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 — 7/27/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to depart Monday (27th)  for a brief visit to the United States following an invitation from President...

News Digest — 7/24/26

Palestinian Authority Arabs on Friday morning (24th) carried out an integrated lynch and shooting attack on hikers on the outskirts of...

News Digest — 7/23/26

Thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall on Wednesday night (22nd) to mark Tisha B’Av, the anniversary of the destruction of...

News Digest — 7/22/26

The IDF opened fire in the vicinity of Lebanese Army troops in Zawtar, an area in the province of Nabatiya, during the implementation of the...

News Digest — 7/21/26

Iran relocated thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges to a deep underground facility inside Pickaxe Mountain last autumn...

News Digest — 7/20/26

The IDF said Sunday (19th) it had detected ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the Jordan City of Aqaba, directly across the water...

News Digest — 7/17/26

A disturbing synergy between Palestinian Arab terrorist organizations and far-left elements in Western nations took center stage...

News Digest — 7/16/26

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to the United States on Saturday night (18th) senior Israeli officials told...

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