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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: 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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In 2022, Israelis Are Staring At Some Good News and Some Bad News
Most of us have used or made jokes with the idiomatic expression, “What do you want to hear first—the good news or the bad news?” One psychological study showed that…
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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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Immanuel: God With Us
When seen within its world, the Advent story has a different look and feel from how we tend to envision it. It certainly is foreign to the modern spirit of…
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Better Together: Christmas Comfort from Israel, American Jews, Christians, and Businesses
Mayfield, Kentucky, where tornadoes practically crushed the town of 10,000 into kindling wood earlier this month, is now experiencing the calming currents of help and hope in expressions of Christmas…
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Winter Heater Distribution
Imagine living in an old, frigid apartment with little or no heating—and your fixed income barely makes ends meet… Whenever the weather turns cold in Israel, this is the plight…
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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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Jerusalem, the “City of Three Christmases” in Israel, the Land of Religious Freedom
Israel, the world’s only Jewish nation, is historically a beacon of religious freedom for the three monotheistic faiths of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Christmas observances last for days in Israel…
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Holocaust Survivor: Eugenia’s Story
Yafit was young, Ethiopian, and Jewish—and she fulfilled a major dream when she immigrated to Israel in 1991. Surviving the transition of leaving her little farming village for a new…
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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: God Steps Into Our Turmoil
“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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The Connection Between King David, Christmas, and Palm Sunday
The candles are extinguished for Hanukkah 2021, the Jewish Festival of Lights, replaced now with the lights of glowing Christmas trees and decorated homes. Our Christian nativity scenes are on…
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Single Mother: Yafit’s Story
Yafit was young, Ethiopian, and Jewish—and she fulfilled a major dream when she immigrated to Israel in 1991. Surviving the transition of leaving her little farming village for a new…
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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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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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Hanukkah in Ancient and Modern Israel: “A Great Miracle Happened There”
On Sunday, November 28, Jewish families worldwide began celebrating Hanukkah—lighting up their homes each day with candles in their Hanukkiahs, their menorah candelabras. By December 6, when the festival ends,…
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Victim of Terrorism: Rivka’s Story
Rivka and her husband immigrated to Israel from Russia in 1973, and they have established deep roots. Living in the coastal city of Ashdod, they both worked from home as…
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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 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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Thankful for Israel: A Blessing to the World
Today, as we observe a national day of thanksgiving and count our many blessings, I pray that we would also be extra mindful of those who are distressed and in…
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Widowed Single Mother: Anna’s Story
When Anna moved from Ukraine to Israel, she started a new life—and found romance. It’s where she met her husband—an Israeli citizen who was also from Ukraine. They had a…
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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 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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Israel Hosts Fifth Christian Media Summit in Friendship and Unity
A week ago, I attended Israel’s Government Press Office (GPO) Christian Media Summit (CMS). Held virtually in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, this year’s summit drew more than 100…
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Single Mother: Makdes’ Story
Life was already hard for Makdes, a single mother with three kids, living in Jerusalem. She hadno contact withherchildren’s father, who abandoned them long ago—and shestruggledalonejust to survive.
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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: 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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How Anti-Semitism Reproduces and How to Stop it
By the time World War II ended, the world was reeling in shock and chaos from the ravages of hate gone viral. In Europe alone, an estimated 15-20 million people…
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Lone Soldier: Anna’s Story
When Anna was a young girl, her family immigrated to Israel. Although she was not from a religious family, Anna came to faith in God as a Messianic Jew when…
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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: 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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UN Watch: Resolving to Fix the United Nations’ Anti-Israel Bias
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. and the UN, strode to the podium on October 29 at a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) at…
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Victim of Terrorism: Sarah’s Story
Ashdod is an idyllic seacoast city, which Sarah’s family calls home. At age 74 years old, she and her husband have lived there for years—with their three children and five…
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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: 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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Restoration and Restitution for Massive WWII Art Heist
Recent news about the upcoming auction of a van Gogh watercolor titled Meules de Blé (“Haystacks”) jubilantly swept through the art world. The Dutch artist’s painting has not appeared in…
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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: 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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The Truth About “Palestine”—Then and Now
Calling Israel “Palestine” is commonplace today. However, the history of that name goes back millennia. First coined by the ancient Greeks for the five-city area in the Philistine confederacy and…
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Single Mother: Monica’s Story
When Monica and her husband immigrated to Israel in 2000 with their infant son, they were full of hope. Settling in Ashkelon, their family grew to nine children, and Monica’s…
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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: 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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The Twelfth Man for Israel
In a stunning upset on October 9, “The Twelfth Man” seemed to play a significant role in the victory in College Station, Texas, when the Texas A&M (Aggies) football team…
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Victim of Terrorism: Kalia and Havier’s Story
Kalia and Havier became Israeli citizens in 2000, and lived in Beersheva with their four children. Havier has been the full-time pastor of a large Spanish-speaking congregation
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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: 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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The Gush Etzion Tree: A Symbol of Hope in Israel’s Heartland
When tourists visit Israel, some sites are absolute essentials for Christians. The Garden Tomb, Western Wall, the Old City, Capernaum, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and the Galilee are top…
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Elderly Widow: Eliana’s Story
During World War II, when Eliana’s father was drafted, her mother and siblings fled Ukraine for Uzbekistan. A year after her father came home from serving on the front lines,…
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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: 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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Joel Rosenberg’s Newest Book Enemies and Allies: Stepping Into Middle East History
Author Joel C. Rosenberg’s latest book links his front row seat to history with his page-turning style. It’s as if he stepped into one of his previous sixteen thrillers. However,…
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Giving Food and Care to Elderly Jewish Widows
Starvation. Assault. Forced to sleep on the cold, wet ground. And the constant threat of death. These are the unthinkable deprivations that many Jewish children experienced as they were seized…
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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: 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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Apartheid Accusations Against Israel Misplaced
Apartheid is an ugly term with an ugly history. Dutch for “separate” or “apartness,” apartheid was the official policy of racial segregation against nonwhites as formerly practiced in the Republic…
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Weekly Devotional: Remember Where You Have Come From
“Remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart,…
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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: 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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Yom Kippur: An Ancient Goat, a War, and a Risen Savior
The Day of Atonement (Hebrew: Yom Kippur) is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish community worldwide. It began yesterday at sundown and ends tonight, September 16, when…
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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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Victim of Terrorism: Dalia’s Story
As a 69-year-old widow, Dalia has two adult children who live on their own. Yet, one grown child still lives with her—a son who suffers from kidney disease. He is…
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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: Go and Be Reconciled
“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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Remembering 9/11 and Praying for Afghanistan
Saturday, September 11, 2021, marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist flights of radical Islamic death and destruction that took place on a sky-blue Tuesday morning. The hijacked planes—United Airlines…
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Single Mother: Ludmila’s Story
He lived in a depressed area, where the economy was weak, and work choices were few. Carmi was grateful for his factory job—and it provided enough for his wife and…
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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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Weekly Devotional: The Trumpets Are Blowing
“In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall…
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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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Wishing Our Jewish Friends A Sweet New Year
Rosh Hashanah (“head of the year” in Hebrew) is another miracle of promise-keeping by the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This Jewish New Year celebration—the 5,782nd—commences at sundown on…
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Victim of Terrorism: Carmi’s Story
He lived in a depressed area, where the economy was weak, and work choices were few. Carmi was grateful for his factory job—and it provided enough for his wife and…
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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: 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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Defying Nazis: An American Hero Saved Jewish Soldiers Under His Command
If you stood outside the East Tennessee History Center on one of Knoxville’s busy streets, you couldn’t miss the handsome new blue marker with gold lettering extolling the heroism of…
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Business Development: Aya’s Story
Aya was living out her dream. A 53-year-old married Ukrainian immigrant with two children, she had settled in northern Israel—and had a thriving clothing boutique. Then, the pandemic struck… and…
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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: 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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Abraham Accords—A Year Later, Hope is Taking Hold
The Abraham Accords, signed on the White House lawn on September 15, 2020, heralded an unexpected miracle. After President Trump announced the upcoming agreements on August 13, 2020, the three…
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Single Mother: Ava’s Story
At age 46, Ava was suddenly starting over. She had moved to Israel from Eritrea, got married, and had six children. But her hopes for a good life were dashed…
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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: 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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Economic Zionism: A Powerful and Peaceful Way to Oppose Economic Warfare Against Israel
Israel’s biblical heartland is Judea and Samaria. This region is widely known as the “West Bank,” as it lies west of the Jordan River. Much of the world considers Israel…
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Holocaust survivor: Zinaida’s Story
It was 1941, and Zinaida was terrified. The Nazis had invaded her Jewish village in Belarus, and the Holocaust began. This child and her family were rounded up and had…
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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 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 Authority President Mahmoud Abbas: The Man Behind the Mask
Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, prompting the widespread use of face masks, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas had twisted together his own version of a…
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Single Mother: Mila’s Story
Less than two years ago, Mila and her husband immigrated to Israel. They brought their five younger children, while their two adult children decided to stay in Ukraine. Just as…
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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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The Ice Cream Wars: Will Anti-Israel Hostility Melt?
The founders of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, have suffered a brain freeze—but not from eating too much ice cream at one time. No, their…
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Mourning Mother and Widow: Zoya’s Story
Zoya is an older widow who had immigrated to Israel in 1995 with her husband, and her son, Pavel. Since her husband’s death several years ago, Pavel, who was 42…
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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 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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Israelis and the Summer Olympics: Will Anti-Semitism Compete, Too?
Due to COVID-19’s untimely appearance last year, the Tokyo Summer Games are still called the 2020 Olympics. Ninety athletes—55 men and 35 women, Israel’s biggest delegation yet—are vying for medals…
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Holocaust Survivor: Tauba’s Story
“I never thought I would hear the horrifying sound of bombings again, especially in Israel,” said Tauba, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor. When the Nazis invaded Latvia, she was just a…
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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: 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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Christians and Jews in Israel Connect Through Modern Readings of Ancient Scripture
An American-based reading-aloud Bible initiative—the Nationwide Bible Reading Marathon—was just completed yesterday morning, July 14, at 7:14 across the world virtually in respective time zones. In Israel, the birthplace of…
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Lone Soldier: Shoshana’s Story
Shortly after her parents emigrated from Bulgaria to Israel, Shoshana was born. Growing up, sadly, her home never felt like “home.” The fighting and screaming… Her childhood was filled with…
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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: 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: Money Well Spent for America’s Most Beneficial Ally
Most American taxpayers are distressed by the way the United States Congress wheels and deals with our national budget. While members of Congress jockey for political advantage, the unwieldy budgets…
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Elderly Widow: Huana’s Story
When Huana immigrated to Israel with her husband and two children in 1989, the couple worked in a factory, and for years they were content. They lived in Sderot, and…
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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: 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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Israel’s Search and Rescue Unit in Florida on Another Heroic Mission of Mercy
Even before the expert Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Search and Rescue Brigade arrived in Florida, they had already mapped via satellite the collapsed Champlain Towers South. Carrying with them the…
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Hope and Rehabilitation
They had once been homeless, living on the streets, with many of them survivors of drug or alcohol addiction. This group of men had successfully completed a rigorous live-in rehabilitation…
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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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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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Arson by Balloons: Floating Incendiary and Explosive Devices Target Innocent Israeli Civilians
For generations, toy balloons have been a source of fun and joy. That was certainly true in Israel—until Hamas turned these instruments of amusement into implements of terror.
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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: 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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Anti-Israel Hostility Is Soaring While Dictatorships Get a Free Pass
When it comes to what drives spiraling anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment, hate is always at the helm. The global mainstream media’s anti-Israel bias could not be clearer. By frequently abandoning…
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Family in Crisis: Aviva’s Story
For many in Israel, COVID-19 has not only caused financial hardships, but it has also taken a mental and emotional toll on people. The isolation and restrictions made life even…
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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: 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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Israel’s Ancient Political Dramas: Good Kings, Bad Kings, No Kings, and the King of Kings
Drama has dominated Israeli politics going back to ancient times, when the Jewish nation experienced seasons with good kings, bad kings, and no kings. Its political baggage is packed full…
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Holocaust Survivor: Lisa’s Story
“I was seven when we were forced by the Nazis into the ghetto,” Lisa recalled sadly. “Food was very hard to come by, and you’d wake up not knowing if…
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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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What Would World Health Look Like Without Jewish Medical Discoveries?
Older Americans will recall the panic when polio struck their children, either crippling them or resulting in their deaths. In 1952, 58,000 new cases broke out in the United States…
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Life-saving Bomb Shelter: Gil’s Story
Imagine waiting at a bus stop and suddenly hearing a bomb siren—with only 15 seconds to find shelter. Tragically, this is the trauma many Israelis face today, and it is…
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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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Arab Journalists and Pro-Israel Christians Agree: Hamas is the Problem
When United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Israel, and the United States signed the Abraham Accords on the White House lawn on August 13, 2020, it signaled a historic, miraculous opening…
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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: 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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The Gaza Strip: What Could Have Been
With 28,000 miles of stunning shoreline, the Mediterranean Sea annually beckons a third of the world’s international tourists to its gentle waves and pleasant climate. Twenty-two countries and over 3,000…
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Victim of Terrorism: Yelena’s Story
When her father died in battle during World War II, Yelena was a young girl living in Russia. This loss devastated her for a long time. But Lena overcame her…
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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: 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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Shavuot (Pentecost): The Feast 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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The U.S. Congress Has a Chance to Help Veterans in Our Country and in Israel
A bipartisan light sometimes shines in the United States Congress despite its numerous gridlocks. This holds true for an important bill that, if passed and signed by the President, will…
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Victim of Terrorism: Zeev’s Story
How sobering it is to know that we are witnessing the last generation of Holocaust survivors in Israel. Most are in their 90s, and many came to their ancestral homeland…
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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: 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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UN Human Rights Council Pushes “Human Wrongs” Against Israel
The United Nations initiated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 after the Nazi genocide of six million Jews. Its words affirmed the dignity of all world citizens, regardless…
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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: 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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When Evil Demands an Encore, Stop It in Its Tracks
In 1925, Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”) was published, containing the script for Hitler’s genocidal plan. He wrote it while serving only nine months of a five-year sentence for…
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New Immigrant: Snezhana’s Story
When Snejana, her husband, and their three children emigrated from Ukraine to Israel in 2018, she had high hopes, despite the obstacles of starting over in a new culture. They…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Repentance
It is often said that we live in a “secular age,” a term popularized by the title of Charles Taylor’s famous book. For several decades in the lead-up to the…
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Iran and Israel: Once Friends, Now Foes
During the Persian Empire and beyond, rulers, religions, and the well-being of the Jewish community shifted like the Middle Eastern desert sands. When it comes to news about Iran, reports today…
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Business Development: Nathanial’s Story
Nathanial had a rough start in life that could have held him back. He grew up in a poor Israeli neighborhood, with only his mother to offer him encouragement. Yet,…
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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: 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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Israel’s Memorial and Independence Days: Sorrow and Joy, Back to Back
During Israel’s 2020 Memorial Day observance, Dvora Waysman, an Israeli author and syndicated journalist, observed, “Israel is a country where so many parents have been called upon to bury their…
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New Immigrant Center
Every year, thousands of immigrants travel to Israel—families with children, single men and women, seniors and young people… They come to fulfill a dream: To live in the land of…
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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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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: 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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Yom HaShoah: Israel Stops and Remembers
Sirens sounded in Israel yesterday at sundown and again at 10 this morning, Israel time. For two minutes cars stopped on the highways. Drivers stepped out and stood. Shoppers paused…
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Remembering the Holocaust
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: 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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Sacrifice
Indeed, there is a Jewish custom to begin the religious education of a child not with the story of creation, the story of the Exodus, or the grand sweep of…
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Holy Week and Passover: Centuries-Old Persecution of Jews
Holy Week took on a new dimension for me on Palm Sunday night. My husband and I attended a Turner Classic Movies Fathom event on the big screen. The epic…
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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: 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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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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Torah Reading Commentary: The Passover Seder
This year’s Passover Seder will be celebrated on March 27, and we should take time to discover the opportunities that are open to us spiritually and the opportunities we have…
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Think Iran Hasn’t Expanded Its Terror Toolbox? Think Again
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria are members of an infamous club. The U.S. State Department identifies them as the world’s most dangerous terror nations. Their four leaders are a…
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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: Not Our Will But Your Will Be Done
“Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. When He came to the place, He said to them, ‘Pray that you…
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Torah Reading Commentary: The Bible and Us
The prerequisite to understanding any story is answering the question: What is its genre? This might seem like an easy task, but it’s really not. Let’s say that someone gets…
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Israel: An Environmental Wonder Making Its Deserts Like Eden
In Israel, the Holy Land, the earth itself is indeed Holy! The earth where Jesus walked overflows with flowers and vineyards that depict nature as a visual symbol of rebirth.…
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Single Mother: Sonya’s Story
Ten years ago, Sonya* had just immigrated to Israel, when she met the man she would marry. He was charming, had a great job, and since he was from Israel,…
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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: Remember All That God Has Done
“And He sent Peter and John, saying, ‘Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.’ So they said to Him, ‘Where do You want us to prepare?’ And…
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Torah Reading Commentary: Mercy
God could have created the world using any technique and done so instantaneously. Instead, He chose to do so with a succession of expressions, each beginning with “God said.” We…
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Iran Aims “Eco-Terrorism” at Israel’s Coastline
In a conversation with Moses, God portrays Israel as “a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:8). Israel has certainly fulfilled this description, making their dreams come true in…
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Rescuing Women from Prostitution
In southern Tel Aviv, there once was a proud, working class Jewish neighborhood that deteriorated over the years. Sadly, it is now filled with brothels, addicts, drug dealers, and rampant…
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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 Temple Cleansing
“Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, ‘It is written, “My house is a house of prayer,” but…
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Torah Reading Commentary: What Might Exodus Say About Clothing?
The person wearing the uniform also feels an enhanced sense of responsibility, as he knows he is literally embodying the values that his or her uniform conveys. And this feeling,…
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Palestinian Textbooks Incite Violence Against Israel
The world marked another International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers just a few weeks ago on February 12. Yet the Palestinians repeatedly violate this worthy United Nations and…
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New Immigrant: Sergey’s Story
Working as accountants in Kazakhstan, Sergey and his wife Alina are a Jewish couple who felt drawn to live in Israel. They finally immigrated with their two children. They also…
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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 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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Torah Reading Commentary: The Theology of Details
Parshat Mishpatim is full of detail, but in the way all laws are. In order to govern behavior, laws need to predict and describe that behavior—and the only way to…
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Purim: The Story of Esther
It’s a festive time of celebrating, where children dress in costumes to celebrate the Jewish people’s rescue from—and victory over—a wicked government minister who wanted to destroy them thousands of…
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Purim’s Persian Queen Esther: An Advocate Then and Example Now
Queen Esther is beloved in the pages of biblical history. Her story reflects how one ordinary person responded to God’s call—and how her courage and obedience resulted in an extraordinary…
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Biblical Israel: Dan
The Bible identifies Dan as the northernmost point of ancient Israel (Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 3:20). The site of Dan sits at the southern base of Mount Hermon, in the…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: The Genesis of Distinctions
This art of making distinctions also informs Jewish biblical politics, with resonance into the present day. For instance, take a general question: How should we regard the stranger in our…
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A Jewish Patriot of Colonial America: An Example for Future U.S. Support of Israel
Long before Ellis Island became the gateway to America, Haym Salomon, a Jewish immigrant, fled from the political unrest and violence in his native Poland. He settled in New York…
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Relief for Terror Victims
What if you saw your entire year’s income disappear in minutes? For the last two years, this has been the plight of Israeli farmers living near Gaza. Enemies across the…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Jethro’s Concern
The parsha (Torah portion) we Jews read last week in synagogue was about the greatest moment in the history of humankind: when God gave the Ten Commandments (and, according to…
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Jerusalem’s Temple Mount: Arguably the Most Disputed Real Estate on Earth
Three thousand years of recorded history sit atop, around, and below the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel’s capital city. The 37-acre trapezium-shaped platform rises 2,400 feet above ground. Judaism’s holiest site,…
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Blessing Arab Communities in Israel
Lost employment, closed businesses, lockdowns…The current pandemic has brought hardship across the Holy Land. And CBN Israel has delivered aid to many during this time. But how do you reach…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Reversion to the Mean
One of the most important concepts in finance is “reversion to the mean.” Core to everything from options pricing to stock valuation, this concept incorporates the belief that prices will…
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The Israel Law Center: Fighting for Justice on Court Battlegrounds
“Money drives terrorism,” declares prominent American attorney Alan Dershowitz. “If funding is cut, terrorism is reduced.” So says Dershowitz in his review of Nitsana Darshan-Leitner’s 2017 book Harpoon: Inside the…
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School Supplies for Children in Sderot
It’s one of Israel’s poorest cities, and the top target for terrorism. For over 15 years, Sderot has endured constant rocket attacks, day and night—and its children and teens suffer…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Moses, Pharaoh—and Our Religious Experience
It is a cliché to say “there is no such thing as a bad question.” But, unlike most clichés, this one is not true. There are some bad questions. One…
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Tu B’Shvat: Celebrating Nature
“When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be…
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Faith Communities Worldwide Honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day
If we held a moment of silence for every victim of the Holocaust, we would be silent for eleven-and-a-half years. You have probably seen or heard this devastating truism before.…
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Holocaust Survivor: Michael’s Story
Jerusalem Central Town, a non-profit organization, is a very special CBN Israel partner. They provide a safe home for people aged 80 and over—all of whom survived World War II…
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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 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Moses and Tom Brady
In Exodus 5-6, God prepares to free the Jewish people from many years of torturous and murderous slavery. Yet when God’s prophet, Moses, tells the Jews about their impending change…
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Trump’s Achievements and Hopes for a Robust Biden U.S.-Israel Relationship
Thousands of words have been written about President Donald Trump’s exceptional policies toward Israel and the greater Middle East. His administration’s actions are pretty well known. Yet Israel—a nation familiar…
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Lone Soldier Home
Israel has a national army that requires mandatory service of its citizens. And for Israeli teens, turning 18 means swapping school books for military uniforms, and putting other dreams and…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: When Change Happens
The life of our father Jacob—and with it, the book of Genesis—is coming to an end. On his deathbed, Jacob says perhaps the most beautiful and moving expression of love…
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Iran’s Nuclear Quest, Twelvers, and Growing Christian Conversions
Readers, on January 12, just after I completed my column, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., with explosive new intelligence. He…
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Holocaust Survivor: Tanya’s Story
Tanya was just 14 years old when the Nazis invaded Ukraine, bringing on the Holocaust. Looking back, she admits sadly, “I remember life was so normal until that day. The…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Manasseh and Ephraim
Every Friday evening at sundown, we Jews engage in one of the most sacred experiences of being a Jew—and the happiest of being a person. We cease work, turn off…
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Worldwide Religious Persecution: Where Does Israel Stand?
As we enter a new year, religious persecution will undoubtedly continue to impact millions across the globe, with such atrocities as Nigeria’s Christians being massacred, China’s Muslim Uighurs enslaved, 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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Looking Old
The two greatest people in the world meet. The first is the great man of faith, who lives according to the undeniable and clear direction of God. The second is…
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Despite the Pandemic, Israel’s 2020 Innovations and Aid Are Not Locked Down
Recent news out of Israel sounds grim. The nation has entered a third national lockdown, with strict regulations and hefty fines for infractions. Not surprisingly, tourists are nowhere to be…
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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 Patience to Wait
“Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been…
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Torah Reading Commentary: Joseph the Interpreter
One of the magnificent gifts of the Bible is how multiple interpretations of the same passage, even when they differ significantly, can teach us truths that can help us live…
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Bethlehem: Jesus’ Birthplace Endures the Impact of COVID-19 and Ongoing Threats
Each Christmas, we have the opportunity to rediscover the Gospel accounts that covey the most miraculous birth story ever recorded in history. After Mary and Joseph’s 80-mile trek from Nazareth,…
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Hani and the Children’s Club
He never imaged it might come to this. As a child, Hani loved the sense of camaraderie he found at the local children’s club in Jerusalem’s Old City. In fact,…
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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
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 to you…
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Torah Reading Commentary: Joseph the Missionary
We Jews have a concept of the lamed vavnik—that there are 36 people in every generation upon whom the world rests. My family has been deeply fortunate to know many…
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The Miracle of the Abraham Accords Shining Brightly During Hanukkah
By Arlene Bridges Samuels Although the eight days of Hanukkah festivities are ending, seasonal miracles are continuing to spread light across the Middle East. When Israeli children play dreidel games,…
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COVID-19 Food Distribution
With the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn, a new threat has arisen across Israel: the threat of hunger. Large segments of the population struggle with having enough…
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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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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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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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Torah Reading Commentary: Deborah – Rebekah’s Nurse
Parsha Vayishlach is packed with several notable events, including Jacob wrestling with an angel, Jacob marrying Rachel and Leah, Jacob and Esau reuniting, and the rape of Dinah and its…
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The Menorah: Israel’s National Symbol is a Hanukkah Inspiration
The imposing 15-foot-high bronze menorah that stands like a sentinel outside Israel’s Knesset Building has long been a tourist favorite. A photo op in front of this extraordinary candelabrum offers…
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World War II Veteran: Arkadi’s Story
It was December 1942, and Arkadi was enjoying a relaxing visit with relatives in Minsk, Belarus. Suddenly, the Nazis raided the city overnight. His loved ones were taken away to…
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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 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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Torah Reading Commentary: All His Years? Yes!
In the portion of the Torah (the Parsha) that we Jews will read in synagogue on Saturday, Jacob is, per Genesis 32:24, “left alone” and spends the night wrestling with…
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Obama’s New Book Lacks Important Context and Omits Significant Israel History
Former President Barack Obama has penned a 728-page memoir, A Promised Land, that was released on November 17 and has already amassed record-breaking sales in its first week: 1.7 million…
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Aiding Ethiopian Families
Imagine walking through the desert for weeks—a long, dangerous trek, where you shed whatever weighs you down. And arriving in a new country with nothing—all to fulfill a dream. This…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Thanksgiving
In Leviticus 10, the elder sons of Aaron (the high priest who was the older brother of Moses) bring before God a “strange fire that He had not commanded them.”…
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Mike Pompeo: the 70th United States Secretary of State and True Friend of Israel
When Mike Pompeo stepped onto the soil of the Binyamin region in Israel’s biblical heartland last week, the importance of that event generated a dramatic course correction. Pompeo’s visit was…
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Single Mother: Shlomit’s Story
She is a single mother of four young children—ages 2, 4, 5, and 7. And living in Israel, Shlomit worked hard at her job as a caretaker for the elderly...…
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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: 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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Torah Reading Commentary: Parenting
One of the wonderful things about studying the Torah results from its premise: Every word matters. The importance of every word, and sometimes every letter, leads to a fundamental question:…
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Iran, the Palestinians, and the Future of U.S. Middle East Policy
Most Americans are unaware that the nation of Iran has the United States in its crosshairs. They’re oblivious to the chilling truth that this trigger-happy Middle Eastern country considers us…
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Aiding Terror Victims with Disabilities
The attacks were relentless. Living in the Israeli city of Sderot means near-constant bombardment from missiles launched by Gaza’s Hamas terrorists. Many individuals and businesses that could leave the chaos…
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Weekly Devotional: The Best Laid Plans
Paul wanted to go to Rome. He said as much in his letter to the Romans. Paul wrote to them, having never been to Rome, but now he planned to…
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Torah Reading Commentary: God’s Deal—Doing Well by Doing Good
In Deuteronomy 6:16, the Torah provides an instruction that seems prosaic: “You must not test the LORD your God as you did when you complained at Massah.” This seems prosaic and even…
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The United Nations Attempt to Delete Israel’s Ancient History
Imagine waking up one morning to news that the Eiffel Tower is no longer considered French. That the pyramids are not Egyptian. And that the Statue of Liberty is not…
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Holocaust Survivor: Tamara’s Story
As an 84-year-old, Tamara is an optimist—despite enduring the terror of the Holocaust and World War II. Yet, she has spent her twilight years living out her dream in a…
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Weekly Devotional: Abandoning Love
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: … ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear evil men but have tested…
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Torah Reading Commentary: “Here I am”
One of the most enjoyable aspects of hosting the podcast, “The Rabbi’s Husband,” is learning why my guest chose the passage we are discussing. There are thousands of biblical passages…
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Jesus’ Overlooked Statement That Could Have Changed Jewish History
Is it possible that overlooking one of Jesus’ most profound declarations could have been a leading cause of the cancerous spread of anti-Semitism in churches and communities throughout the world?…
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Weekly Devotional: Those That Please God
“Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the…
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Torah Reading Commentary: Abraham – The Constitution of Faith
One of the many lessons about biblical understanding I have learned from my Christian friends is the principle of “First Mention.” This principle, in the words of Pastor R.T. Kendall,…
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Abraham Accords Agreement Welcomes Sudan into the “Circle of Peace”
President Trump’s foreign policy is dramatically reshaping the Middle East. The intensely complex, conflict-ridden region is moving into a new era. On a conference call in the Oval Office on…
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Victim of Terrorism: Lena’s Story
Lena and her husband were working the factory night shift, when her phone rang. It was the police—reporting that her apartment building was hit by a rocket. The couple rushed…
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Weekly Devotional: If God is for Us
Between our 24-hour news cycle and social media, it’s pretty easy to find ourselves overwhelmed by anxiety, fear, and hopelessness. The struggles of today, the worry of tomorrow threaten to…
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Torah Reading Commentary: The Right Man?
One of the infinitely great and true aspects of the Torah is the complexity of every major figure. Indeed, perhaps the mark of genuinely knowing a biblical character—from Adam to…
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Not Fake News: Israel Holds its Fourth Christian Media Summit
Mistrust of the media is a modern global phenomenon. Yet on October 18, Israel’s Government Press Office (GPO) extended a warm hand of trust to Christian media organizations from across…
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Single Mother: Natalya’s Story
The attacks were relentless. Living in the Israeli city of Sderot means near-constant bombardment from missiles launched by Gaza’s Hamas terrorists. Many individuals and businesses that could leave the chaos…
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Weekly Devotional: From Slavery to Servanthood
“For the sons of Israel are My servants; they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God” (Leviticus 25:55 NASB).…
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Torah Reading Commentary: Cain’s Sin
What was Cain’s sin? Everyone who has heard his name will give the same answer: murdering his brother, Abel. Of course, that is right. But if that were Cain’s only…
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Red Alert: The 15-Second Window
The dreaded yet familiar alarm sounds outdoors and on mobile phones. Several pedestrians sprint toward a bomb shelter at a bus stop. A dad stops his car, jumps out, and…
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Victims of Terrorism: Anna’s Story
The attacks were relentless. Living in the Israeli city of Sderot means near-constant bombardment from missiles launched by Gaza’s Hamas terrorists. Many individuals and businesses that could leave the chaos…
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Weekly Devotional: What You Value Most
“By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer us his only son, of whom it was said,…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: Keeping Our Eyes Undimmed
Perhaps the most puzzling idea in moral thought is that it is okay to do something because it is natural. This idea is, and always has been, so important and…
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United Nations at 75 is Usually United Against Israel
Like a giant international shredding machine, the United Nations still betrays its lofty goals enshrined in its 1945 charter. Maintaining world peace, friendliness among nations, respect for human rights, mutual…
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Counseling for Terror Victims in Sderot
Loud sirens blaring… frantic scrambling for shelter… a frightening torrent of rocket attacks… For many, this is life in Sderot—a city in southern Israel near the Gaza border. For residents…
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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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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 work. For seven days present…
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Torah Reading Commentary: What is Worthy? A Challenge from Jonah
One of the abiding principles of Jewish biblical interpretation is that there are “70 faces to the Torah.” This means that there are multiple ways to legitimately interpret and properly…
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National Mall Comes Alive with Songs, Shofars, and Speakers
September 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C., is a day that will join history-making prayers from the last few centuries, when tiny groups of Christians and big prayer movements changed nations…
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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
On the tenth day of the appointed month in early autumn, you must deny yourselves. Neither native-born Israelites nor foreigners living among you may do any kind of work. This…
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Torah Reading Commentary: Jonah’s Mistake—and Ours?
There is a magnificent term in boxing: “pound for pound.” It is a sophisticated concept acknowledging that talent and accomplishment cannot be measured by the simple fact that larger fighters…
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Palestinian Leadership Responds to the Abraham Accord
Evangelical Christians have long venerated President Harry Truman for his boldness as the first world leader to recognize Israel’s statehood in the United Nations vote on May 14, 1948. Now,…
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Single Mother: Hagra’s Story
She was out of options and out of time. Hagra had worked hard as a single mother to support herself and her 10-year-old son after her husband abandoned them. But…
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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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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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Torah Reading Commentary: The Truth of Multiple Truths
Every generation produces, in unplanned, organic, and ultimately mysterious ways, its own ways of describing the world. Sometimes the outcomes are of only mild curiosity. For instance, perhaps no one…
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Israel Launches Another Exodus of Ethiopian Jews
Last week, the Israeli Knesset approved another round of immigration for 2,000 more Ethiopian Jews in 2021—an endeavor bearing a $51 million price tag. The decision represents decades of welcoming…
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Single Mother: Oksana’s Story
Life seemed so ideal when her family moved to Israel from Russia. Married to a pastor, Oksana raised their four children, while he gave inspiring sermons and helped others. Then,…
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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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Archaeology Proves Israel is the Jewish Homeland
No one questions the historic legitimacy of Egypt’s Sphinx, Italy’s Pantheon, or Greece’s Acropolis—nor the indisputable claims to their ancient heritage. Yet many individuals and organizations attempt to submerge Israel’s…
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Single Mother: Nadia’s Story
The teenage girl’s future looked bright. Immigrating to Israel from Russia for an academic program, Nadia finished her economics degree with honors. She found a good job in her field,…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: Like a Blind Man Groping in the Darkness
The Jewish year and, thus, the annual cycle of the Torah reading is coming to an end. As we reach the latter half of the concluding book of the Torah,…
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Israel: Making Life Better for the World
Israel creates outsized innovations that sometimes border on the impossible. Making water from air and helping paraplegics walk are only two of this nation’s modern-day miracles. Perhaps another of Israel’s…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: Love With Rules Is All You Need
Last week, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli became the latest two people to be sentenced for their crimes in the college admissions scandal—where parents cheated in a variety of ways
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Hamas Balloon Intifada Takes to the Air Again
“We will get slaughtered if we are not defended,” warned Security Chief Elan Isaacson in summing up the daily terror reality for Jews living near Gaza. “We are stopping two…
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Food Distribution for Single Mothers
They are widowed, divorced, or abandoned. They are Israel’s single mothers, making up over 95% of the 130,000 single parent families there. Many are in crisis situations,
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: Why God Hates Astrology
Jews and Christians are accustomed to think of God in conjunction with “love.” But the author of the Torah, who taught us to think of God this way, occasionally injects…
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Brokered by the U.S. the Abraham Accord Goes Modern
Ancient history is once again surfacing in modern times. Several generations have passed since the first of a series of world-changing events occurred—when Israel was reestablished
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Supplies for the Elderly During COVID-19
It’s tragic that so many of Israel’s elderly survived World War II and the Holocaust—only to face the deadly COVID-19 virus. It hit this group the hardest, with almost all…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: The Fundamental Question
In Deuteronomy 11:26, God announces what might be the foundational statement of human responsibility: “See, I present before you today a blessing and a curse.” This is the great biblical…
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Israel Offers Aid to Lebanon Amid Catastrophe
Once considered the “Paris of the Middle East,” Beirut has been in decline for decades. And on August 4, a massive explosion blasted a 141-foot-deep crater into the capital city
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Single Mother: Wendy’s Story
Wendy was frantic… Abandoned by her husband, who refused to pay child support or alimony, she barely made ends meet. How could she support three children on a tiny income?…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: The Worst Jew in the Torah
Who is the worst Jew in the Torah? This might seem like the kind of inquiry more appropriate for kids trading sports cards than for those seeking guidance and wisdom…
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U.S. Congress Gets it Right
Imagine for a moment that the United States Congress fulfills a biblical promise in a tangible way. Lawmakers may not connect their legislative decisions to the Bible, but the Lord…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: Compelling Case for a “Why Do” List
A married man with a loving family goes on a trip and has an affair that ruins his marriage, damages his kids, and destroys his family. A successful executive buys…
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Israel and the United States: In it Together
Seven thousand air miles may separate us, but the United States and Israel are adding another layer of friendship and cooperation to our already robust relationship. As our nations face…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: Caleb, Joshua, and the Grasshoppers
As discussed in last week’s column, in Numbers 12 we see God's anger (directed at Aaron and Miriam) when words are used purposelessly to malign another person. In Numbers 13…
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COVID-19 Food Distribution in Ramla
Imagine living in a community where poverty is rampant, and you fear for your safety—surrounded by crime, drug dealers, and homicides. For those living in Ramla, a city of Jewish…
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I’m a Chassidic Jew, and I Will Not Apologize
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, it’s time for all minorities to stand up and demand equal treatment, civil rights, and cultural liberty. This includes Native Americans,…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: No Perfect People
Everyone in the Torah is flawed. In fact, it is often the best people in the Torah who have the greatest flaws. While the Torah says and shows that a…
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Single Mother: Faina’s Story
When they moved to Israel from Belarus, Faina and her husband had just come to faith in Christ and attended a local congregation with their baby boy. Life was good,…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: What We Crave
The Torah, in Numbers 11, offers a tantalizing possibility. In so doing, the Torah performs its wonder in guiding us toward a happier, better, and more meaningful life today—in this…
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Single Mother: Yamit’s Story
When the terror attack happened years ago in Jerusalem, Yamit believed her husband had fully recovered. Yet the attack left him with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It surfaced years…
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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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Torah Reading Commentary: If Moses Needed a Mentor, Don’t We All Need One?
Every week in synagogue, we Jews read a portion (a parsha) of the Torah, scheduled so that we complete the Torah in an annual cycle. The parsha that was read…
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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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Holocaust Survivor: Fisher’s Story
They thought the Nazis would never find them. In an isolated village in Ukraine, Fisher and his parents believed they were safe—until German troops came upon them in 1941. From…
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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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Single Mother: Masaret’s Story
She had run out of options. Although she’d been raised in an ordinary Israeli home, Masaret had made some extraordinarily bad choices. Getting in with the wrong teenage crowd. Drinking…
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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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Holocaust Survivor: Raisa’s Story
She was locked in the basement. It would be years before she’d see the sky again. Raisa was just a child when a family friend rushed her and her mother…
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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 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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Single Mother: Yevgenia’s Story
She did the right thing. Yevgenia decided to raise her precious little boy even though the father wanted her to abort the child. This single mother, living with her son…
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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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Single Mother: Olesiya’s Story
The one thing she didn’t have was time. Olesiya had to work two jobs just to get by. As soon as she got off her second job, she rushed home…
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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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Holocaust Survivor: Boris’ Story
They were terrified. Boris and his mother were standing in line for the gas chamber, separated from his father, who had been judged suitable for doing hard work. Then a…
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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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Holocaust Survivor: Polina’s Story
They thought they’d escaped. Instead, Polina and her mother had been caught by the Nazis and sent to Bodina, a cruel place known as a walking death camp. There, they…
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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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New Immigrant: Julia’s Story
It was not what they expected. Julia and her husband left everything behind and moved to Israel. But they did not expect this kind of adversity. Everything was so new—and…
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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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Holocaust Survivor: Arkadi’s Story
He was too young to suspect trickery. Lured by a Nazi guard with the promise of treats, Arkadi reached eagerly for a chocolate. But the ensuing blows left the child…
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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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New Immigrant: Svetlana’s Story
It had always been a powerful dream. For decades, Svetlana had felt the pull of living in Karmiel, Israel. Now the timing seemed perfect—her son had moved there with his…
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Weekly Devotional: The Torn Veil
“The curtain secluding the Holiest Place in the Temple was split apart from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and rocks broke” (Matthew 27:51 TLB). The Jewish community viewed…
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Weekly Devotional: The Lamb of God
The ancient Romans executed tens of thousands by crucifixion in their vast empire. By all accounts, crucifixion was a torturous means of death, intended to cause its victims maximum suffering…
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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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Single Mother: Eden’s Story
They were about to be evicted! Eden was pregnant and because her husband was not yet an Israeli citizen, she was the sole breadwinner. The couple had met in Israel…
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Weekly Devotional: Hiding from God
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid themselves from the…
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New Immigrant: Irina’s Story
It was even harder than she’d feared. Worried about being alone and friendless in a strange land, Irina had been uncertain about immigrating to Israel. It wasn’t easy to leave…
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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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Social Events for Holocaust Survivors
Their words are haunting. “We want someone to care about us—to talk to us and ask about our day.” All too often, those who survived Nazi cruelty no longer have…
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Weekly Devotional: The Lord is My Shepherd
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He…
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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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Holocaust Survivor: Rita’s Story
The memories are still painful. Rita can never forget the shame and humiliation of being forced—at age 10—to strip naked in front of grown men, stand under a freezing shower,…
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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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Holocaust Survivor: Jacob’s Story
He felt so helpless. Not as badly as when Jacob had seen Nazis shoot people in the street, or assault his sisters, or take his parents away—never to return. And…
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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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Victim of Terrorism: Nina’s Story
She had lived in fear for 19 years. Nina settled her family in Sderot, Israel, before the missile launches from Gaza had begun. But now, they lived in constant fear…
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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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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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New Immigrants: Alisher and Sulima’s Story
He feared for his life. What would happen to Alisher—a devout Muslim turned Christian—once he had finished serving a prison term in Uzbekistan for being of another faith? Alisher and…
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Weekly Devotional: The Fruits of Repentance
“Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. ... Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same. ...…
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New Immigrants: Alpha Course
It isn’t always easy to fit in. Being a new immigrant in Israel can be a real challenge. Most immigrants have left behind family and friends and everything that used…
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Weekly Devotional: How Do You Treat Your Enemies?
“Don’t gloat when your enemy falls, and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn His wrath away from him” (Proverbs…
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Holocaust Survivor: Sophie’s Story
The odds weren’t in her favor. Wrested from her mother’s arms by Nazis five years earlier, what were the chances that little Sophie would be found by the mother who…
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Weekly Devotional: The Fruit of the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23 NIV). We have a…
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Weekly Devotional: How’s Your Light?
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they…
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