A bouncy Hebrew chorus every Jewish child knows goes like this in English: “David, the King of Israel, lives, lives and lives on.” Engraved on a stele (a stone tablet), discovered east of the Dead Sea in 1868 and kept at the Louvre Museum in Paris, are references to King Mesha of Moab warring with […]
From my father of blessed memory I learned during my youth that a man loses his purpose in life if he thinks only of himself without helping his fellowman. I realized that the truth for our sphere of life and our eternity is documented by God in the Bible. Still as a young man, when […]
“Turn away from evil and do good; ask for peace and pursue it” (Ps. 34:15); “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God” (Mat. 5:9). Just over two years ago, Israel signed the Abraham Accords with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mediated by the United States during the […]
News reports in Israel are focused on post-election attempts to form a new government. Another coalition will be the result, albeit a temporary one. While politicians wrangle, however, in other areas Israel is making great strides forward. –Ed. Space Tech Water shortages are a problem worldwide. Europe is having the worst droughts in 500 years. […]
On September 13, 1993, PLO Chairman Yassir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Declaration of Principles of the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn in Washington. A new era of peace had begun, declared US President Bill Clinton. But it wasn’t so. There have been hundreds of bombing attacks in Israel […]
Israeli firm saving lives in Syria and Gaza An Israeli company, Watergen, which developed life-saving technology to extract water from the air, is installing 10 units in hospitals, clinics and schools in Syria this year. The water generators produce 900 liters of safe, clean water a day, are solar-powered and pollution-free. American intermediaries are handling […]
The Bible and the rabbinic commentators say it is the most beautiful and holiest city on earth. Even the wide-eyed pilgrims at the sightseeing spots, always taking photos with their happy faces in the foreground, say so. Living in Jerusalem, however, isn’t quite as idyllic as visiting. The high price of housing and food, the […]
Two consecutive days on the Israeli calendar, days of commemoration, give insight into the heart and mind of the modern Jewish nation. They convey fundamental values and reflect a unity in Israeli society, despite outward religious and political division the news media routinely publicize. The two days are Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen) […]
Why is it that, after New York, the highest concentration of journalists in the world is in Jerusalem? Or, more pointedly, why is there such an unequalled and relentless onslaught of criticism of Israel? And why does the number of attacks on Jews worldwide go up each year? Why is Israel portrayed non-stop as the […]
In the Jewish calendar, the holiest days are Shabbat (the Sabbath) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). Both are prescribed for Jews by the Torah. Shabbat begins Friday night at sundown, ending Saturday night an hour after sunset. Candles are lit marking the onset of the seventh day. A prayer service is conducted at […]