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 — 6/12/26

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...

News Digest — 6/11/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a direct message Wednesday evening (10th) to the citizens of Lebanon...

Israel Faces Pressure from Iran—and Its Allies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow...

News Digest — 6/10/26

The U.S. Army launched three waves of strikes on targets in Iran overnight Tuesday (9th-10th) in response to Monday’s (8th) downing of...

News Digest — 6/9/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a pre-recorded press statement on Monday evening (8th), in which he stated...

Israel at War: Week 139

President Trump tries to maintain a balancing act between the U.S., Israel, and Iran as he pressured Israel not to retaliate...

News Digest — 6/8/26

The IAF struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday (8th) following an Iranian missile attack on Israel...

News Digest — 6/5/26

On June 5, 1967, the Six-Day War began, as the IDF fought the militaries of Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon...

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