To help the lesson, there is a for instance story. Deuteronomy chapter 21 describes the capture of a ‘beautiful woman’ by a Hebrew soldier. It goes into minute detail on what is expected of the captor. Her treatment is to be governed by kindness.

Among the quotes attributed to her, Betty focused on family and growing up. “My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It’s so different today, because children are just not taught the right way,” she said.

In an Opinion piece for the Jerusalem Post (January 24, 2016) Seth J Frantzman wrote: “On January 21 Sudanese foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour said at a conference that “the matter of normalized relations with Israel is something that can be looked into.”

Analysts fear full-on civil war in America. Warring parties became physical after Donald Trump won the turbulent US presidential election. Street scenes reminiscent of more lawless regions prevail. It will take wise, even gentle wisdom to begin healing a very distraught and distressed nation.

The Feast of Tabernacles (also called Sukkot) is a week of joyous celebration and fellowship. After the Feast the celebration of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah follows. In the book Celebrate! The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook is this comment: “The distinct feature of the day (Shemini Atzeret) is recitation of the prayer for rain so that […]

As I attempt to follow the R-rated activities of the US presidential elections, I find myself asking, ‘How did they get to this?’ How can students charged with this campaign as a study subject, emerge confident or assured of their future? Will either candidate deliver anything other than their ego to the White House? The […]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, in the US presidential race share one thing, negativity ratings north of fifty percent. It is hard to understand how either became their party candidate. Personally, I follow US politics closely maybe because of the years I spent reporting news in Israel. America with its superpower status effects nations all […]

This time last year the United Nations approved The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It introduced ‘a new universal agenda’ for all mankind. (In other words, a scheduled approach to one world government). Among those who gave endorsement to the programme were US President Barak Obama and Pope Francis. The plan bypasses US Congress and […]

In an article for the Holocaust Educational Trust Justin Welby placed anti-Semitism ‘at the heart of racism.’ He pinpointed early church teaching as erroneous. “It is a shameful truth that, through its theological teachings, the Church, which should have offered an antidote, compounded the spread of this virus,” he wrote.

“Come on in. Make yourself comfortable but please be careful my TV and the computer are both listening and recording every word.” No I am not joking! The Berkman Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard released a report to warn consumers that many smart home devices have spying capabilities. Do you remember the movie […]