Month: December 2018
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Parshat Shemot: The Power of Belief
The Christian crusaders were weary and close to defeat. The Muslim armies defending the Holy Land were much stronger and better prepared than they had expected. Defeat was close at hand and they were about to abandon their question to liberate Jerusalem from the infidels. Yet they knew they had a secret weapon. The crusaders… Read more
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Parshat Vayechi: The Final Journey
This was originally published on the Times of Israel website. The elaborate funeral Joseph gave his father may shed light on the mysterious talmudic claim that Jacob never died On November 30, 2018, George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, passed away at his home in Houston, Texas, nine months after… Read more