By Jonathan Bernis The early spring festival of Purim, or the “Feast of Lots,” doesn’t usually get the levels of attention in the Messi-anic world as do the big pilgrimage feasts—Pesach (Pass- over), Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles).
They have ancient traditions handed down orally from generation to generation, honoring the Patriarchs Abram, Moriah (a reference to Isaac and Mount Moriah, where Abram was called to sacrifice his son), and Jacob.
By Bill McKayThe entwined history of Jews and Christians has, as a part of its chronicle, remarkable high points and destructive low points in its 2000 years.
Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. That same night, the combined armies of Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, along with troops from Saudi Arabia and Yemen, invaded Israel.
By Jack Kinsella Despite all the promises made by both sides regarding the sanctity of Jerusalem, it seems pretty much a foregone conclusion that the city will eventually be redivided between Arabs and Jews.
