“Early Zionist Settlement: First Aliyah” looks at the first wave of Zionist immigrants, who began arriving in 1882. The young idealists who made up this immigration, or aliyah, wanted to pave the way for a national rebirth. As Zeev Dubnow, a member of Bilu, the very first group of Zionist immigrants, wrote: “The ultimate aim…
The Israeli Palestinian conflict is an often misunderstood political battleground where facts are mixed with opinion, preference, and prejudice. There’s so much confusion around the conflict that we want to bring light to what is truth and what is myth. What issues are actually standing in the way of bringing peace between the Israelis and…
Think on this: “These men blaspheme in matters of which they are ignorant. They are like brute beasts, irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish. They will be paid back with suffering for the suffering they have caused.” (II Peter 2:24) Pray on…
The leaders of Israel decided to declare their independence as a country on the 14th of May. They didn’t know exactly where the borders should be and they hadn’t even picked a name for the country. The leaders hadn’t even finished writing their Declaration of Independence. Worst of all, everyone knew that right after they…
Erick Stakelbeck educates Obama on history of Jews in Middle East
A central tenet in the faith life of any observant Jew is prayer. In synagogue, Jews join formal prayer services three times a day, every day. In addition to that they have dozens of spontaneous prayers for everything from washing hands to throwing out bread. The Siddur is the Jewish prayer book which contains all…
Think of this: “I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. I will rejoice in doing them good and will most assurely plant them in this land with all my…
BY the ISRAELI EMBASSY— President Obama’s visit to Israel reaffirms the deep and multifaceted relations between Israel and the United States. These relations are rooted in shared values and common interest. The State and people of Israel know America will always have Israel’s back when it comes to Israel’s security. Together, our two nations are…
May we stand together & pray, may our prayers be like the evening incense, & may our lives be a living sacrifice as we walk in obedience to our Father, Adonai Tzava’ot as He Guides our feet on His Way. Music Video by Will Spires
On Feb. 3, 1956, in Sde Boker, Israel, American journalist Edward R. Murrow sat down with Israeli PM David Ben Gurion. And this is what one of the founding fathers of Zionism had to say…