As you may or may not know, misinformation and ignorance concerning Israel's history and Biblical significance are overwhelming. Many people around the world today deny the historical existence of a Jewish Temple on Temple Mount, and even re-write history to erase the Jewish people altogether. To combat the lies concerning Israel's existence, you were introduced …
Welcome back, friends! Yesterday we identified the saddest day on the Hebrew calendar, Tisha B'Av ("ninth of Av"). We learned why it is a sad day in Israel, and why it is marked with fasting and mourning. Today, we dive a bit deeper, and I think you will get a well-rounded picture of why Tisha …
Hanukkah really has nothing to do with Christmas....or does it? Let's try to make the argument that it does! True...Christmas trees, tinsel, and gift-giving are totally unrelated to hanukkiah (9-branch menorahs), dreidels, and sufganiyot (jelly donuts). But there would be no Christmas without Hanukkah! Here's why: As we've learned over the past two days (here and …
Welcome back, friends! Let's pick up where we left off in our last post. We woke up to rain which subsided as we made our way to the Mount of Olives. There, we enjoyed the overlook of the Kidron Valley and Temple Mount as the rain began to fall again. We made stops at Dominus …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 