Yom HaAliyah (Day of Aliyah) is a soon-to-be official holiday in Israel, celebrating aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel). Yesterday we saw the Biblical significance of the new holiday and today we'll direct our focus to the prophetic implications of Yom HaAliyah. Roughly 3 million Jews returned from captivity in Egypt, the very first mass aliyah. …
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What is the Significance of Israel’s Newest Holiday?
As Passover comes to a close, I want to connect the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian captivity to a current movement in Israel. Though the Knesset has yet to pass a bill making it an official Jewish holiday, many Israelis celebrated Yom HaAliyah (Day of Aliyah) on Nisan 10. (Jewish days begin at sundown, thus Nisan …
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What can the US do Amidst Mounting Threats to Israel?
Yesterday we talked about a very key communication from Congress to President Obama regarding standing strong with Israel against the underhanded attempts by the Palestinians to use the UN to unilaterally declare statehood. That, of course, would leave Israel in an even greater security predicament than they are in right now! With the threat of a …
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How Much do You Know about Israeli Security?
Ok, it's not an exhaustive test, but AIPAC has put together an informative quiz to help you understand the security crisis Israel faces day in and day out. Here's the quiz, but don't worry...you won't be graded! Meanwhile, as you know a major part of the recent AIPAC Policy Conference centered around lobbying Congress on …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 