Written by Bethany Blankley Should parents be penalized for demanding that their child be exempted from the required teaching of Islamic in Common Core curriculum? Should a teacher or public school administrator penalize parents and children for seeking exemption? Parents are…
Is there a Satan? Is there Hell? Is man’s inhumanity toward his fellow man, just part of his “animal nature”? Or is there something greater? Is there a higher power and a lower power that are battling each other? It…
"For Moses said, ‘Because the Lord has sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’” Exodus 17:16 Israel is well underway in executing its ground invasion of Gaza to face its ancient nemesis, Amalek, for…
My message of last month in Israel365 on the subject of the “Lost Jews of the Inquisition” hit a nerve with many who read it and contacted me. This is an excerpt from a message sent by an international friend:…
In 1618, the Portuguese Inquisition was at its height with the torture, expulsion, and execution of Jews. The extreme persecution of the Jewish people by the Catholic Church spread like wildfire from Italy, to Spain, to Portugal, and eventually to…
I recently read with a great deal of despair the comments that crossed the Atlantic from Amichai Chikli, Israel’s Diaspora Affair Minister. He noted that, “We are losing large parts of the Jewish people as a result of the small…
In April, Israel marks the 75th Anniversary of its founding, a time to celebrate the remarkable story of its re-birth as a nation and its resilience to survive against all odds. The ancient love story between the Jewish people and their…
This is an urgent call to action. Our voice must be heard . . . PJTN has the opportunity for our supporters to help take an important role in Florida in the state’s development of Library Media Training. This training will ultimately…