Why Do We Say Shabbat Shalom?
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“Drawing water from the wells of salvation.” ― Isaiah 12:3
In this brief, but breathtaking, video you can see the fruits of your support which has brought us to where we are today. …
The Land of Israel Network Read More »
2 nights in Tel-Aviv, 3 nights in Galilee, 1 night at a Bedouin Tent, 5 nights in Jerusalem
August 10-21, 2016
This one is a "second-timers" tour and there are four places still available.
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Going deeper into the Land – 12 days tour of IsraelRead More »
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In 1784 and 1785, the “Dey of Algiers,” an Ottoman (Turkish) Muslim, warlord in Algiers and other Morrocan muslims pirates from Algiers and Libya boarded, seized three U.S. ships and imprisoned the sailors as slaves. In 1786, Thomas Jefferson (and John Quicy Adams too) were sent to London to negotiate a treaty with the Dey’s ambassador, Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman. An agreement was made to pay ransom for the sailors in return for the promise of no further attacks. In responding to Congress to authorize the funds to pay the ransom, Jefferson was asked why these attacks were happening when the U.S. had no previous contact with these countries and rulers. Jefferson’s response stated:
“…that it (the Muslim faith) was founded on the Laws of their Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as Prisoners, and that every Musselman (Muslim) who should be slain in Battle was sure to go to Paradise.”
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Why can’t we learn from this history??? Read More »