Tisha B’av 5778 (2018)
By Christians for Israel International.. Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, “the Ninth of Av,”) is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew...
View ArticleRosh Hashanah 2018 /5997 ראש השנה
By Christians for Israel International.. Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה), (literally “head of the year”), is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”),...
View ArticleAll Your Sukkot Needs
By The Scroll.. From sukkah building and sukkah eating to religious observance, here’s a handy guide to Tablet’s best Sukkot reads. The Torah gives the holiday of Sukkot two different names: Chag...
View ArticleIsrael: Covenants & Kingdom (53) – Chapter 7 – Kingdom and Covenants
By Rev Willem J.J. Glashouwer.. From the book “Israel: Covenants & Kingdom” The beginning of redemption This book is not intended to be a treatise on politics or history, but when one looks at the...
View ArticleShemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 2018 / ערב שמחת תורה
By Christians for Israel International.. Shemini Atzeret (שמיני עצרת– “the Eighth [day] of Assembly”) is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (first month...
View ArticleIsrael: Covenants & Kingdom (54) – Chapter 7 – Kingdom and Covenants
By Rev Willem J.J. Glashouwer.. From the book “Israel: Covenants & Kingdom” The Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle Initially, the presence of God was strongly associated with the Ark of the...
View ArticleIn These Annoying Times, Here’s the One Yiddish Word You Should Know
By Avi Shafran.. Is anything mutcheh-ing you these days? An opinion column about the U.S. administration’s strategy (the word used here loosely) toward Iran’s government recently appeared in the...
View ArticleA necessary lesson
By Nadav Shragai.. The Old City of Jerusalem and east Jerusalem, where Britain’s Prince William is set to visit in the coming days are about as much a part of the Palestinian Authority as India is...
View ArticleIsrael: Covenants & Kingdom (55) – Chapter 7 – Kingdom and Covenants
By Rev Willem J.J. Glashouwer.. From the book “Israel: Covenants & Kingdom” Destruction and rebuilding David prepared – Solomon built – Nebuchadnezzar destroyed (2 Chronicles 36:19). After the...
View ArticleIsrael: Covenants & Kingdom (56) – Chapter 7 – Kingdom and Covenants
By Rev Willem J.J. Glashouwer.. From the book “Israel: Covenants & Kingdom” About the author Fascinated and perpetually inspired by religion, Chaim Clorfene studied at both the Telshe Yeshiva in...
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