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On this day in 1776, a Jewish plantation owner from South Carolina named Francis Salvador, was killed in a skirmish with British regulars. The reason this is noteworthy is because it’s believed that Salvador was the first Jewish patriot killed in the American Revolution. There would be many more, Jew and non-Jew, who would give […]

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It was on this day, in 1906, that the Home Construction Company organized and began to build homes outside of ancient Jaffa. Over time this area would become known as the city of Tel Aviv. In Hebrew, Tel Aviv means the “hill” or “mound of spring.” We could shorten it and say “Spring Hill.” The […]

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The angel said to Zechariah: “Fear not!” He said it to Mary: “Fear not!” And now He says it to the shepherds: “Fear not!” The more guilt we have, the more things we fear: fear of being found out for some little deceit, fear that some ache we have is God’s judgment, fear of dying […]

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Have you ever been around somebody who was having a conversation in a language you didn’t understand? As they talked, laughed and enjoyed one another’s company, did it make you feel uncomfortable? Did you wish you could understand what they were saying, especially to know whether or not they were talking about you? Most of […]

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It was on this day in 586 B.C. that the king of Judah was overtaken and captured by the Babylonians on the plain in Jericho (Jeremiah 36:4-5). Looking at this from the perspective of the Jewish people, the impossible had happened. Their once great nation and their beautiful capital was reduced to ruins. Their nobles […]

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