Features
From the Editor Nov/Dec 2026
My young children receive books from a mailing service each month. The budding bibliophiles keep their eyes glued to the pages...
250 Years in the Goldene Medina
The first time I visited Philadelphia, I was elated to walk the same cobblestone streets that Benjamin Franklin had walked....
The Hanukkah Backstory
Although Hanukkah is considered a minor feast on the Jewish calendar, it is not minor in Jewish history. To understand...
Hanukkah: History and Hope
There is a moment in the Gospel of Matthew that reads almost too casually if you don’t pay attention. Jesus and His disciples had...
A Lot Can Happen in 400 Years!
In most of our printed Bibles, Malachi (the last book of the Old Testament) and Matthew (the first book of the New Testament)...
Fry It Up in Oil!
When I was young, I always laughed when my parents and their friends discussed what they would eat for dinner while they were still eating lunch...
More In This Issue
Inside View Nov/Dec 2026
As the Festival of Lights approaches, my thoughts turn to one of The Friends of Israel’s special initiatives: our Hanukkah gift box ministry...
In 2026, Israel Is on the Ballot
I hope this editorial reaches you before you head to the polls. If you’re like most Americans, you’ve had plenty on your mind...
Making Sense of the Mecca Agreement
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan recently signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, a historic trilateral collective security pact...
The Friends of Israel in Action Nov/Dec 2026
Any second a missile can fall on my children’s preschool, and they don’t have a bomb shelter....
Detroit Synagogue Under Siege
“This is the largest gathering place for Israelis in the state of Michigan in the United States. I have booby-trapped the car...
A Miracle in Jerusalem
Surprisingly, Alexander the Great’s marauding forces never invaded Jerusalem, even though they passed the city en route to conquering Egypt...
Jesus by Menorah Light
Growing up in a Gentile home, I knew almost nothing about Hanukkah. I was far too focused on Christmas traditions...
Why Is Israel Called ‘God’s Chosen People’?
In Deuteronomy 7, Moses reminded the Israelites of their position before God as they prepared to enter the...
How to Make Potato Latkes—Yum Yum!
What is Hanukkah without potato latkes (pancakes)? If you’d like to try your hand at making this traditional Hanukkah food...
How Tall Was Goliath? (Part 2)
In the previous issue of Israel My Glory, we considered evidence that supports the contention that Goliath was a genetic giant...
Christ’s Great Deliverance
With the prospect of the Revolutionary War looming, American Founding Father Patrick Henry famously stated, “Is life so dear...
A Tale of Two Visitations
It must have been a terrifying and overwhelming sight. There, sheathed in the blinding radiance of an otherworldly light...
Jewish World Update Nov/Dec 2026
The 36th NATO summit convened in Ankara in July—the first time in 22 years that Turkey hosted the alliance on its own soil...
Apples of Gold Nov/Dec 2026
We have a saying in Israel: Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. But a curse cannot rest where a blessing has been pronounced...
Daily News from Israel
News Digest — 10/15/26
Colombia on Wednesday (14th) opened its embassy in Jerusalem, making it the tenth country to take the symbolic step...
News Digest — 10/14/26
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decried the Tulkarm refugee camp as a “terrorist stronghold” during a Tuesday (13th)...
News Digest — 10/13/26
New testimony about the moment leading up to the tragedy during the ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School hiking trip emerged on Monday...
Israel at War: Week 157
Two items in All Israel News are of interest. With Israel entering the third year of its war with Hamas, an amazing economic...
News Digest — 10/12/26
Israeli intelligence officials estimate that Iran has retained as many as 2,000 ballistic missiles capable of reaching Israel...
News Digest — 10/9/26
Israeli defense officials assess that renewed fighting with Iran could begin within weeks, with Israel raising its military readiness for...
News Digest — 10/8/26
World leaders marked the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Wednesday (7th) with tributes to the victims...
Israel at War: Week 156
Today marks the third year since the Hamas attack of Israel on October 7, 2023. Last week an Omani pilot...
