In Phoenix the temperatures have soared to 120 degrees. Summer is at hand and rumbling thunder moved through yesterday afternoon, leaving a few teasing raindrops. Soon, 2,000' tall walls of dust (called "haboobs") gathering to the south will dance across the desert floor and blow into Phoenix. If we're fortunate, rain will follow. Monsoon season …
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UNESCO Erases Jewish Ties to Western Wall
The UN is up to it's usual antics...working to delegitimize Israel. A couple weeks ago, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) adopted a resolution to rename the most sacred Jewish site in Israel. The resolution, though non-binding, changes the name of the Western Wall to its Muslim name, Al-Buraq Plaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day
Not to be confused with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which we commemorated in January, Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day is observed as a national holiday today in Israel. (In fact, it began at sundown yesterday.) Known in Hebrew as Yom HaShoah, the solemn day memorializes the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Many …
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Prophetic Implications of Yom HaAliyah
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. …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 