April/May 1996

Is There Room in the Inn?

Features

Will There Be Room in the Inn?

Two thousand years ago a young Jewish woman and her husband came to the town of Bethlehem, in Jewish Judea, to be registered for taxation. Their permanent residence was Nazareth.

Orthodox Judaism In America

Some Jewish people think that Christianity is confused and splintered. They point out that there are Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Catholics, Pentecostals, and many other divisions. Within those groups there are conservatives...

Conservative Judaism

The Jewish expression “Eat kosher but think trayf [non-kosher]” encapsulates the ideology of one of the more popular branches of modern American Judaism. An attempted medium between the traditional and liberal wings of Judaism...

Reform Judaism

A Christian woman was interested in the beliefs of Reform Judaism. She asked her Jewish friend what a Reform Jew believes. The friend responded, “Be a good spouse and parent, work hard, be honest...

Hasidic Judaism

Within the world of Orthodox Judaism there is a group of intensely religious Jews whose influence and significance far outweigh their number. Termed ultra-Orthodox by outsiders, they are more properly known as Hasidic Jews...

Rightly Dividing

The Trumpet Judgments Revelation 8:1–9:21

When John “opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour” (v. 1). This seventh seal contains the seven trumpet and seven bowl judgments.


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Special Revelation

The Scriptures indicate that God has used two major kinds of divine revelation to uncover truth to mankind: general and special revelation. General revelation, which is God’s uncovering of knowledge through means...

Because It’s A Mitzvah

When people visit Mea Shearim, one of the most Orthodox communities in all of Israel, or observe the crowds gathered at the Western Wall of Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem, questions often arise...

Jewish World Update - News

Israel in the News Apr/May 1996

Despite calls for a boycott by fundamentalists, Palestinian voters turned out in record numbers to give long-time Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a victory and a mandate for continuing the peace process with Israel.

Apples of Gold

Life After Death

A few years ago, I read an account in the newspaper of a lady who was celebrating her one hundredth birthday. From her picture and the interview, she seemed to be a nice person.

Daily News from Israel

News Digest — 6/22/26

Soldiers from the 91st Division’s 551st Brigade have taken control of a massive Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, about 10 km. into southern Lebanon...

News Digest — 6/19/26

The IDF will not withdraw from Israel’s security strip in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday (18th)...

News Digest — 6/18/26

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Wednesday (17th) that Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel are being conducted independently...

News Digest — 6/17/26

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa  fears that a military intervention against Hezbollah could be perceived in the Arab world as...

Why Israel Refused to Stay Silent After Hezbollah’s Latest Attack

Israel launched military strikes after Hezbollah rockets targeted...

News Digest — 6/16/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday (15th) that Israel does not yet know the final terms of the agreement between the...

News Digest — 6/15/26

Pakistan has published what it says are the terms of the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, including the lifting of sanctions on Iran...

News Digest — 6/12/26

The terms of the ostensibly all-but-finalized deal between the US and Iran to end the fighting in the region stipulate that Israel must...

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