Yesterday marked Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). It is a somber day, marked by the blare of sirens across the land at 10am. Everything literally grinds to a halt for 2 minutes. Work and school activities cease, pedestrians stop in their tracks, and traffic stops on the streets and highways of Israel as Jews …
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January 27, 1945 marks the day of liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp during the closing days of the Holocaust. In November 2005, the United Nations made one of the few, and perhaps the most meaningful, pro-Israel moves they have ever taken. They instituted January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Not so ironically, Israel …
Hanukkah is known as the Feast of Dedication or the Festival of Lights. Jesus and His family celebrated the Feast of Dedication (John 10:22), and Jews throughout the ages have faithfully celebrated God's miracle of provision. Even in their darkest hours, the Jewish people find a way to light the candles of Hanukkah and remember …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 