By Joseph Shulam Last Shabbat in the synagogues around the world, the reading of Genesis ended with Jacob blessing the twelve tribes – his children! The beginning of the reading of the book of Exodus starts with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. This Shabbat's reading now from the second book of the Bible, Exodus in Hebrew, is called Shemot – that is the "names." The first verse of Exodus starts with the following: "Now these are the names of the children of Israel w

The Jerusalem Prayer List – January 4, 2024 By Joseph Shulam Welcome to the year of our Lord 2024, Israel is in the middle of a harsh and difficult war with a bitter enemy who has no limit to his hate and cruelty. An enemy that is driven by no objective but hate, a deep hate based on totally mythological reasons. The objective facts on the growth of this enemy don’t have rhyme or reason. For this enemy it is just unreasonable and unrestrained hate for Jews. There is no