[First posted in 2012, here’s the original Introduction: This article was sent in by VAN@S6K; source: mordochai.tripod.com/biblical. It presents a different view from what we have so far understood about saying and writing the Tetragrammaton; our stand has been — how can God’s Name ever be known if people don’t ever hear it or ever see it […]
Read more[Originally posted in 2012; too good not to repost every year as a reminder of what Rosh Hashanah stands for. A great read not only for Israel, but for all Gentiles as well. We are featuring one of our favorite resource persons, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who has a very active website that we highly recommend just […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. A Divine promise to God’s people: “I will bless those who bless you and I will curse those who curse you.” Well, one nation was a blessing to God’s chosen when no other nation would take them in at a time of their desperate need to find refuge.] Monument in […]
Read moreJews honor Manuel L. Quezon on his 134th birthday/Sunday, August 19th, 2012 By Nena C. Benigno/Philippine Daily Inquirer As the country commemorates the 134th birthday today, August 19, of Manuel L. Quezon, he is also honored by thousands of Jewish families who have survived and prospered because they found a home in Manila at the […]
Read more[Source : Center of Jewish Studies – http://www.cjss.org.cn/200706207.htm, reformatting and highlights added. Please go to the site for the complete article as well as the sources of information cited in these selected excerpts following a timeline of Jewish presence in the Philippines.] Manila Jews’ Communal Origins and Commercial Activity The Marrano brothers Jorge and […]
Read more[This was first posted in 2013; we are revisiting as a result of many searchers interested in The Jewish Mystique by Ernest Van Den Haag. Sharing Chapter 5 of this MUST READ book. For visuals connected to this topic, check this link: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/155833/postcards-anti-semitic—-Admin1] ————————– WHY ANTI-SEMITISM? Jews “cause” both anti-Semitism and pro-Semitism; […]
Read morePacific Israel Rim – SupportLike Page April 23 · I was going to cry when I read this speech from the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, but at the end I said, “Glory to the God of Israel” Let’s read together: Mr. Netanyahu said: Only 70 years ago! The Jews were taken to slaughter like sheep. […]
Read more[First posted October 24,2012; here’s the original Introduction: This recommended read is: A HISTORY OF THE JEWS by Paul Johnson. One reviewer, Merle Rubin of Christian Science Monitor says it best: “An absorbing, provocative, well-written, often moving book, an insightful and impassioned blend of history and myth, story and interpretation” (highlights added). I most likely […]
Read more[First posted in 2012, shortly after we started this website. When a visitor clicks old posts, it gives us the opportunity to review it and decide if it is still relevant to our ever-developing current understanding and convictions. This week, Israel is again in the news, battling it out with an old old enemy that […]
Read more[This article was sent in by VAN@S6K; source: mordochai.tripod.com/biblical. It presents a different view from what we have so far understood about saying and writing the tetragrammaton; our stand has been — how can God’s Name ever be known if people don’t ever hear it or ever see it on print. Some among us have […]
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