April/May 1993

Anti-Semitism: Satan's Lethal Weapon

Features

Then There Are Christians

It wasn’t too many years ago that we were hearing a great deal about the inherent goodness of man. Scorning the biblically mandated necessity of redemption, liberal religionists promoted the “divine spark” theory.

Why Anti-Semitism?

Why have the Jewish people been persecuted more persistently than any other ethnic group throughout history? Why, in spite of overwhelming evidence of the Holocaust, do some deny that it happened?

An Uneasy Tension

Relationships between Jews and Christians have always been characterized by an uneasy tension, which has at times turned into violence of the worst kind. At other times, relations between the two have been more peaceful...

Anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages

“During the second half of the fourteenth century, anti-Jewish hatred reached such a peak that we can confidently date from this period the crystallization of anti-Semitism in its classic form...

Combating Anti-Semitism in the Church

There is nothing new in the current outburst of global anti-Semitism. It has been around for many centuries. In fact, it had its beginnings with Satan after God called the Jews to be a people...

Brit Milah

The birth of a boy into a Jewish family is cause for great joy and celebration (simcha). On the eighth day after his birth, a ceremony takes place that unites him with all other Jewish...


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A History of Anti-Semitism

This chart, although extensive, is not meant to be complete. Many other instances of anti-Semitism in South America, North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa could be cited.

Jews Who Made a Difference

Compiling listings of Jewish people who have added immeasurably to the betterment of humanly is a daunting task Jews have contributed constructively to virtually every significant area of human endeavor.

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Inside Hitler’s Mind

Probing the mind of Adolf Hitler is not an exercise in the macabre that would better be forgotten. For decades, Jews, who were insisting that we remember the Holocaust, were advised to stop their morbid...

Israel in the News Apr/May 1993

Israeli officials are outraged over the possible sale of an American super-secret spy satellite to the United Arab Emirates. For years Israel has begged Americans, with out success, to receive detailed satellite pictures...

Zvi Apr/May 1993

Recently I answered a knock at my door, and before me stood several young Hasidic boys who were students at a nearby yeshiva (ultra-Orthodox religious school). They looked rather ashamed of themselves, and I asked...

Daily News from Israel

Are Hamas Leaders Moving to Turkey?

One of Hamas' leaders Ismail Haniyeh met with Turkey's president last month...

News Digest — 5/2/24

A representative of Hamas said on Wednesday evening (1st) that the terror group was planning to reject a recent...

Unrestrained University Antisemitism Turns Violent

Antisemitism on American university campuses has reached critical levels...

News Digest — 5/1/24

Israel will invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah with or without a hostage deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...

News Digest — 4/30/24

Following rocket fire from Gaza at the southern cities of Sderot and Ashdod on Monday (29th), the IDF says its fighter jets struck...

Week 29: Israel at War

The International Criminal Court has 133 member nations and six nations that have not joined the Court...

News Digest — 4/29/24

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has approved plans for a major operation in...

Can this be? Another Miracle in Israel!

Many experts are saying there was a 99.9% success rate in Israel thwarting Iran's attack earlier this month...

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