The United States was founded by deeply religious Christians, and its tradition is rooted in what's known as Judeo-Christian values. Other countries also are founded on, and embrace, biblical values as well.It should go without saying that Israel, as the Jewish state,...
During my trip throughout the U.S. last month, I had a number of incredible experiences, driving more than 2,000 miles in eight states, speaking in several churches and fellowshipping with people across all denominations and walks of life who want to connect with,...
It was one of his two most famous speeches, and it was his last. On April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an impromptu speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis in the midst of a sanitation workers strike. The event was...
If you know about the rapture, you probably anticipate it, even pray for it. But are you prepared for it? A few years ago, I had an extraordinary conversation that opened my eyes, began a dialogue and triggered a theological precedent that's taking off.I was speaking...
As Americans prepare for Thanksgiving, it's important to look at not only what we have to give thanks for but what the origins of giving thanks are. Of course Americans know that the first Thanksgiving was a joyous celebration of the bounty, which the Pilgrims had...
Rabbi Moses Maimonides was among the greatest Jewish scholars of all time. His teachings and global perspective of 1,000 years ago are still studied and widely embraced. He balanced parallel worlds of Jewish law and (then) modern thinking. Maimonides gave us the...
"If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. If I do not remember you, let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not have Jerusalem as my highest joy" (Ps. 137:5-6, MEV). As much as Jews and Christians have in common, there's no place...
Run for Zion is the first program to engage Christians in participating in all elements of the Jerusalem marathon: the full and half marathon or the 5 and 10K run/walk. Run for Zion integrates several aspects, giving participants the opportunity to tour, interact with...
You've read about the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt but did you know that there was a modern exodus of two million Jews from a different kind of enslavement? Until the early 1990s, for nearly a century, millions of Jews in the Soviet Union were discriminated...
A few years ago, I traveled from Israel to the U.S. with a layover in Munich. I had never been to Germany, but because of its history, vis-a-vis for Jews, the idea of being there made me uncomfortable.Munich is, and always will be, defined by the Palestinian Arab...
Next week, the United Nations will host a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the 2001 World Conference on Racism in Durban, South Africa. The original Durban conference was hijacked by people and an agenda, which became rife with antisemitism and bashing...
According to the Bible, the new Jewish (biblical) year is 5782. That's 5782 years since creation. As the moral compass for humanity, the Bible is full of laws and obligations. The Jewish people observe 613 commandments, most are imperatives of things to proactively...
Israel is undergoing a heatwave set to last much of the month. Because most Israeli men and women serve in the army, there's a special relationship with the soldiers as our sons and daughters. Because of the heatwave, and a significant anniversary this week, there's a...
A bar and bat mitzvah is one of the most significant lifecycle events in the life of a Jewish person, and certainly the most significant for teens and young adults. What happens when teens who come from troubled homes, whose parents cannot care for them properly, and...