Is Now the Time? Missiles, ceasefires, protests, terrorism, war. When conflict erupts in and around Israel and blame begins to fly from every direction, certain questions resurface in the minds of believers: Is now the time? It is a good question. It is perhaps the most human question we can ask. In fact, one of…

Why Does Israel Exist? And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed” (Genesis 32:28). Before the World was created, and before the Stars danced in majestic design. Before the galaxies displayed their glorious splendor, and before Adam and Eve graced the…

High Security, Humble Man! In December, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, greeted Louise and me by saying, “Hello, I am Mike Huckabee.” He was so humble, and charming. I said, “It is an honor to meet you. I voted for you.”  He replied, “You are a very intelligent man!”  We laughed.  I gave him a signed copy of my book, Fifty…

Ask and the world gives a spirit of fear: Have you noticed how dizzying the things of the world have become? Have you noticed how it does not slow? The media, and the tools of media, spin and churn a vertigo of fear. It’s too easy to become drawn into that relentless cycle. It entices…

The prophet declared regarding the Messiah, “O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt” (Zech. 9:9, NLT). During Passover Jesus directed the disciples to find a donkey with a colt. “So the disciples went…

Don’t Mess with Abraham Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore (Genesis 22:17). The rabbis wondered about these words. They said, “It would have been better if the Torah said, ‘as the sand’ or ‘as the stars’”. Why does the…

The Image of God! So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female He created them (Genesis 1:27). Moses tells us that human beings are a special part of God’s creation. God created us in His own image, “in the image of God (tzelem Elohim)”.…

A Letter I received a letter from the Mayor of Ofakim expressing his heartfelt appreciation for ITM and our work in Israel. Mayor Itzhak Danino stated, “Your visit to our city was truly inspiring. The many years of’ contribution you have given to Israel are heartwarming, a true blessing to the Jewish people. We cherish…

And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed” (Genesis 32:28). Before the World was created, and before the Stars danced in majestic design. Before the galaxies displayed their glorious splendor, and before Adam and Eve graced the landscape of our blue-jeweled-planet.…

“Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world”. (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5; Yerushalmi Talmud 4:9) Scientists say the probability of you existing at all comes out to 1 in 102,685,000  — yes, that’s a 10 followed by 2,685,000 zeroes! The odds of you being alive are basically zero. You matter!…