Israeli-Arab Preschoolers to Receive Free Books

March 5, 2014 A foundation that distributes free Jewish books to Jewish children in North America and Israel is launching an initiative to provide 45,000 Israeli Arab preschoolers with Arabic children’s books. The goal of the project, called Maktabat al-Fanoos, which is Arabic for Lantern Library, is to instill a love of reading and provide the opportunity for children to enjoy reading together with teachers and parents. Once a month during the school year, 1,750 kindergartens will give Arab-Israeli students four books that they can bring home to read with their parents.

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Parasha Mishpatim (Laws): Times of Refreshing

January 24, 2014 The presentation of Jewish civil law begins with the ordinances concerning slavery, which in that day, could have been beneficial or harmful, depending on the character of the slave owner and the nation where it was instituted. In Israel, slavery was to be neither cruel nor humiliating.

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The Lost Tribe of Manasseh Comes Home

January 22, 2014 The Bnei Menashe (Sons of Manasseh), who claim they are descended from the tribe of Manasseh, one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel that were exiled by the Assyrians in 722 BC, toward the end of the First Temple era, are returning to Israel through Operation Menashe.

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Anti-Semitic Blood Libel Painting Displayed in Polish Church

January 22, 2014 “Mord Rytualny (Ritual Murder),” an 18th century painting by Charles de Prevot that depicts the anti-Semitic blood libel (using the blood of Christians for religious rituals), was put on public display in the Cathedral of Sandomierz, Poland this past Friday.

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Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: The Trees, Treats, and Traditions of Tu B’Shvat – the New Year of Trees

January 15, 2014 Tu B’Shvat (the New Year of Trees), draws attention to the prophetic greening of Israel. This holiday is also called Israeli or Jewish Arbor Day and is connected to Temple tithing and Israel's agricultural cycle.

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The Sky is the Limit for Israel’s Youth

January 13, 2014 Launching a miniature satellite into Russian airspace, collecting winter supplies for needy Syrian refugees, and predicting bacterial outbreaks—with accomplishments such as these, Israel's youth are paving the way to a promising future for their generation.

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World’s Largest Hanukkah Menorah

December 5, 2013 What is believed to be the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah was lit last night in Tel Aviv on the eighth and final night of the holiday. Municipalities throughout Israel also lit their own public menorahs, but the Tel Aviv menorah is by far the largest.

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Hanukkah: A Great Miracle Happened Here

December 2, 2013 The word Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew word hanukh, which means dedication or education. Hanukkah is celebrated as the Feast of Dedication to remember the re-dedication of the Temple after God faithfully delivered Israel from her oppressors. In fact, the reason for lighting eight candles and celebrating Hanukkah for eight nights relates to God's faithfulness and the miraculous story of Hanukkah.

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Israel in Prophecy: A Key End-Time Event – the Balfour Declaration

November 5, 2013 Today, some Israelis and friends of the Jewish State around the world will mark the 94th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which is part of the fulfillment of end-time Biblical prophecy, and the amazing story of the rebirth of Israel as a nation. "Thus says the Lord God: 'Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own Land.'" (Ezekiel 37:21) The Balfour declaration (1917), which is named after Arthur James Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary during the World War 1, influenced the Jewish communities of the world to believe that Great Britain would support the creation of a Jewish state in the Middle East.

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Jews in Europe Fear Wearing Jewish Symbols in Public

October 23, 2013 Anti-Semitism has grown in Europe to such a point that 22 percent of Jews are concerned for their safety when in public. Because of that, they avoid wearing items that identify them as Jewish, such as a kippah (yarmulke or skull cap), according to a survey of 5,100 Jews in nine European countries conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. (HaAretz)

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