Books of Kings

JERUSALEM OF GOLD IS Israel’s first one-ounce, 24-carat gold bullion coin launched by the Bank of Israel in May 2010. The limited-edition coin, the…

‘They shall make a Sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them’ (Exodus 25:8) “The word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying, ‘This Temple that…

The principal New Testament author, the Apostle Paul, experienced some of his deepest revelations during a three-year sabbatical in Arabia. Did he…

Week 12 in the Kraft Family IFL told a tale of two South Division teams headed in opposite directions as the regular season hit the homestretch. On…

Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king…

Week 11 in the Kraft Family IFL was certainly a case of saving the best for last, with a pair of mediocre blowout contests paving the way for the…

There’s a lot more to Beersheba than meets the eye. A good place to start exploring some of its hidden treasures lies at the top of a short driveway…

Eretz Yisrael has become an incredible melting pot.  Within its tiny borders, Jews from every conceivable national origin have found a safe place of…

If 50 hours of football frenzy is your cup of tea, the Kraft Family IFL Week 4 was the place to be. Four games over three days. A Thanksgiving…

Stephen Hawking, in his recent book The Grand Design, breaks the news – bitter to some – that God was not needed to create the universe. But…

The fourth year of the Kraft Family Israel Football League gets under way Thursday, and if the six preseason games were any indication, the 2010/11…

Dear Archbishop Desmond Tutu, I write to you with a heavy heart. You are a revered leader in South Africa, but recently have added your iconic voice…

Shalom friends,Traveling on the Carmel mountain range is a great opportunity to learn about and…

No sooner had Israel won her independence in 1948 than the surrounding Arab States forced their Jewish citizens to leave the countries where they had…

We are witnessing an amazing turn of events in Jewish/Christian history. After nearly two millennia of animosity and distrust, we see large numbers…

Is hell a physical realm? Both Judaism and Christianity believe in the concept of hell, but differ as to its nature and purpose. Even if we believe…

When we were looking for a special dining experience to celebrate the seventh anniversary of our Tu Be’av wedding at Jerusalem’s Mount Zion Hotel, we…

People are always aghast when they hear me address my father. I call him by his distinctive Hungarian nickname, and he never protests. Although I was…

Each Shabbat after reading the weekly Torah portion we chant a section from the Prophets. As is well known, with the exception of special Shabbatot,…

Aviadi, when you were four we traveled once up to Mount Hermon and took – you and I – the cable car. That ski resort’s cable car is actually a…