Tisha B’ Av is a day of remembrance and soberness – a day of fasting and thinking about what is even going on currently in Israel. It commemorates many things – but focuses on the destruction of the first two Temples. It is the saddest day on the Hebrew calendar....
In recent geopolitical discourse, the region known as Judea and Samaria, commonly referred to as the West Bank, has once again become a focal point of international attention. This attention was sparked particularly by statements attributed to President Joe Biden, in...
Martin Niemoller was an influential German pastor during the rise of Adolph Hitler. When the Nazis took power from the German government by deception and murder, Niemoller was an enthusiastic supporter. Hitler personally promised Niemoller that he had no interest in...
With the litany of racial terms, slogans, epitaphs, and identities focused on over the last several decades, the morphing and changes in the social construct of the vernacular and terminology has been interesting to watch. We could peruse different nationalities and...
Today is Shavuot – a day reserved as the 49th day after Passover – on Passover, the Lamb had been killed, its blood placed upon the altar – we all have come through the Red Sea (Reed Sea) – and across to the other side. As believers, we all participate in this. If we...
