalem commanded Peter and John to no longer speak in Jesus’ name, the two disciples had a choice to make. They went to their community…
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United Nations: No Valentines for Israel
For Valentine’s Day this past Monday, Americans rushed to buy flowers, candy, and greeting cards for loved ones. That same day, the United Nations watchdog, UN Watch, sent another kind…
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Victim of Terrorism: Liat’s Story
Liat’s life has never been easy. Married to a violent husband for years, at age 44 she is now a single mother, raising her two children alone on a limited…
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Biblical Israel: Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel is a limestone ridge that bisects the coastal plain of the land of Israel branching off from the mountains of Samaria west towards the Mediterranean coast. It is…
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Weekly Devotional: Do Not Abandon Your Love
Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus: “The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says: I…
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Amnesty International Offers No Amnesty to Israel
Amnesty International describes itself as a global movement that protects people wherever justice, freedom, truth, and dignity are denied. And there’s no question that this human rights organization has a
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Living with Disability: Gila and Noam’s Story
Living in Israel, Gila is 60, and a single mom of four grown children. Three live on their own—but Noam, her youngest at almost 20, was born with cerebral palsy,…
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Biblical Israel: First Century Tombs and Burial
Bible readers find the issue of Jewish burial customs and tombs interesting due to the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. While the Gospels do not provide an…
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Weekly Devotional: If It Had Not Been the Lord
When things get difficult, whom do you turn to for aid? Do you try to figure it out yourself? Do you look to family or friends? Or do you look…
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Isaiah’s Prophecy, Professor Sukenik, and the United Nations
Last week, the Jewish community and millions of caring people worldwide observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 2005, the United Nations finally called for an International Holocaust Remembrance Day to…
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Victim of Terrorism: Ronen’s Story
Imagine being a disabled senior who can barely walk and living in a city that is a target for rocket attacks—with less than a minute’s warning to rush for cover…
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Biblical Israel: Capernaum
Mentioned more than any other location in the Gospels, apart from Jerusalem, Capernaum sits on the northern shore of the lake of Galilee. The Gospels indicate it served as an…
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Weekly Devotional: Who Are You To Judge?
A Jewish contemporary of Jesus said, “Do not judge your neighbor until you have come to his place.” It’s an ancient version of our modern saying: “Don’t judge a person…
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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Little-Known Story Offers Inspiration
Today, January 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Amid the worldwide resurgence of anti-Semitism, recommitting to the rallying cry of “Never Again” is vital. The venom of hatred is once…
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Remembering the Holocaust
In 2005, the United Nations designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this solemn day, the world remembers the 6 million Jewish
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Biblical Israel: Qumran
Located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, about seven miles south of Jericho and twenty miles north of Ein Gedi, sits the ruins of Qumran. Eleven caves around…
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Weekly Devotional: What Matters to God?
If someone asked you, “What matters to God?”—how would you respond? We sometimes struggle to feel the impact of the words of the Bible because we do not belong to the…
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The Miracle of Aliyah: Israel’s Historic Puzzle Pieces Fall into Place
“Go forth from your land and from your birthplace and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). Aliyah is a Hebrew word meaning…
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Single Mother: Elvira’s Story
After her first child was born, Elvira* was weak and exhausted. Plus, she and her husband were in dire financial straits, with no improvement in sight. So, she suggested they…
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Biblical Israel: Chorazin
Located two and a half miles north of Capernaum, Chorazin sits in the hills overlooking the lake of Galilee at 45-46 meters above sea level and 267-273 meters above the…
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Weekly Devotional: Do Justice
“He has told you, mortal one, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your…
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Israel’s Golan: Rising to New Heights
Traveling north to Israel’s Golan Heights is an adventuresome journey of hairpin turns, vineyards, and vistas of the snow-capped 9,000-foot Mount Hermon. Yet despite an ancient history wrapped in boundless…
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Victim of Terrorism: Ludmilla’s Story
Ludmilla and her husband moved to Israel from Ukraine in 2000 and settled in Sderot. Her husband is now disabled—and at 62, she is his primary caregiver. With four children…
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Biblical Israel: Magdala
The site of Magdala sits a little over three miles north of Tiberias, on the southern edge of the plain of Gennesar, on the shore of the lake of Galilee.…
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Weekly Devotional: On Display
One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. The LORD asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” “From roaming…
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Hope in the Holy Land? One Film Casts a Light
Peace between Jews and Palestinian Arabs seems as distant as the earth from the moon. Ancients and moderns worldwide have been fascinated by this celestial body, and the Jewish community…
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