Features
From the Editor Jan/Feb 2023
As a child, I asked my dad, “Why didn’t Jewish people fight the Nazis?” He replied, “They couldn’t fight. You don’t understand." Today, I understand better...
Finishing Without Regrets
When the apostle Paul sat in a cold, dark Roman prison, he chose his final words carefully as he took inventory of his life...
The Never-Ending Hatred
Imagine you’re on your way to Sabbath morning services at your local synagogue. For you, this is a day of tradition. It may...
Villainous Antiochus
The pages of history are filled with heroes and villains. Heroes protect people and fight evil, like Winston Churchill who led the people of Great Britain in...
‘Away With Them!’
“Get off my land. This is still my home, my land. Get off my land.” This passionate statement by Tevye the Jewish milkman comes from the 1970s blockbuster...
Pale of Settlement: Czarist Russia’s Giant Ghetto
Here’s a phenomenon worth investigating: How did God preserve the Jewish people...
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Inside View Jan/Feb 2023
A few years ago, a friend sent me a page from the December 27, 1937, issue of Life magazine. In it was an article titled “Christmas in Naziland...
Social Media’s Antisemitic Underbelly
Twitter and Instagram recently locked rapper Kanye West out of his accounts after he posted, “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but...
The Israel–Lebanon Maritime Agreement
Israel and Lebanon, two long-time adversaries that are technically at war, recently reached an agreement on...
The Friends of Israel in Action Jan/Feb 2023
We enter 2023 thanking God that more than 90 people have graduated from our Friends of Israel (FOI) Bridges program...
God is Omniscient
Omniscience means having complete and unlimited knowledge and understanding of all things. No one fits this description but God...
The Infamous Pogroms
In AD 38 in Alexandria, Egypt, the Roman prefect (governor) Flaccus encouraged an Egyptian mob to attack the city’s large Jewish community...
Israel’s Beautiful Tomorrow
This world is not a pleasant place. Between global pandemics, social unrest, sky-rocketing costs, and rampant...
M for Murder
One of the earliest non-Jewish references to Israel is the Merneptah Stele, an inscription by the pharaoh Merneptah who reigned from 1213 to 1203 BC...
Facing Replacement Theology
Have the blessings God promised to the Chosen People of Israel been redirected to all believers in the church? Will the...
Archaeology and Jericho (Part 3)
God commanded Joshua to destroy the Canaanites and conquer Jericho. This account has sparked ethical debates...
Paul’s Joy
Several years ago, we received a Thanksgiving Day card titled “Blessed and Grateful.” The sender wrote, “We hope your celebration of God’s blessings is...
Aidan’s Crucible
I barely recognized him. My grandson was no longer the 19-year-old kid I knew. He had lost weight and was lean, angular, and fit and carried himself with confidence...
Jewish World Update Jan/Feb 2023
It is almost impossible to grasp the danger of Israel’s present moment. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreement with...
Apples of Gold Jan/Feb 2023
The ultra-Orthodox are always looking for 10 men to form a minyan, a quorum necessary for synagogue prayer. So I wait outside the synagogue, watching them call people...
Daily News from Israel
News Digest — 2/7/25
The IAF early Friday morning (7th), with the direction of the Intelligence Directorate, conducted a precise strike in Lebanese territory...
News Digest — 2/6/25
Four of the five freed surveillance soldier hostages returned home from the hospital on Wednesday (5th), 11 days after their release from Hamas...
News Digest — 2/5/25
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference following their meeting at the...
Israel at War: Week 69
Some dates will remain fixed in our memories, because of the significance of the day. Dates like December 7, 1941 and the...
Bringing Israeli Date Palm Trees Back to Life
The Jewish people are still dealing with difficult times right now in the Middle East—please keep...
News Digest — 2/4/25
On Tuesday morning (4th), a Terrorist Gunman opened fire at a group of Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the Jordan Valley area of Samaria...
News Digest — 2/3/25
Prime Minister Netanyahu departed for Washington on Sunday, where he is set to meet with senior US officials and US President Trump...
News Digest — 1/31/25
The three Israeli hostages slated for release by Hamas from Gaza on Saturday were named Friday as Ofer Calderon, 54, Keith Siegel, 65, and Yarden Bibas, 35...