Yom HaZikaron: Israel Honors Their Fallen

Beginning at sundown yesterday,the nation of Israel commemorates Yom HaZikaron, Day of Remembrance.  (A Jewish day begins at sundown, thus holidays, festivals and commemorations always begin at sundown.) Yom HaZikaron commemorates fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.  Though similar to Memorial Day which is celebrated in America in May, there is one distinction that I …

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Obama: “No Greater Threat than Climate Change”

Of all present dangers in the world today, we are being told by our president that the worst of all is climate change!  Woe to those of us whose vision is dimmed by worldly things and whose senses are dulled by man's fallible ideas. Before I explain what I mean, I want to emphasize three …

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Hamas: “Take as Many Captives as Possible”

Close your eyes for a moment.  Now envision yourself as the parent of an 18-year-old Israeli.  Your son or daughter has reached the age of mandatory military service and you are sending your young person off to military training and service.  You are filled with pride, as your son or daughter will now boldly serve …

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Be One of 6 Million Who Say: I Stand with Israel!

Friends, I want to speak personally to you today.  The people of Israel just observed Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.  I hope you carved out a moment or two to reflect on the tragedy of 6+ million Jews (1.5 million of them children) systematically murdered by the Nazi regime during WW2.  The holocaust was an …

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