Finding parallels between the Bible and life today is the realm of rabbis and ministers, but sometimes even laymen see the obvious: This has been the year when all of us have been isolated like Noah. Of course, we have it somewhat easier. He spent a year adrift at sea. We needn’t deal with sea

Whatever turmoil we may face, the counsel of God’s Word is, “all on Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you and you will glorify Me” (Ps. 50:15). Three actions between God and man are contained in this verse. This year the world has been going through one of the greatest pandemics in

Khaled Abu Toameh is a Muslim citizen of Israel and resident of Jerusalem. He has been a journalist here for 37 years, having worked for several major Israeli newspapers, currently The Jerusalem Post. He is also a frequent lecturer and an award-winning documentary-film producer (NBC News , BBC , etc.). Though widely-published and quoted internationally

“He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding” (Daniel 2:21). The news headlines and political speeches warning of the end of democracy in Israel had been relentless for months. Controversy in domestic Israeli politics is nothing new,

In the 42 years since the founding of LEMA’AN ZION, we have revealed an Israel the world seldom sees. The picture painted by the news media is a different one than the one I see as a resident of Jerusalem. When friends from Canada visited Israel for the first time a few years ago, they