An escape from Jerusalem in a coffin
A brother who saved his rival, a dramatic escape, and more: Rabbi Mark Fishman and Rabbi Elie Mischel are back on Bible Plus with two new courses that bring the Bible to Life.
Own a piece of Israel’s history (and feed Israel’s children)
Picture a clay jar handle, no bigger than your palm, stamped with four ancient Hebrew letters: LMLK, “For the King.” It dates to around 700 BCE, when King Hezekiah was preparing Judah for the Assyrian invasion. Now picture it on your shelf.
A front-row seat: How Israel365 brought Israel’s first post-October 7 election to the English-speaking world
Tomorrow, Israelis vote for the first time since October 7. Over the past two months, Israel365 made sure English-speaking Israelis, along with the Jews and Christians around the world, did not have to follow this election from the sidelines.
Exile plus one letter equals redemption: A rabbi’s quest to unlock the Bible’s Hebrew for Christians
What does heaven have to do with fire and water? Why does the Hebrew word for a flimsy hut come from the same root as the word “to see”? And how does a single letter turn exile into redemption?
Ten parties, one stage, one anthem: Israel365 News hosts English-language election town hall
Israeli politicians are famous for shouting over each other on television panels. On Sunday night in Jerusalem, representatives of ten parties shared a single stage for two hours, answered the toughest question their opponents could throw at them.
The Jewish gift this Christian family won’t give back
In March 2020, the Howell family sat down for their first Sabbath. They were not entirely sure what they were doing, but committed to stepping back from work from Friday night to Saturday night. It felt like a leap of faith. Within a few weeks, the entire world shut down.
Israel votes in five weeks. Its American voters could decide who wins.
Americans are watching their own midterms, but Israel votes first in one of its closest and least predictable elections in memory. Some 400,000 English-speaking Israelis, many of them Americans, represent roughly four Knesset seats.
“He was always learning”: Rabbi Pesach Wolicki remembers Charlie Kirk, one year later
One year after Charlie Kirk’s murder, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki remembers the man who inspired Israel365’s rapid-response network, and the last conversation they had.
Why your name belongs on your hand
Psychologists call this externalization, the act of taking something internal, a memory, a commitment, a belief, and turning it into an object that can be touched, seen, and returned to.
The part of Rosh Hashanah most people miss
Ask anyone in Israel what Rosh Hashanah looks like, and you’ll hear the same picture: a round challah, apples and honey, a pomegranate, maybe fish, and a family gathered around a table. All of that is part of the holiday. It is not the heart of it.