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Self-sacrificing and Selfish?
Question: Can a person be self-sacrificing and still be selfish, and can self-sacrifice be a bad thing? Answer: It can be, but not always. It all depends on the motive.
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Elephants
For some of God's creatures it is definitely not by accident but rather part of God's design that they gain weight—rapidly! Take bears, for example.
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Bears
For some of God's creatures it is definitely not by accident but rather part of God's design that they gain weight—rapidly! Take bears, for example. Some of the largest adult male brown bears have been found to weigh 1,500 pounds. Routinely a bear will...
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Days of Awe
During the time of Rosh Hashanah, many Jews and Christians alike flock to the Western Wall for a time of prayer, reflection, and for those who believe, a beautiful time of anticipating the Messiah’s return heading into the civil new year.
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Tuvia Tenenbom: What Do Americans Really Think of Israel?
This video encapsulates meaningful dialogue on Tuvia Tenebom’s book, What do Americans Really think of Israel, which expounds on some ideas that while the American government is usually on good terms with Israel, not all American citizens are quite so...
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Australian Platypus
With some features of a duck, a beaver, and an otter, the platypus is a mammal without nipples who still nurses, a male with venom and "a show and tell" for our Creator! The Australian platypus and the long and short-billed echidnas of New Zealand are...
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Sins of the Amorites Not Complete
Sins of the Amorites: Not Complete Have you ever wondered why a loving God would destroy innocent men, women, and children? Any reader of the Bible knows there have been times when God brought down fire and brimstone and destroyed cities, and that he...
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Syndrome K
In the fall of 1943, German soldiers in Italy began rounding up Italian Jews and deporting them—10,000 people were sent to concentration camps during the nearly two-year Nazi occupation. Most never returned. But in Rome, a group of doctors saved at...
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Rosh Hashanah 2017 Speech
Full White House text of remarks by President Donald Trump and Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner in a call to Jewish leaders, September 15, 2017:
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Financial Advice from the Bible
We can learn many useful ways to manage the resources God has given us from the Bible. The following passage of scripture is a good example of managing resources that we should pay attention to.
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Parashat Nitzavim
Parasha for the Week: Netzavim Vayalech Deuteronomy 29:9 - 30:20 Haftarah for the Week: Isaiah 61:10 - 63:9; Isaiah 55:6 - 56:8 Besorat Yeshua: Mark 8:14 - 9:1
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Amazing Financial Facts
Have you ever wondered what percentage of Americans can cover unexpected expenses of $500-$1,000 from their savings? Take this quiz to find out the answer and other amazing financial facts.
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Moose
Moose are BIG mammals! They start out as 20- to 35-pound newborns—but when just five days old, while nursing and already browsing for solid food, they can outrun humans! By the time they're five months old—still suckling as well as foraging amidst...
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Refugee "seder" tells modern day Passover stories
It was in Levinsky Park in South Tel Aviv eating matzah and charoset (traditional Passover food) with a group of non-Jewish men from Eritrea that I finally understood the meaning of Pesach (Passover).
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Silly and Sick
When I was a little girl I loved all sorts of pets. I had pet potato-bugs, pet spiders, pet caterpillars, and pet ants.
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Berries as Disease Fighters
If you have (or are at risk for developing) diabetes, hypertension, cancer, or dementia, frequent consumption of berries will improve your health. Here's why.
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Air
The Facts The human body must have oxygen; each of its 100 trillion cells must receive steady, fresh supplies to survive. Every day, you take more than 17,000 breaths to keep your body fueled. The heart sends blood to the lungs where it drops off...
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Children During the Holocaust
Children were especially vulnerable in the era of the Holocaust. The Nazis advocated killing children of "unwanted" or "dangerous" groups in accordance with their ideological views, either as part of the "racial struggle" or as a measure of...
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Pop-up Hate Fests
The demonstrations against Israel, some of them violent, all of them verbally violent, all of them filled with anger and hatred, have nothing to do with their so called support for the so called Palestinian people.
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Miss Iraq and Miss Israel
Sarah Idan, the Iraqi-born model and musician crowned the 2017 winner of the Miss Iraq pageant, has received numerous hateful comments and death threats, not only directed at herself but also her family, after being photographed with Adar Gandelsman,...
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