“No reason to get excited,” the thief he kindly spoke. “There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. But you and I, we’ve been through that and this is not our fate. So let us not talk falsely, now. The hour is getting late.” (Bob Dylan, “All Along The Watchtower”, Dwarf Music © 1968, 1996) In …Read More
One day, one battle, one Lord, one name
Matthew Miller (better known as Chasidic/reggae beatboxer/rapster Matisyahu) released an April 2008 recording called ‘One Day.’ Speaking about this monster hit Matisyahu said that “it is an anthem of hope with a big beat, the kind of song that makes you bob your head and open your heart at the same time.” The song expresses a confidence that God has put us on this earth for a reason and …Read More
Dissecting Israel
High school Biology teachers often guide their students through the dissection of frogs or fish. The stench of formaldehyde wafts around trembling fingers as scalpels slice through rubbery material. Students squint at the internal organs of the amphibian or the vertebrate and then roughly sketch the physical details. There is no time for lasting emotional connection with the dissected creature, whose remains are soon disposed of in the nearest rubbish …Read More
Shattering the tidal wave of anti-Semitism
World anti-Semitism is on the increase in numerous areas – Islamist jihadi terrorist attacks (Sunni and Shi’ite) against Jews and Israelis Riotous demonstrations in Western cities which attempt to catalyze public economic and political warfare against the Jewish state Coordinated international political moves to isolate, weaken and divide both the land of Israel and the Jewish people Within this swirling matrix there are religiously sponsored anti-Semitic moves as well – …Read More
Jewish suffering and anti-Semitism – A hot-button issue in the U.S. elections?
Over the past few weeks Israeli newspapers have been focusing on Mike Bickle’s endorsement of Ted Cruz in his campaign to become U.S. President. Bickle is the Founder and Director of the Kansas City based International House of Prayer. The Times of Israel, YNET, the Jerusalem Post and Ha’aretz all referred to sermons from 2005 and 2011 where Bickle referenced Adolf Hitler as being a hunter of the Jewish people …Read More
Chanukah and Santa Claus – restoring truth to the Festival of Lights
Holiday preparations are in full swing. Christmas lights are strung up and blinking, sleighs and reindeer magically appear on suburban lawns; even the occasional Chanukah menorah (or chanukiya in Hebrew) glows brightly in Jewish homes for eight nights. Today very few adults believe in Santa Claus, though a significant amount do believe in the virgin birth of Israel’s Messiah Yeshua. At this holiday season childhood legends of men in red …Read More