Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Zola Levitt Ministries The Jewish roots of Christianity ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.levitt.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Blog - ["Return of the Nephilim: Mount Eden and the Genetic Prophecy" (1/17)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/return-of-the-nephilim-mount-eden-and-the-genetic-prophecy-1-17) - The Bearded Bible Brothers begin their most challenging quest yet, as they lay the groundwork for the Seed Wars prophesied in Genesis 3:15. To unlock the mystery of Mount Eden, the brothers ascend the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, then hop a plane to Crete to climb Mount Ida. - ["The Megalith Mystery: Henges, Cairns, and Standing Stones"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-megalith-mystery-henges-cairns-and-standing-stones) - Concluding their UK journey, the Bearded Bible Brothers traverse Ireland’s countryside revealing ancient ruins built by giants. Horrifying roots of pagan druidism and Celtic mythology are center stage, exposing Satan’s cyclic schemes throughout time. - ["Stonehenge and the Nephilim Dispersion"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/stonehenge-and-the-nephilim-dispersion) - Preparing for their upcoming series, “Return of the Nephilim,” Joshua and Caleb journey to Stonehenge on the pagan feast of Samhain. They confront demonic activity as they expose the origins of the Nephilim’s Biblical dispersal to the ends of the earth. - ["A Light Unto the Gentiles"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/a-light-unto-the-gentiles) - Yeshua’s Great Commission charges all Believers to spread the Gospel to the four corners of the world. The brothers hear from unique individual, non-profits, and television networks who have taken up the mantle to shine a light in the darkness. - ["Israel's Faithful Advocates"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israels-faithful-advocates) - As members of the Christian community continue to turn against the nation of Israel, the Bearded Bible Brothers spotlight the sacrificial individuals who continue to stand by their side. Such all-star organizations of Christians and Jews include: First Century Foundations, Chosen People Ministries, Pacific Justice Institute, and Emmy Award-winning journalist Daniel Cohen. - ["Israel's First Responders"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israels-first-responders) - For three years, the Jewish people have dealt with trying circumstances from the 7-front war with Iran. The Bearded Bible Brothers reach out to Israel’s First Responders to discover how Christians can help support Israel. Such organizations include: Magen David Adom, Vision for Israel, Chimes Israel, and Friends of the IDF. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: The Coming Antichrist" (8/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-the-coming-antichrist-8-8-2) - From Tel Megiddo, the Bearded Bible Brothers uncover Josiah’s greatest mistake which lead to his own demise. How easy is it for Believers to rise up in pride and legalism today? Although God held back the coming of antichrist Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian Empire, will He restrain the coming of Babylon the Great and the Beast in our day? Joshua and Caleb give a final call for Israel and America to repent, as they stand before the Knesset in Jerusalem. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: The Bones of the Prophet" (7/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-the-bones-of-the-prophet) - Even as Jeremiah prophesies judgment against Judah, King Josiah feverishly labors to atone for the sins of all twelve tribes of Israel. From the ancient Tomb of the Prophets to the high place of Bethel, Joshua and Caleb reveal the shocking prophecy that would change Josiah’s life forever! - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Cleansing the Land" (6/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-cleansing-the-land-6-8) - Josiah accelerates into reformation overdrive! Now, with the law as his guide, the young king enacts the most extreme religious reforms, leading the nation into a great awakening. How can Believers today act with the same zeal as Josiah? Is it too late for the Church to stand up and change the course of the world? - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Discovering the Torah" (5/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-discovering-the-torah-5-8) - The pinnacle moment that shook the nation! In the midst of reforms, the last Torah scroll is discovered, and the words written therein change everything. The Bearded Bible Brothers travel from the top of the Temple Mount, to the depths of the Western Wall tunnels revealing Josiah’s ultimate decision of humility that moves God’s heart. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Beginnings of Reformation" (4/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-beginnings-of-reformation-4-8-2) - From the Western Wall to the ruins of Tel Dan, Joshua and Caleb explore the bar mitzvah tradition and Josiah’s emergence of authority in the kingdom. Without the law as a guidebook, King Josiah begins transforming the country within his scope of knowledge. The brothers’ teaching concludes with a dramatic disruption as they experience the horrors of October 7th, the morning of Hamas’ attack. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Forewarnings of Destruction" (3/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-forewarnings-of-destruction-3-8-2) - Early in Josiah’s reign, several prophets— Zephaniah, Habakkuk, and eventually Jeremiah—forewarned the coming destruction of Babylon. In the aftermath of the October 7 attack by Hamas, the Bearded Bible Brothers roam the desolate streets of Jerusalem explaining the children of Israel’s historic cycles of disobedience, persecution, deliverance, and finally reformation. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: The Boy King" (2/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-the-boy-king-2-8) - From the Ophel ruins in Jerusalem, Joshua and Caleb shed light on the early years of King Josiah’s reign. In analyzing the influence of familial upbringing on Josiah’s heart, the brothers uncover a shocking link between Josiah’s penitence and the influence of his reforming grandfather. Even today, the enemy attempts to indoctrinate our young children to maintain hold over their minds into adulthood. The brothers discuss how parents can protect their children in an age of wickedness and perversion. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Worst Grandfather Ever" (1/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-worst-grandfather-ever-1-8) - Behold, the man God Himself rated as the most nefarious king in the history of Judah—Manasseh, Josiah’s grandfather! But Manasseh was emulating the sin precedent established by King Solomon hundreds of years prior. The Bearded Bible Brothers travel to the ancient high places of idolatry in Jerusalem to tell the story of rebellion, which placed Judah on the crossroads to coming judgment. - ["Catch Me Lucky Jews: The Origin of St. Patrick, Pt 2"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/catch-me-lucky-jews-the-origin-of-st-patrick-pt-2) - In the conclusion of the Bearded Bible Brothers Irish adventure, the epic showdown between Patrick and the Druids is put under the microscope. Traversing the wicked high places of the pagans across Ireland, the true power of God is revealed through the humility of his humble servant. - ["Catch Me Lucky Jews: The Origin of St. Patrick, Pt 1"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/catch-me-lucky-jews-the-origin-of-st-patrick-pt-1) - The Bearded Bible Brothers and Hirchie Schaffner travel to Northern Ireland and reunite with old friend and pastor Dave Pavey. From Belfast, to Slemish Mountain, and the Giant’s Causeway, they retrace the history of Maewyn Succat, aka St. Patrick, to learn how he brought revival to an entire nation! - ["Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: Daniel's Seventy Sevens and the 2027 Jubilee" (8/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-daniels-seventy-sevens-and-the-2027-jubilee-8-8) - Does the Bible give a precise dating for the year of Jubilee? How is the Jubilee linked with Daniel’s infamous vision of the Seventy Weeks? In the conclusion of the series, Dr. Christian Widener leads the brothers to unravel one final mystery that could lead to the End Times – the decree of Suleiman the Magnificent. - ["Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: Finding Solomon, Pt 1" (6/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-finding-solomon-pt-1) - Dr. Christian Widener utilizes his engineering expertise to disclose his theory concerning the true builder of the Temple Mount. Does the archaeological evidence verify his claims that it was Solomon and not Herod the Great who constructed the holy complex we see today? - [“Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: Finding Solomon, Pt 2” (7/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-finding-solomon-pt-2-7-8) - From Jerusalem to Masada to Hebron to Mamre, the bearded brothers inspect the claims of Herod the Great’s master workmanship to reveal the master fraud. Will Solomon finally receive the credit he deserves? - ["Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: The Red Heifer Crusade" (5/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-the-red-heifer-crusade-5-8) - The arrival of the Red Heifers to Israel have set off a firestorm of controversy and conspiracy theories. The bearded bros unlock the mystery of the scarlet bovine to connect its importance to the coming temple. With unprecedented access to the four cows in Shiloh, the question is finally answered — can these heifers still be used for purification? - ["Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: Kingdom of the Final Abomination" (3/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-kingdom-of-the-final-abomination-3-8) - From the summit of the Temple Mount, the holiest and most contested site on the planet, the brothers uncover the final resting place of the temple. With all eyes on Israel and the Third Temple project, will the coming Tribulation Temple bring about world peace, or lead to the destruction of the Jewish people? - ["Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: Mystery of the Holy Waters" (2/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-mystery-of-the-holy-waters-2-8) - Our team of bearded explorers journey to Solomon’s Pools in the West Bank to uncover the mystery behind the Living Waters needed for the coming Third Temple. At Jerusalem, Dr. Christian Widener reveals the archaeological proof behind the Jewish claim to the Temple Mount. - ["Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: Tribulation Temple of Destiny" (1/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-tribulation-temple-of-destiny-1-7) - The Bearded Bible Brothers and Hirchie Schaffner team up with Dr. Christian Widener of End Times Berean Ministries for a prophetic adventure in Israel to unlock the evidence behind prior Jewish Temples. Can the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient engineering reveal the original location of Solomon’s Temple? - ["Bearded Bible Brothers and the Third Temple of Doom: Raiders of the Lost Ark" (4/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-brothers-and-the-third-temple-of-doom-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-4-8) - From Shiloh to Ashdod to Gath to Kiriath Jearim and the Jerusalem tunnels beneath Jerusalem, the Bearded Bible Brothers retrace the steps of the Ark of the Covenant to uncover its final resting place. Is the discovery of the Ark integral to the construction of the Third Temple? Joshua and Caleb search the scriptures to find out! - ["The Rise of Zionism and the Fall of Great Britain" (2/2)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-rise-of-zionism-and-the-fall-of-great-britain-2-2) - Concluding their England journey, the brothers parallel the events from the last century’s moves of God with the re-birth of the state of Israel. Unfortunately, they discovered how antisemitism led to diminishing the largest empire in human history: Great Britain. Is there hope for the UK to turn back to God? - ["England and the Great Awakening" (1/2)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/england-and-the-great-awakening-1-2) - The Bearded Bible Brothers join their friend Pastor Hirchie Schaffner in London, England to learn about the past moves of God that originated there. Focusing on the lives of John and Charles Wesley and George Whitfield, they consider when the next outpouring of the Holy Spirit might occur. - ["A Glimpse into 2026"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/a-glimpse-into-2026) - The Bearded Bible Brothers unveil the outreach plan for 2026 with the debut of numerous television programs. Get a preview of exciting new content to come from the series Third Temple of Doom, Return of the Nephilim, and Paul vs the gods. We can only continue broadcasting the Gospel of Yeshua around the world with your faithful partnership! - ["Oh Little Town of Bethlehem"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/oh-little-town-of-bethlehem) - Amidst the backdrop of Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the Bearded Bible Brothers conclude 2025 with a bang! God’s faithfulness to Zola Levitt Ministries is evident through the changes and new series presented this year. Joshua and Caleb also reflect on the greatest gift of all, Yeshua’s birth, during the holidays. - [~~ SERIES PREMIERE ~~ (1/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-of-jahaz-and-edrei) - In this series debut from Jordan, Joshua and Caleb discuss Israel’s first major conflict before entering the Promised Land between two powerful Nephilim kings and Moses and the Israelites, as well as the infamous giant wars of the Canaanites. - ["Conquest of Canaan: Battle for Jerusalem" (8/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-for-jerusalem-8-8) - In the conclusion of Conquest of Canaan, Joshua and Caleb delve deep into the remains of ancient Tel Samaria. Following the trail of Satan’s conquest of Israel through the ages, they look at the prophetic finality of the last battle for Jerusalem, and the rise of the Beast. Thankfully, Yeshua has the final say of ownership for Kingdom of Israel. - ["Conquest of Canaan: Battle of the Altars" (7/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-of-the-altars-7-8) - The Bearded Bible Brothers are escorted by IDF soldiers to the infamous Mount Ebal in the West Bank, where they inspect the original altar built by Biblical Joshua. What consequences does the vow of Blessings and Curses have on Israel today? Returning to Jordan, Joshua and Caleb explore the ruined city of Jerash. - ["Conquest of Canaan: Battle of Kiriath Arba and Kiriath Sepher" (6/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-of-kiriath-arba-and-kiriath-sepher-6-8) - Granted rare access to Tel Rumeida, the team goes to Biblical Hebron where epic battles once raged between the tribe of Judah and Nephilim kings. A visit to Athens reveals the domination of the Greek Empire. - ["Conquest of Canaan: Battle of Gibeon" (4/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-of-gibeon-4-8) - Retracing Joshua’s conquest through ancient Gibeon, present day al-Jib, continues. At Samuel’s tomb God’s supernatural intervention in defeating five Amorite Kings is considered. Satan’s plan of conquest through the Babylonian Empire is discussed. - ["Conquest of Canaan: Battle of the Waters of Merom" (5/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-of-the-waters-of-merom) - At Tel Hazor, the Bearded Bible Brothers analyze the greatest battle in Israelite history, and how El Elyon's amazing battle tactics secured the victory.. Afterward, at the ramparts of the Tower of David, they uncover the sinister scheme behind the Persian Empire’s friendship of the Jews. - ["Conquest of Canaan: Battle Ai and Bethel" (3/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-ai-and-bethel) - Battle of Ai and Bethel IDF Sgt Maj Chaim Malespin joins the trio to unlock the mystery of ancient Ai and reflect on the Israelites’ greatest defeat. The brothers visit Ammunition Hill, where a recent archaeological find verifies supernatural intervention. - ["Conquest of Canaan: Battle of Jericho" (2/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/conquest-of-canaan-battle-of-jericho-2-8) - Against a volatile Jordanian government, the brothers plod the Israelite’s path into Canaan. In Jericho, evangelist Israel Hanna joins to discuss Joshua’s famous battle. At Beit Shean, they analyze the Egyptian Empire’s past occupation of the Land. - ["Bearded Bible Banter"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/bearded-bible-banter) - Joshua and Caleb start a podcast called the Bearded Bible Banter! Listen to some of their latest interviews with persons of interest, including: Chaim Malespin, Joshua Aaron, Jeff Futers, Christian Widener, Mondo Gonzales, and more! - ["Showdown with Iran with Dr. Hormoz Shariat"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/showdown-with-iran-with-dr-hormoz-shariat) - The Bearded Bible Brothers meet with Dr. Hormoz Shariat of Iran Alive Ministries to learn more about Iran’s endgame for Israel. Joshua and Caleb also talk with Avi Lipkin to discuss his take on Iran’s next steps of retaliation against the Jewish State. - ["Olivier Melnick& the Rise of Antisemitism"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/olivier-melnick-the-rise-of-antisemitism) - Joshua and Caleb sit down for dinner with their good friend Olivier Melnick of Shalom in Messiah Ministries. Anti-Semitism isn’t new - in fact, it’s the oldest move in Satan’s playback. But with Hamas’ invasion on October 7, 2023, nobody could’ve predicted the meteoric rise of hatred for the Jewish people that would follow — except Olivier! - ["The Lobstermen: The Last Trumpet!" (10/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-lobstermen-the-last-trumpet-10-10) - This Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world, as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14) The Lobstermen follow Caleb’s lead to a traditional autumn experience at Treworgy Family Orchards as they learn about the upcoming Rapture of the Bride of Messiah. Be watchful and ready! - ["The Lobstermen: Blaze of Glory!" (9/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-lobstermen-blaze-of-glory-9-10) - The final outpouring of the Holy Spirit, as prophesied in Joel 2, has finally come! How should believers function in expectation to take part in the supernatural? The Bearded Bible Brothers conclude their lobstermen training to comprehend the true reformation necessary for the Last Days move of God. - ["The Lobstermen: Apostasy!" (8/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-lobstermen-apostasy-8-10) - Unfortunately, sometimes the greatest conflict to a true revival are those who call themselves Christians. But legalism isn’t the only harmful poison in the body of Messiah. Tune in to learn more... - ["The Lobstermen: Returning to Your Vomit!" (7/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-lobstermen-returning-to-your-vomit-7-10) - Some churches excel at leading people to Messiah, but after these lost souls become Christians, they don’t know what to do with them. While learning wilderness survival, the Lobstermen learn the importance of discipleship in the Christian walk. - ["The Lobstermen: The Mobile Church! (4/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/lobstermen-the-mobile-church-4-10) - Many modern churches have abandoned God’s call to go out into the world; instead, they try to bring the world into their buildings. The Bearded Bible Brothers and co. hit the road on ATVs to learn about the first Church in the book of Acts. Along the way, they visit the famous Timber Tina at the Great Maine Lumberjack Show to hone their skills at becoming Ax [Acts] Men! - ["The Lobstermen: To the Jew First!" (5/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/lobstermen-to-the-jew-first-5-10) - If the gospel comes to the Jews first, are Gentiles second in God’s Kingdom? Even though Yeshua was sent to the Lost Sheep of the house of Israel, Gentiles too can become grafted-in sheep! As the Lobstermen in training test their manly mettle in hunting wild turkeys, they learn more about God’s plan for the Jewish People. - ["The Lobstermen: Those Pesky Lobsters!" (6/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/lobstermen-those-pesky-lobsters-6-10) - Yeshua chose the most radical, law-abiding, anti-Christian zealot to become His spokesman to the unclean Gentiles aka Lobsters. At first, only Jews were Christians, although today the majority are Gentiles. Does this mean these Gentiles must keep the Law of Moses? The Bearded Bible Brothers once again hit the high seas to become the ultimate Lobstermen like Rabbi Paul. - ["The Lobstermen: And You Will Receive Power!" (3/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-lobstermen-and-you-will-receive-power-3-10) - Series: The Lobstermen Yeshua commanded His disciples to go into all the world and preach the Gospel, “The Good News,” to every creature. Clearly, the disciples never deduced their Messiah intended for such “creatures” to equal Lobsters, aka Gentiles. From the state of Maine, the Bearded Bible Brothers join an all-star posse of Jews and - ["But do all Hogs go to Heaven?"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/but-do-all-hogs-go-to-heaven) - In this second part episode, the Bearded Bible Brothers and their companion sniper Shaul Katzav, continue their hog hunt in west Texas. During their bro-time, they unravel God's mystery plan for the ages of justification by faith before circumcision or the Law was given to mankind. Will Joshua or Caleb succeed in bagging the elusive swine? - ["The Lobstermen: One New Man!" (2/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-lobstermen-one-new-man) - Is God color blind when it comes to His creation? Is being a Jew more special than being a Gentile? Joshua and Caleb join their newly established Lobstermen crew in analyzing the makeup of the 1st Century Church of Acts. Also, the gang takes part in a moving memorial to the ultimate One New Men. - ["The Lobstermen: Go into All the World! (1/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-lobstermen-go-into-all-the-world-1-10) - From the coast of Maine, the brothers teach about the 1st Century Church of Acts, and the call for Yeshua's disciples to bring both Jew and Gentile the Good News. - ["The Comradery Chronicles"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-comradery-chronicles) - Joshua and Pastor Mike Ferland undertake an epic road trip along the East Coast in which they reflect on the declining spiritual state of America. - ["On the Road to Damascus"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/on-the-road-to-damascus) - Our Bearded Bible Brothers debut their brand-new television series with an unprecedented mission into tumultuous Syria. Following the footsteps of the Rabbi Saul, Joshua and Caleb journey to the Syrian capital to uncover the mystery of the Isaiah 17 oracle. Is destruction coming to Damascus soon or does God have different plans for the Syrian people today? - ["All Hogs Go to Heaven?"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/all-hogs-go-to-heaven) - “All Hogs go to Heaven?” Should modern Jewish believers of Yeshua adhere to kosher law? What is the difference between a Jew and a Gentile? Joshua and Caleb join their Hebrew sensei Shaul Katzav, a retired IDF sniper, on an epic hunt for feral hogs in east Texas. Legalistic viewer’s discretion is advised. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Redemption and Judgment" (10/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-redemption-and-judgment-10-10) - “Redemption and Judgment” What is the conclusion of the Battle of Armageddon? What part do we, the Bride of Christ, play in this war? Joshua and Caleb travel to Jerusalem to look at the aftermath and judgment that follow humanity’s rebellion against Yeshua. The long-awaited blessed hope for all people has arrived as Messiah begins His Millennial reign on Earth. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: The Battle of Armageddon" (9/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-the-battle-of-armageddon) - What are the trigger points that lead to the War of Armageddon? Who are the key players in the battle? Joshua and Caleb travel to Tel Megiddo to consider the greatest conflict to come when Three Kings rebel against the Beast. But when things look like they can’t get worse and all hope is lost for the Jewish People, the clouds of Heaven open, and the King of kings arrives! - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Jacob's Trouble" (8/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-jacobs-trouble-8-10) - “Jacob’s Trouble” In this solemn episode, Joshua and Caleb recall the history of persecution against the Jewish people, and how the time of Jacob’s Trouble ups the ante. The last three-and-a-half years of the Tribulation will be the most destructive period in all of time, as God pours out His wrath on the wicked while Satan unleashes his hate against Israel. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Abomination" (7/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-abomination-7-10) - Episode: “Abomination” The Abomination of Desolation is a pinnacle moment in Scripture — that’s the horrific event that begins the Great Tribulation (the second half of the Tribulation). Joshua and Caleb ascend the Temple Mount to connect the prophetic puzzle pieces of the Beast’s death and resurrection through Satan’s indwelling. We look at God’s rescue plan for the Jewish people during the invasion of Jerusalem. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: The Third Temple" (6/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-the-third-temple-5-10) - On the next stop on the roadmap, Joshua and Caleb dissect the Beast’s grand peace treaty that begins the Tribulation and the construction of the Third Temple. How will the revived Mosaic worship differ from the one world religion? The brothers travel to Jerusalem to discover when all these events will unfold on the prophetic timetable. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: The Rapture" (2/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-the-rapture) - The Rapture is the next stop on God’s Prophetic calendar. Will the Bridegroom rescue His Bride before the Father unleashes His wrath upon the world? To fully understand the timing of this prophetic event, Joshua and Caleb travel to Nazareth to investigate how Yeshua’s own people confused His first and second coming signs. Is it possible that Christians today confuse Yeshua’s Rapture with His Second Coming? - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Battle of Gog and Magog" (3/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-battle-of-gog-and-magog-2) - From the Golan Heights overlooking the border of Syria, Joshua and Caleb discuss the coming invasion prophesied in Ezekiel 38 and 39. Even today, the coalition of nations noted in Gog and Magog is already coming into alignment. How much time do we have before this War? Can we set a date? Watch to unravel the mystery! - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Rise of the Beast" (4/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-rise-of-the-beast-4-10) - Joshua and Caleb journey to Banias, where Yeshua and His disciples witnessed the symbolic gateway to Hell. The story unfolds as the BBB ascend Mount Hermon to explore the enigma behind the coming Beast, his connections to Nimrod (the first antiChrist), and the genetic nature of his polluted bloodline. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Babylon the Great" (5/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-babylon-the-great-2) - What is the nature of the Beast’s kingdom? Where is its headquarters? What is its connection to the False Prophet? Joshua and Caleb search for the remnants of King Herod’s lost temple to Caesar Augustus. The brothers also travel to Caesarea to reveal the identity of the future Babylon the Great and its perverse center of worship. - ["Rebuilding the Ruined Cities: The Future" (12/12)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/rebuilding-the-ruined-cities-the-future-12-12) - Israel’s Independence Day has finally arrived, and the Bearded Bible Brothers head to the beach in Tel Aviv to explain the future prophetic events that lead to Israel’s redemption. Although there are many biblical conflicts to come, from Psalm 83 to Armageddon, God will uphold His Word and covenant to complete the restoration of Israel. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Psalm 83 War" (1/10)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-psalm-83-war) - We begin our journey on the Roadmap to Armageddon with the Psalm 83 War. Starting at the Sea of Galilee, Joshua and Caleb take you north to Kiryat Shmona near the border with Lebanon. With David and Kirsten Hart in the studio, this program also includes a special appearance by Dr. Jeffrey Seif. - ["Rebuilding the Ruined Cities: The Exile" (5/12)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/rebuilding-the-ruined-cities-the-exile) - The Bearded Bible Brothers explore the infamous Tel Lachish ruins to recount the story of destruction against Judea and Samaria at the hands of Assyria and the Babylonians. Unfortunately, Israel’s sin of idolatry typically brings about their own harm. God forewarns His people for centuries to repent before they are taken captive and exiled from their Land. Yet, God’s promise to Israel through Jeremiah declared a return after 70 years of captivity and the coming of the Messiah. - ["Rebuilding the Ruined Cities: The Return" (1/12)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/rebuilding-the-ruined-cities-the-return) - Joshua and Caleb journey to Israel for the first time since their extraction in October 2023. At the Gaza border town of Sderot, they uncover the devastation from Hamas’ invasion while focusing on God’s covenant to restore the earth after the destruction wrought by the Great Flood. - ["Rebuilding the Ruined Cities: The Protocol of the Elders of Zion" (9/12)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/rebuilding-the-ruined-cities-the-protocol-of-the-elders-of-zion) - From the grounds of the horrific Nova Music Festival massacre, Joshua and Caleb explain the true story of Zionism and Satan’s plan to stop the rebirth of Israel. The modern movement of antisemitism began with one falsified document that would create mistrust against the Jewish people for all time. The brothers uncover The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and how Marxism, through Stalin, and Hitler’s Mein Kampf would be used to ethnically cleanse the Jews. - ["Rebuilding the Ruined Cities: The Re-Birth" (10/12)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/rebuilding-the-ruined-cities-the-re-birth) - Walking the streets of Tel Aviv, the Bearded Bible Brothers witness how God keeps His promise to bring the Jewish people home. Out of the horrors of the Holocaust, prophecy was fulfilled and Israel was reborn. Joshua and Caleb look at the origins of early Jewish settlers who saw first-hand the desert blooming like a rose! Joshua and Caleb take part in Israel’s Memorial Day, Yom HaZikaron, at the T’kuma Burnt Car Memorial with the Israel Defense Forces. - ["Our Authority in Messiah"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/our-authority-in-messiah) - Yeshua came as the “last Adam” to free humanity from the curse of the “first Adam.” Joshua and Caleb examine the Believer’s authority in Messiah and how Believers can live a life free from bondage and sin. Yeshua’s sacrifice was sufficient to purchase our salvation and empower us for victory on Earth. - ["The Scapegoat"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-scapegoat) - Again using the Fort Worth Stockyards as a backdrop, Joshua and Caleb look at the use of sheep in the Bible. The most famous of all, the Scapegoat, has a connection with the Day of Atonement. - ["Faith in Action"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/faith-in-action) - In another series of classic episodes of the Bearded Bible Brothers, Joshua and Caleb talk about faith. Nearly every failure, sin, reaction, or fleshly action that man takes in this life is rooted from fear. Thankfully the perfect love of Messiah casts out fear. We also learn about aligning our words with God’s Words in “Taming the Tongue and how healing is part of our faith walk. - ["The Judas Goat"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-judas-goat) - Using the Fort Worth Stockyards as a backdrop, Joshua and Caleb compare a method using a goat to move sheep through a slaughterhouse to things that could lead unsuspecting believers astray. - ["Dr. Mordechai Kedar" with Joshua and Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/dr-mordechai-kedar-with-joshua-and-caleb-colson) - During our most recent trip to Israel, Joshua and Caleb were able to interview Dr. Mordechai Kedar, a religious Zionist and an expert on Arab culture, to get his insights on the situation in Israel especially in regard to Iran. - ["Col. David Hacham" with Joshua and Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/col-david-hacham-with-joshua-and-caleb-colson) - During our most recent trip to Israel, Joshua and Caleb were able to hear from Colonel David Hacham, a veteran of the Oslo Peace accords for his expertise on the military situation with Gaza and Hamas. - ["Sima Shine Interview, with Joshua and Caleb"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/sima-shine-interview-with-joshua-and-caleb) - The tension between Israel and Iran continues to escalate. On our recent trip to Israel, we interviewed Sima Shine, the head of the Iran program at the Institute for National Security Studies, to get gives her perspective on the dangerous situation. - ["Avital Leibovich Interview, with Joshua and Caleb"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/avital-leibovich-interview-with-joshua-and-caleb) - The director of the American Jewish Congress, Avital Leibovich provided us her political and military expertise on the geopolitical strategy and activities affecting Israel and the entire Middle East. - ["Harpazo" with Joshua and Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/harpazo-with-joshua-and-caleb-colson) - Joshua and Caleb look back at their Social Media teachings as the Bearded Bible Brothers. One issue seems to be very divisive among followers of Jesus today – the catching up or rapture of the church. The Brothers dive into the scriptures for answers. - ["The Second Coming" with Joshua and Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-second-coming-with-joshua-and-caleb-colson) - Yeshua came as our sacrificial lamb, but He will be returning on the clouds of glory. Join the Bearded Bible Brothers as they bring teachings Social Media to the Our Jewish Roots television audience. - ["Last Days Revival" with Joshua and Caleb](https://www.levitt.com/blog/last-days-revival-with-joshua-and-caleb) - Joshua and Caleb dig into the scriptures to discover evidence of spiritual revival in the prophetic future. As we see the world around us growing darker, the Bearded Bible Brothers bring encouragement to believers in Yeshua. - [Nova Music Festival Massacre: Amit Musaaei interview](https://www.levitt.com/blog/nova-music-festival-massacre-amit-musaaei-interview) - The Bearded Bible Brothers talk to a survivor of the October 7th attack on the Nova Music Festival in Re’im Israel, Amit Musaaei, who tells how he narrowly escaped the massacre. - ["Your Letters and a Preview of Josiah"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/your-letters-and-a-preview-of-josiah) - From the studio, David and Kirsten Hart ask the Bearded Bible Brothers questions from viewers that have come into our ministry. Plus, we get a sneak peak at our upcoming series, “Josiah and the Last Reformation.” - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Worst Grandfather Ever" (1/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-worst-grandfather-ever) - Behold, the man God Himself rated as the most nefarious king in the history of Judah—Manasseh, Josiah’s grandfather! But Manasseh was emulating the sin precedent established by King Solomon hundreds of years prior. The Bearded Bible Brothers travel to the ancient high places of idolatry in Jerusalem to tell the story of rebellion, which placed Judah on the crossroads to coming judgment. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation - The Boy King" (2/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-the-boy-king) - From the Ophel ruins in Jerusalem, Joshua and Caleb shed light on the early years of King Josiah’s reign. In analyzing the influence of familial upbringing on Josiah’s heart, the brothers uncover a shocking link between Josiah’s penitence and the influence of his reforming grandfather. Even today, the enemy attempts to indoctrinate our young children in an effort to maintain hold over their minds into adulthood. The brothers discuss how parents can protect their children in an age of wickedness and perversion. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Forewarnings of Destruction" (3/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-forewarnings-of-destruction-3-8) - Early in Josiah’s reign, several prophets— Zephaniah, Habakkuk, and eventually Jeremiah—forewarned the coming destruction of Babylon. In the aftermath of the October 7 attack by Hamas, the Bearded Bible Brothers roam the desolate streets of Jerusalem explaining the children of Israel’s historic cycles of disobedience, persecution, deliverance, and finally reformation. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Beginnings of Reformation" (4/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-beginnings-of-reformation-4-8) - From the Western Wall to the ruins of Tel Dan, Joshua and Caleb explore the bar mitzvah tradition and Josiah’s emergence of authority in the kingdom. Without the law as a guidebook, King Josiah begins transforming the country within his scope of knowledge. The brothers’ teaching concludes with a shocking disruption as they experience the horrors of October 7th, the morning of Hamas’ attack. - ["Nimrod and the Unholy Trinity"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/nimrod-and-the-unholy-trinity) - Nimrod, the first Antichrist indwelled by Satan himself, provides a revealing archetype for the last Antichrist’s future endgame. The Bearded Bible Brothers’ first-time broadcast of past social media teachings reveals Satan’s master plan to masquerade a dark trinity to deceive the world. - ["The Seven Feasts"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-seven-feasts) - Today, the #BeardedBibleBrothers along with David and Kirsten Hart present fan favorite teachings that until now, have only been available on Social Media. We will learn about the Passover, Shavuot and the Holy Spirit, then the Fall Feasts. - ["Israel and America in Bible Prophecy"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israel-and-america-in-bible-prophecy) - A look back to the Bearded Bible Brothers’ timeless teachings on Israel and America’s future role in God’s prophetic Word. Is America’s existence coded in scripture? What is the blueprint of wars outlined for Israel’s fulfillment? The explosive answers create much debate and controversy in modern churches today. - [December 2020 — Our Jewish Roots Production Update](https://www.levitt.com/blog/december-2020-our-jewish-roots-production-update) - By Clayton Herring It is the end of the year and time for a little retrospection. History was made in December 1979 when a Jewish man hosted a half hour Christmas television special broadcast in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. This was unusual. A Jewish man on television proclaiming Jesus as the Messiah. The local television - [Dolphin Therapy for Children with Downs, Autism, CP, etc.](https://www.levitt.com/blog/dolphin-therapy-for-sick-children) - By Willem Dercksen, The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/Christian-In-Israel/Features/Miracles-can-happen - [Snow in Jerusalem Photos by Will King](https://www.levitt.com/blog/snow-in-jerusalem-photos-by-will-king) - When it snowed in Jerusalem on Jan 30, 2008, Our Man in Jerusalem, Will King, was out and about with his camera documenting the phenomenon. Enjoy! - [Gilad Shalit — Update on Kidnapped Soldier](https://www.levitt.com/blog/gilad-shalit-update-on-kidnapped-soldier) - A Sign of Life from Gilad Shalit Received by IsraelBy Hana Levi Julian, www.IsraelNationalNews.com http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125130 - [JEWS FOR CHRISTMAS](https://www.levitt.com/blog/jews-for-christmas) - By Barry Farber In 1968 the New York Times published an op-ed piece I wrote recalling the feelings of a Jewish boy in North Carolina loving absolutely everything about the full-dress, throttle-out celebration of – not “holidays,” not the “winter festival,” not any “season” that called for “greetings,” but Christmas. Do you hear me? CHRISTMAS! - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: Cleansing the Land" (6/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-cleansing-the-land) - Now, with the law as his guide, the young king enacts the most extreme religious reforms, leading the nation into a great awakening. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: The Bones of the Prophet" (7/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-the-bones-of-the-prophet-7-8) - King Josiah feverishly labors to atone for the sins of all twelve tribes of Israel. - ["Josiah and the Last Reformation: The Coming Antichrist" (8/8)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/josiah-and-the-last-reformation-the-coming-antichrist-8-8) - We uncover Josiah’s greatest mistake which lead to his own demise. - ["Escaping Coming Judgment"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/escaping-coming-judgment) - Extended Interviews from Our Series: "Josiah and the Last Reformation" - ["Mel Bond: Last Days Revival"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/mel-bond-last-days-revival) - Joshua and Caleb meet with Pastor Mel Bond to discuss the supernatural manifestations of God’s power present within his ministry. Mel believes that a Last Days revival accompanied by signs and wonders is dependent on Believers finally embracing the fullness of God’s love. - ["Dateline Jerusalem: The Coming Temple-Way of Worship"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/dateline-jerusalem-the-coming-temple-way-of-worship) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2334 The books of the Law provide meticulous instructions for worship within the Tabernacle and later the Temple. In Jesus’ time, the sanctity of the Temple was violated by the presence of money changers. Prophetic insights also indicate a future time when the sacredness of a subsequent Temple will be - ["Works vs Love" with Joshua & Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/works-vs-love-with-joshua-caleb-colson) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2414 Bible readers seek the list of “Thou shalt” and “Thou shalt not” are long. Joshua and Caleb’s past teachings as the Bearded Bible Brothers contrasts the works we are called to do and how that relates to the Lord’s love for us. - ["The Judas Goat" with Joshua & Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-judas-goat-with-joshua-caleb-colson) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2415 Using the Fort Worth Stockyards as a backdrop, Joshua and Caleb compare a method using a goat to move sheep through a slaughterhouse to things that could lead unsuspecting believers astray. - ["The Scapegoat" with Joshua and Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-scapegoat-with-joshua-and-caleb-colson) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2416 Again using the Fort Worth Stockyards as a backdrop, Joshua and Caleb look at the use of sheep in the Bible. The most famous of all, the Scapegoat, has a connection with the Day of Atonement. - ["Dateline Jerusalem: Sin and Restoration"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/dateline-jerusalem-sin-and-restoration) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2332 Garden of Eden, humanity’s sin led to expulsion. God planned restoration. Israel is blessed but fell to sin and exiled. Now, God gathers them again—a Jewish return, ultimate restoration with a new heart and spiritual awakening. The Lord’s divine plan revolved around a specific people, a place, and - ["Rise of the Three Kings" with Joshua & Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/rise-of-the-three-kings-with-joshua-caleb-colson) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2411 Joshua and Caleb — the Bearded Bible Brothers — teach the apocalyptic prophecy from Daniel chapter 11. A World War II aircraft carrier serves as the backdrop for their teaching. - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Bonus Interviews" with Joshua & Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-bonus-interviews-with-joshua-caleb-colson) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2412 - [Anti-Israel Protests Surge on US Campuses with Columbia Taking Lead](https://www.levitt.com/blog/anti-israel-protests-surge-on-us-campuses-with-columbia-taking-lead) - Of those arrested at Columbia and NYU, none will face criminal charges and all have been released. By: David Isaac - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Anti-Israel and antisemitic protests are spreading across US college campuses, perversely energized by last week’s arrest of more than 100 students at Columbia University. More than 150 protesters were arrested at nearby New - ["Yeshua's Parables to the Jew First" with Joshua & Caleb Colson](https://www.levitt.com/blog/yeshuas-parables-to-the-jew-first-with-joshua-caleb-colson) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2413 Joshua and Caleb look back at their most popular teachings as the Bearded Bible Brothers to explain the Messiah’s parables relating to reaching out to His physical kinsmen, the Jewish people. “But he replied, ‘Amen, I tell you, I do not know you.’ Therefore stay alert, for you - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Battle of Armageddon"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-battle-of-armageddon) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 9/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2409 What are the trigger points that lead to the War of Armageddon? Who are the key players in the battle? Joshua and Caleb travel to Tel Megiddo to consider the greatest conflict to come when Three Kings rebel against the Beast. But when things look like they - [“Roadmap to Armageddon: Redemption and Judgment”](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-battle-of-armageddon-2) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 10/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2410 What is the conclusion of the Battle of Armageddon? What part do we, the Bride of Christ, play in this war? Joshua and Caleb travel to Jerusalem to look at the aftermath and judgment that follow humanity’s rebellion against Yeshua. The long-awaited blessed hope for all people - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Abomination"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-abonination) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 7/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2407 The Abomination of Desolation is a pinnacle moment in Scripture — that’s the horrific event that begins the Great Tribulation (the second half of the Tribulation). Joshua and Caleb ascend the Temple Mount to connect the prophetic puzzle pieces of the Beast’s death and resurrection through - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Jacob's Trouble"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-jacobs-trouble) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 8/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2408 In this solemn episode, Joshua and Caleb recall the history of persecution against the Jewish people, and how the time of Jacob’s Trouble ups the ante. The last three-and-a-half years of the Tribulation will be the most destructive period in all of time, as God pours - [“Roadmap to Armageddon: Battle of Gog and Magog”](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-battle-of-gog-and-magog) - Airing now, Episode (3/10) From the Golan Heights overlooking the border of Syria, Joshua and Caleb discuss the coming invasion prophesied in Ezekiel 38 and 39. Even today, the coalition of nations noted in Gog and Magog is already coming into alignment. How much time do we have before this War? Can we set a - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Rise of the Beast"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-rise-of-the-beast) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 4/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2404 Joshua and Caleb journey to Banias, where Yeshua and His disciples witnessed the symbolic gateway to Hell. The story unfolds as the BBB ascend Mount Hermon to explore the enigma behind the coming Beast, his connections to Nimrod (the first antiChrist), and the genetic nature of - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Babylon the Great"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-babylon-the-great) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 5/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2405 Revelation 13:1 What is the nature of the Beast’s kingdom? Where is its headquarters? What is its connection to the False Prophet? Joshua and Caleb search for the remnants of King Herod’s lost temple to Caesar Augustus. The brothers also travel to Caesarea to reveal the - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: The Third Temple"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-the-third-temple) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 6/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2406 On the next stop on the roadmap, Joshua and Caleb dissect the Beast’s grand peace treaty that begins the Tribulation and the construction of the Third Temple. How will the revived Mosaic worship differ from the one world religion? The brothers travel to Jerusalem to discover - [Another update from Sarah Liberman](https://www.levitt.com/blog/another-update-from-sarah-liberman) - Sarah answers questions sent to her after her last update. - [Hamas Falls Prey To Its Own Booby Traps; Israel Tears Down Tunnels In Gaza | Watch](https://www.levitt.com/blog/hamas-falls-prey-to-its-own-booby-traps-israel-tears-down-tunnels-in-gaza-watch) - From: YouTube - Hindustan Times - [ZLM-endorsed Israeli Benevolence Funds](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israeli-support) - A list of Zola’s favorite benevolences, which we continue to support - [Current episode, 11/15/2023, on Our Jewish Roots:](https://www.levitt.com/blog/current-episode-11-15-2023-on-our-jewish-roots) - "Dateline Jerusalem: The Coming Temple – Future of Worship" Exploring God's Plan For Israel: The Eternal City and Beyond Ever wondered why Jerusalem, the 'Eternal City', holds such a profound place in God's plan for Israel? Or how temple worship has shaped the nation's identity and spiritual life from its inception? The history of Israel - [War in Israel from a Boots-on-the-Ground, Behind-the-Scenes Perspective](https://www.levitt.com/blog/war-in-israel-from-a-boots-on-the-ground-behind-the-scenes-perspective) - Our production crew was in Jerusalem, Israel, Saturday, October 7, when the terrorist group Hamas began their brutal, coordinated, surprise attack against Israel in the middle of the night, setting off a war that continues to escalate. Our Jewish Roots’ teachers, Joshua and Caleb Colson, provided video updates as often as they could. From their - [Sarah Liberman is OK!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/sarah-liberman-is-ok) - She posted a video: - [Update from Sandra Levitt](https://www.levitt.com/blog/update-from-sandra-levitt) - How lovely to learn that viewers and ministry supporters remember me and want to know how I am doing. One of the best teachings I have ever heard came from Jeff Seif while we were on tour with our pilgrims on the Sea of Galilee. Most teachers, when they’re on the Sea, talk about how - [March 2020 — Our Jewish Roots Production Update](https://www.levitt.com/blog/production-update) - Like many of you, we had no idea a virus would cause such disruption and turmoil on a global scale. Ever since last fall, we had been planning a March trip to Israel to produce another television series. We were busy with content discussions, coordinating with our Israeli producer, deciding on locations, scheduling interviews, meetings - [April 2020 — Our Jewish Roots Production Update](https://www.levitt.com/blog/april-14-2020-our-jewish-roots-production-update) - By Clayton Herring, producer at Berg Productions For Our Jewish Roots, our TV production team constantly seeks to present God’s Word in ways that are meaningful and relevant. In this spirit and during this presidential election year, we’ve produced a series that compares the success or failure of ancient kings of Israel and Judah, uncovering - [May 2020 — Our Jewish Roots Production Update](https://www.levitt.com/blog/may-18-our-jewish-roots-production-update) - Presenting the Jewish Roots of the Christian faith is this ministry's driving force and has been since 1979. In addition to that, we emphasize Israel and Bible prophecy, particularly how Israel figures in Bible prophecy. News reports continue to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, not only for Americans but for people worldwide. These reports dwell - [June 2020 — Our Jewish Roots Production Update](https://www.levitt.com/blog/june-17-2020-our-jewish-roots-production-update) - The photo above was taken in May when we came together (but not too closely) to record the studio segments for our new series, Revelation: Unveiling the Visions,currently airing on Our Jewish Roots. We acted responsibly by practicing “social distancing” whenever we could; and when we couldn’t, we wore face masks, used hand sanitizer, and - [July 2020 — Our Jewish Roots Production Update](https://www.levitt.com/blog/july-2020-our-jewish-roots-production-update) - The show must go on? Writing this in the middle of July 2020, it is easy to conclude that caution is a prudent response during a surge in Coronavirus cases. It would be reckless for any organization (including ministries) to coerce employees or volunteers to do something out of their comfort zone. When the original - [November 2020 — Our Jewish Roots Production Update](https://www.levitt.com/blog/november-2020-production-update) - In the face of difficult circumstances, it is easy to get discouraged or diverted from your goal. However, sometimes the only choice is to continue moving forward. ("Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." — Joshua 1:9) - [Rev. Myles and Katharine Weiss of Zola Levitt Ministries Lead Television Production Team to Poland and Israel to Film Holocaust Series](https://www.levitt.com/blog/myles-and-katharine-weiss-in-poland-to-film-holocaust-series) - This past spring, the ECA’s (Evangelical Church Alliance)’s Rev. Myles Weiss and his wife, Katharine — of Zola Levitt Ministries (www.levitt.com) and co-hosts of the weekly television program Zola Levitt Presents — led a television production team to film the series Beauty for Ashes on location in Poland and Israel. Set to air in September (2016), this labor of love comprises eight programs and includes footage - [CHAG PESACH SAMEACH!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/chag-pesach-sameach) - CHAG PESACH SAMEACH! A synchronized Good Friday points us to the Hebrew roots of salvation as pictured in Passover. May the God of Israel bless you and your house during this season with a fresh revelation of Yeshua HaMashiach! With Love, Myles and Katharine - [The Bride of Weiss!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-bride-of-weiss) - Could there be a more perfect pic of the spirit of Esther? More than anyone I have encountered on my journey, my wife embodies the love for Israel, the hope for the Christian world, and the reach to the lost. Here she is in front of the Knesset menorah whose carvings tell the history of - [Reality vs. Media Hype](https://www.levitt.com/blog/reality-vs-media-hype) - These two photos are enlightening for several reasons. Our friend David Rubin practices Orthodox Judaism and is a former mayor of Shiloh, Israel. He knows that I am a Messianic follower of Yeshua. But he also knows that his faithful, Bible-following family and friends can have genuine fellowship with people like us who believe the - [Ancient Shiloh!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/ancient-shiloh) - We first came to Shiloh in 2005, before the new exhibit was built with the audio visual explanation of Shiloh for pilgrims. This tremendously significant site is where the Ark of the Covenant rested for 369 years. It is also where the Lord called Samuel through the prayers of his mother Hannah (my mother's name, - [At the Ahava factory by the Dead Sea](https://www.levitt.com/blog/at-the-ahava-factory-by-the-dead-sea) - In this picture, Katharine is a living witness standing in front of a unique sculpture made from minerals of the Dead Sea. My wife conducted a fantastic interview with an Ahava representative, and then we took our camera on a small tour of the factory. Katharine and I actually use Ahava skincare products, which are - [A great miracle happened here!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/a-great-miracle-happened-here) - What a privilege for Katharine and me to interview Rabbi Yehuda Glick, who is standing for the rights of Jewish people—and Christians!—to worship on the Temple Mount. Last fall when we were here, Rabbi Glick was shot four times at point blank range by a terrorist who did not agree that Jewish worshipers have any - [The Battle of Gog and Magog -- prophesied in Ezekiel 38-39 -- may be forming!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-battle-of-gog-and-magog-prophesied-in-ezekiel-38-39-maybe-forming) - By Todd Baker, ZLM staff theologian Iranian troops are now in Syria assisting Russia! They are mentioned as "Persia," along with the Russian Gog leader, in the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 concerning the end-time invasion of Israel. Wow, wow--this could be the fulfillment of that ancient prophecy! Time will tell. Libya and Turkey must eventually - [Update on the Gog-Magog Confrontation](https://www.levitt.com/blog/update-on-the-gog-magog-confrontation) - By Todd Baker My good friend David Hitt reminded me that Libya -- also mentioned as one of the nations in the Ezekiel 38-39 coalition that will eventually invade Israel from the north -- has been fighting on the side of the rebel forces in Syria since 2012. Now Turkey (Togarmah and Gomer) and what - [On My Knees](https://www.levitt.com/blog/on-my-knees) - I have been asked to update you on the process, progress, and regress of my left knee. Knowing that many of our friends, supporters, and prayer partners suffer with more serious issues, I have delayed this note. However, I need you to know that after attempts at conventional and alternative treatment modalities, I will have - [Israeli Election: Special Report](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israeli-election-special-report) - God is so very good! We have been working on an election report for Zola Levitt Presents, including "man on the street" interviews that cover varied opinions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the future of Israel. Today is Shabbat, and we were scheduled to complete the interviews. However, many of the "right/center" supporters of - [Teaching on global jihad](https://www.levitt.com/blog/teaching-on-global-jihad) - On a rain-soaked and gloomy day, we ventured to Jericho to film “The Sword of Allah," one of eight segments in our series on the End Times. Yasser Arafat demanded Jericho as his first concession from Israel, and then set up his headquarters here. Why? Because he knew that Joshua had been given Jericho by - [On the "Hill of Evil Council"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/on-the-hill-of-evil-council) - With a wry irony befitting the Master of all creation, the UN’s Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) sits on the hill where tradition says Herod plotted to execute Yeshua. Today, the UN appears to plot repeatedly to "execute" Israel. For example, of the last 28 UN resolutions, 25 were against Israel for "human rights violations." The - [Heart to Heart](https://www.levitt.com/blog/heart-to-heart) - In making our new series, we scored a stirring interview with Jonathan Feldstein of "Heart to Heart." An Orthodox Jewish family man, Jonathan helps Christians donate blood to the ambulance and EMT service, Magen David Adom (lit., Red Shield of David), Israel’s version of our Red Cross. What a picture! The People of the Book - [Handmaiden of the Lord withstands Moslem intimidation](https://www.levitt.com/blog/handmaiden-of-the-lord-withstands-moslem-intimidation) - Our new friend, Jane Kiel from Denmark, has been living in, and interceding for, Israel. Living by faith, she has spent hours praying on the Temple Mount, an act that provides a shining example of the rights of the “People of the Book" (Jews and Christians) to worship the one true God on that controversial - [One face of Esther](https://www.levitt.com/blog/one-face-of-esther) - We are living in momentous times as God is raising Esther from among the nations to recognize her Hebrew roots and stand for His people and His purposes. God WILL deliver Israel. Will you be a part of His-story? The response of congress bodes well for the US. It is up to us to - [Greetings from the “Hill of Evil Council”](https://www.levitt.com/blog/greetings-from-the-hill-of-evil-council) - Greetings from the “Hill of Evil Council,” so named during the Byzantine era as the traditional site of Caiphas' conspiracy to execute Yeshua. In an irony only HaShem could allow, it has been the Jerusalem home of the United Nations since 1948. As you know, the UN ( known as "united nothing" on the street - [Purim](https://www.levitt.com/blog/purim) - I am reporting from Jerusalem: As the country here celebrates the deliverance of Israel from Haman, the Persian adversary who tried to destroy us, the Jewish people, so He is raising Esthers today to "stand in the gap" for Israel. It is incumbent upon all Believers, Jew and gentile, to stand today for the household - [The famed Bahá’í Gardens in Haifa](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-famed-bahai-gardens-in-haifa) - The Bahá’í Faith: a prime example of the attempt to create a universal world religion that eclipses Yeshua as "Ha Derech, Ha Emet v' Ha Chaim" (the Way, the Truth, the Life)! Seeming more benign than other “paths," this 19th-century syncretic movement still misses the mark and led the way for the global religion arising - [From the Gallicantu pit](https://www.levitt.com/blog/from-the-gallicantu-pit) - A poignant and unusually private moment with Katharine and me in the pit at the Church of "Gallicantu" (crowing rooster). This place is considered a likely site of Caiaphas' house and prison where Yeshua was kept after His arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, and where Peter denied the Lord. We have been here before - [With Tommy Waller, modern sign and wonder](https://www.levitt.com/blog/with-tommy-waller-modern-sign-and-wonder) - By Myles Weiss Tommy brings his 11 children and 4 grandchildren to plant and harvest grapes alongside Modern Orthodox Jews. Both Jews and Christians recognize the prophetic sign from Joel 2, Amos 9, Ezekiel 36, and Isaiah 49 as the gentiles shoulder the burden of the Jewish return to the Promised Land! Hundreds come to - [The Promise](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-promise) - By Myles Weiss I interviewed the CEO of Immanuel Tours, our Israel tour land management company, Phillip Meyers. What a story! He was part of a Hebrew Christian family and was saved from the Holocaust at eight years of age. Raised in England by a Messianic group, he came to Israel to raise his family in - [Myles from Mars Hill in Greece](https://www.levitt.com/blog/myles-from-mars-hill-in-greece) - By Myles and Katharine Weiss [jwplayer mediaid="666"] Thirty-six pilgrims joined Katharine and Myles for the first leg of the 30th Anniversary Tour. As we began walking in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul in Athens, Myles delivered a solid reminder of Rabbi Saul's Hebrew origins and his masterful ability to "become all things to all men." - [Israel's Ministry of Tourism Thanks Zola Tours](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israels-ministry-of-tourism-thanks-zola-tours) - By Myles Weiss At the farewell dinner of our our 30th anniversary tour, Mrs. Ahuva Zaken delivered thanks and blessings on behalf of the Knesset Ministry of Tourism! We gratefully accepted their gift of signed plaques of gratitude. We also received a beautiful menorah from our land company, Immanuel Tours, and a huge poster of our pilgrims. They are on - [Updated the TV show set](https://www.levitt.com/blog/updated-tv-show-set) - Our new TV show studio set for Zola Levitt Presents is continually being updated and improved. Here's a shot from our new series, "Jerusalem: Ancient Gates, Future Glory," which begins broadcast in the week starting October 5, 2014. - [A Kiss from Adonai in the Desert](https://www.levitt.com/blog/a-kiss-from-adonai-in-the-desert) - In the midst of Jerusalem's latest, very challenging strife, we are filming a new television series on the life of Jacob's son Joseph. The thrust of the series is the mystery of "Mashiach Ben Josef" in relation to " Mashiach Ben David"--the Suffering One who is also the reigning King. We are blessed beyond measure - [Our Journey Winds Down](https://www.levitt.com/blog/our-journey-winds-down) - By Myles and Katharine Weiss Kol b'seder (all good) Kol d'vash (all honey!) Greetings from Jerusalem, where the Earth can be heard groaning for the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8:19) and, most importantly, the Mashiach! HE is the captain of the hosts of The Lord! We are exhausted from a month of - [Myles Teaching at Beit She'an](https://www.levitt.com/blog/myles-teaching-at-beit-shean) - To ensure that our pilgrims receive all the spiritual input they need, we take time at this ancient site to draw distinctions between the Roman worldview and the biblical paradigm. Folks wept as Myles recounted the cost that Yeshua paid for our eternal salvation. Beit She'an, a city in the North District of Israel, has - [30th Anniversary Tour](https://www.levitt.com/blog/30th-anniversary-tour) - By Myles and Katharine Share through the pictures below some of what our pilgrims experienced as we traveled and studied together on this Fall Tour that celebrated 30 years of our ministry leading students of the Bible in the Holy Land. ------------------- As the nations sang in many languages, we shot this picture of - [Call of Hope from Jerusalem](https://www.levitt.com/blog/call-of-hope-from-jerusalem) - Myles speaking from the roof of the Jerusalem House of Prayer for All Nations. Luke 21:28 httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-gPhvfJF8 - [Give Shalom a Chance!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/give-shalom-a-chance) - by Katharine Weiss God wants us to be carriers of peace. Yeshua declared that it was necessary for Him to go so that He could leave His peace in the Person of the Holy Spirit. Hebrew thought gives peace greater consideration than does Western ideology. Perhaps it is time for us to revisit the simple - [Tisha b'Av](https://www.levitt.com/blog/tisha-bav) - By Myles Weiss Today marks the 9th day of the month of Av, held in awe and with contemplative reverence by the Jewish people. It ends three weeks of introspective "teshuvah"(repentance) during which our jewish people remember dark times in our history. The unbelieving report of the ten spies in Numbers 13 marks the traditional - [The Month of Elul](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-month-of-elul) - A Mordecai Memo by Myles Weiss The month of Elul is now underway. It is a very significant season! The forty days of "Teshuvah", reflection and repentance are now in place. Observant Jews recognize these 40 days as the precursor to the Days of Awe - the ten sacred days between Trumpets and Atonement. Several - [5774 – Ready to go through the Open Door?](https://www.levitt.com/blog/5774-ready-to-go-through-the-open-door) - By Myles Weiss The decade of “70” is coming into its 4th year. We are celebrating the Fall Feasts and beginning the year 5774. The Hebrew letter “ayin” which is the word associated with 70 is pictured by the eye. A door pictures the Hebrew letter “dalet”, the 4th letter. This coming year will - [Yom Kippur](https://www.levitt.com/blog/yom-kippur) - By Myles Weiss Yom Kippur ended last evening. The previous night, the cantor (singing rabbi) had recited the famous Kol Nidre, which means All Vows. This haunting prayer-song became part of the liturgy after the Spanish Inquisition. During that “long holocaust” of hundreds of years, many Jewish people were forced to convert to Catholicism - [Introducing "Israel Report with Ron Cantor"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/introducing-ron-cantor) - A few months ago on Zola Levitt Presents, we had special guest, Ron Cantor, with us in the studio sharing about his new book, "Identity Theft" (To watch these episodes, visit our website: Ron Cantor Part 1 - Ron Cantor Part 2) In addition to "Identity Theft," Ron is also the author of "Leave Me Alone- - [The Ascent of all Believers](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-ascent-of-all-believers) - by Katharine Weiss Scriptures speak of the “Psalms of Ascent” from Psalm 120 to Psalm 134. These 15 songs are meant to carry the spirit of the worshipper up to Jerusalem, to the Temple to meet with God. The Hebrew word to ascend is ma’aloth. These psalms have been heard for centuries in the Holy - [Future Congress 2 -- January 4 - 6, 2013 in Dallas](https://www.levitt.com/blog/future-congress-2-january-4-6-2013-in-dallas) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvZwP_QyKuA&feature=youtu.be - [At the end of Passover](https://www.levitt.com/blog/at-the-end-of-passover) - By Myles Weiss As Passover concludes around the world, I thought this photo of the original Southern Steps (they date from the time of Yeshua) makes a poignant statement of the Jewish historicity in the Land of Israel and Israel's intimate connection to the Gospel. We found a rare, quiet moment to review the connection - [Yom HaShoah](https://www.levitt.com/blog/yom-hashoah) - By Myles Weiss Growing up in New York, it was not unusual for me to see numbers tattooed on the forearms of shopkeepers, deli-owners, and random friends and relatives. It seemed a silent but significant witness to us, the younger generation. We would look at the number, look up at the face watching us see - [The City of the Great King](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-city-of-the-great-king) - A Myles Memo by Myles Weiss Yom Yerushalayim — “Jerusalem Day” (May 8 this year) marked the day 46 years ago that Israel wrested the Old City of Jerusalem from the Kingdom of Jordan in the Six-Day War. For the first time in over 2,400 years, the entire city was under - [A Season of Joy---Sukkot](https://www.levitt.com/blog/a-season-of-joy-sukkot) - By Katharine Weiss Jesus kept all the Feasts during His earthly life. He did this as an observant Jew, as a model for us, and as the promised Messiah. The season of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, is notable for several reasons. It is the seventh moed (appointed time) in the seventh month. It pictures - [Israel's "Partner for Peace" Wants ... No Israel](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israels-partner-for-peace-wants-no-israel) - As we in America prepare for the upcoming elections, I am not surprised that the issue of support for Israel is on the back burner. My prayer is that the third debate will expose each candidate's true heart regarding the Jewish State. Why? Because civilizations have come and gone based on their treatment of the - [Gifts from God](https://www.levitt.com/blog/gifts-from-god) - By Myles Weiss Shalom from Jerusalem, the city of the Great King! As a precious gift to our group last night, we arrived to the tune of "Jerusalem of Gold" as our bus pulled into the Mt. Scopus overlook exactly at sundown and the beginning of shabbat. Orchestrated by Him, the sun dipped behind the - [For Intercessors, blogs, and any who will heed](https://www.levitt.com/blog/between-tours-and-filming) - Shalom from the City of David's greater Son! We are in the 'calm' before the storm. The tour folks have dispersed, either to their homes or on to Petra. We have a day in Jerusalem to prep for the upcoming TV push. We are fired up about using the TV opportunity to make the case - [Myles's Blog from Jerusalem](https://www.levitt.com/blog/myless-blog-from-jerusalem) - By Myles Weiss What a Day! We interviewed Jan Willem van der Hoeven, of the International Christian Zionist Center. With the city spread out behind us, he passionately appealed to the worldwide community of faith to stand with Israel. Pastor van der Hoeven was discipled by Corrie Ten Boom, author of The Hiding Place, and - [A Mordechai Memo -- Pre-Thanksgiving](https://www.levitt.com/blog/a-mordechai-memo-pre-thanksgiving) - By Mordechai "Myles" Weiss Dickens spoke of the best and worst of times in his classic "A Tale of Two Cities." A timeless phrase, it applies just as well now as it did in his 19th century Britain and France. It is a literary homage to Isaiah's milenia-old aphorism, "Arise, shine for your light has - [Presidential Politics and Prophetic Positioning](https://www.levitt.com/blog/presidential-politics-and-prophetic-positioning) - By Myles Weiss As the nominees put forth their ideas on the stage of American presidential politics, I am listening for God. Is there a sound coming from either that reflects ANYTHING of the heart of God, His values, His way of administering life. I believe I am hearing an undercurrent, a sound of - [Saving Purim](https://www.levitt.com/blog/saving-purim) - By Eitan Shishkoff On what day does Israel celebrate Halloween? Actually, Israel doesn’t celebrate Halloween. Yet Purim, the biblical holiday instituted in the Book of Esther, looks more and more like the American extravaganza of All Hallows Eve. The costumes become more grotesque and include the usual themes of witchcraft, hell, and death so prominent - [Happy New Year 5773!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/happy-new-year-5773) - or "Wake Up and Smell the Caliphate ..." By Myles Weiss The NY Times this week printed a perfect picture of the confusion that prevails in Western thinking, especially in the media minds, regarding Islam. The Op-Ed page trumpeted a call for "Islamophilia,” loving the Muslim people AND their ideology, lest we become "haters" like - [You are the Shofar of God!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/you-are-the-shofar-of-god) - By Myles Weiss As the seasons pass from Rosh HaShanah to Yom Kippur, let’s not lose the symbolic importance of the “day of blowing” —the Feast of Trumpets. Beyond the heavenly sound of the physical ram’s horn, there is also the picture of who we are to be as His representatives in the Earth. In - [The Biblical Roots of Today's Middle East Conflicts](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-biblical-roots-of-todays-middle-east-conflicts) - By Katharine Weiss What are the biblical roots of the Middle East conflicts today? Jealousy and insecurity, which lead to rage, make up the ancient root. Ishmael’s insecurity came from focusing on who he wasn’t instead of on who God made him to be. Scripture declares, “God was with him.” Yet in his mind, - [The Irony of Yom Kippur and UN Speeches](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-irony-of-yom-kippur-and-un-speeches) - By Myles Weiss Last night at sundown began the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. On this, the Day of Atonement, Jews around the world ask forgiveness for our sins, failures, and shortcomings and look forward to God's mercy in the coming year. For those of us who follow the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua, - [Peace in the Storms of Life](https://www.levitt.com/blog/peace-in-the-storms-of-life) - By Katharine Weiss As Believers we have this hope: no matter what is happening in this world or in our lives, we have an anchor that can bring us in from beyond the veil into the presence of God. The Hope of our salvation, Jesus, is also the center of God’s plan, which is - [A SANE VOICE OUT OF EGYPT!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/a-sane-voice-out-of-egypt) - by Myles Weiss Years ago I wrote an article begging the Muslim world to put forth voices of reason, love, or at least, a sense of humor. I called it “Waiting for Martin,” and with tongue in cheek, I searched the horizon for a Martin Luther reformer, a Martin Luther King restorer, or a Martin - [The depth and riches of the Lord and His Word!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/the-depth-and-riches-of-the-lord-and-his-word) - By Myles Weiss The Fall Feasts are winding down as we celebrate Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. All the feasts have historical, prophetic, and personal applications. The history of Israel provides examples for us. The prophetic aspect points to the work of Yeshua. The personal application speaks of God's ability to illustrate in a - [Why do the Jews claim Israel as their Land?](https://www.levitt.com/blog/why-do-the-jews-claim-israel-as-their-land) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxgt-66pLuU&hd=1 Have you ever wondered why the Jews claim the Land of Israel as their own? There are actually several reasons. The Jews are entitled to the land of Israel through: (1) Divine right; (2) Prior possession; (3) The Balfour Declaration; and; (4) By having the firepower to protect themselves. These four factors, plus sheer - [Lion, Lamb... or Both?](https://www.levitt.com/blog/lion-lamb-or-both) - As the nations rage against Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:9), and everything that can shake is shaking, we see the preparation for the promised Messiah. Israel’s restoration is the cosmic trumpet that signals the ticking prophetic clock: Messiah is on His way. But which Messiah ... the suffering servant of Isaiah 53 or the reigning King of - [Selective Sisterhood](https://www.levitt.com/blog/selective-sisterhood) - After twenty-five years of marriage, I can honestly agree with the old rumor “Jews make the best husbands.” At least my Jew—Myles—has been a wonderful friend, father, and follower of Yeshua. Every Shabbat (Sabbath), he praises me as a Proverbs 31 woman (even if I don’t always feel like one), and reminds all who are - [Jesus' Three Days and Three Nights Prediction Explained (Matthew 12:40)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/jesus-three-days-and-three-nights-prediction-explained-matthew-1240) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Vkt-LflZw Have you ever been reading the Bible and encountered what seemingly was a contradiction? For instance have you ever wondered about Jesus' prediction in Matthew 12:40? Since the Lord was crucified on Friday and rose again on Sunday, how can that amount to three days and three nights? It’s a very common question, and - [For Such A Time As This!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/for-such-a-time-as-this) - For Such a Time As This! As the season of Purim approaches, I am gripped by the intensity of events in the Middle East. The story of Mordecai, Esther and Haman is one of the seminal illustrations of God’s commitment to His people. It is especially meaningful for me. My given name is Mordecai. I - [At Whose Banqueting Table are you Feasting?](https://www.levitt.com/blog/at-whose-banqueting-table-are-you-feasting) - Purim, the Feast of Lots, is found in the Book of Esther. For 2012, Purim will start on Thursday, the 8th of March and will continue for until Friday, the 9th of March. Like Chanukah, it is not one of the biblically-mandated appointed times of Leviticus 23. Even though it takes place when Babylonia ruled - ["Hammer Time" - Rededicate YOUR Temple](https://www.levitt.com/blog/hanukkah-miracle-oil-of-the-holy-spirit) - The feasts of the Lord always provide us an opportunity to learn more about God and to grow in a deeper understanding of our purpose in Him. The Feast of Dedication is not one of the mandated feasts of Leviticus 23, but it is very much a part of Jewish life. Jesus kept this feast - [Now More Than Ever!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/now-more-than-ever) - Sha’alu Shalom Yerushalayim -- Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem As the season of Christmas trees, Hanukkah candles, gifts, and feasting approaches, PLEASE join me in fervent prayer for Israel! The drums of war are sounding. As a pre-emptive strike against Iran becomes increasingly likely, Iran is signaling that any military effort by Israel will - [Love Never Fails](https://www.levitt.com/blog/love-never-fails) - Recently, I was reminded that love never fails, to paraphrase 1 Corinthians 13. Several years ago, we held a conference in California where David and Karen Davis from Haifa, Israel told how Jews and Arabs recover together from drug addiction through their ministry Beit Nitzachon, the “House of Victory.” At the same conference, Walid Shoebat, - [Waiting for Martin](https://www.levitt.com/blog/waiting-for-martin) - Where’s the Muslim Martin? Where is the voice of reform that will transform this religion of over one billion people? We need a voice similar to Martin Luther, who challenged the forces of corrupt Christianity. In his day, he dared to call for the end of selling indulgences, that vile practice that enslaved poor families - [Does Media Bias Exist Today?](https://www.levitt.com/blog/does-media-bias-exist-today) - http://youtu.be/n79v6DYvLM0 These days, it's important to stay informed of current events both here and around the world. However, with the often slanted reporting by our nation's left-leaning media, how can you trust that what is being reported is actually the truth? Furthermore, many stories that should be told never make it on air or in - [In Earth as it is in Heaven](https://www.levitt.com/blog/in-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven) - As worlds collide and barbarism clashes with civilization, the Lord continues to verify His prophetic Word. I tell congregations, “The headlines are catching up to the Bible.” Only the Tanach (Hebrew Scriptures) and the Brit Hadashah (New Covenant) provide an accurate understanding of what we are seeing on planet Earth. The trickle of Jewish Believers - [Israel's Right to the Land](https://www.levitt.com/blog/israels-right-to-the-land) - No one can understand the outcome in the Middle East without the interpretation that comes from Scripture. Only the Bible yields an accurate view of that which is to come. I remember a conference in Argentina several years ago where the Argentines repented of their Nazi past. As you may know, dictators Juan and Eva - [Why is Spiritual Growth Important for a Christian?](https://www.levitt.com/blog/why-is-spiritual-growth-important-for-a-christian) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qBwo6mHvVY Do you yearn to walk closer with God? Maybe you are at a place in life where God seems distant. To help believers maximize their time spent on spiritual growth, Zola Levitt Ministries has created Levitt.com. The site serves as a one-stop oasis for learning, fellowship and encouragement. We invite you to visit us - [What Can a Believer Do on Behalf of Israel?](https://www.levitt.com/blog/what-can-a-believer-do-on-behalf-of-israel) - As I travel, I am repeatedly asked, "What can a believer do to help Israel?" In light of the current drama on the world stage, here's a good "To-Do List" for the Christian on behalf of Israel: KEEP PRAYING. We need to adjust our prayers to fit the “times and seasons” we are in (Eccl - [Myles Weiss - Reporting on the Mess in Greece](https://www.levitt.com/blog/myles-weiss-reporting-on-the-mess-in-greece) - Greetings from sunny Athens where the clouds of economic insecurity hover over the entire area. Today we had an amazing opportunity to be on the frontlines of the story unfolding here in Greece. The pilgrims with us for the Zola Tours journey accompanied Katharine and Sandra on a beautiful day touring the historical sites around - [Zola Levitt Presents: 8-week TV series on the Book of Ruth (Preview)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/zola-levitt-presents-8-week-tv-series-on-the-book-of-ruth-preview) - Zola Levitt Ministries is very excited about the new television series: "Ruth: Your People Shall Be My People". It was shot on location in Israel and features verse by verse teachings from Myles and Katharine Weiss, the new hosts of Zola Levitt Presents. Beautiful, dramatic reenactments have been included to help illustrate the key teaching - [Myles Weiss – notes from Zola Tour Fall 2011](https://www.levitt.com/blog/myles-weiss-notes-from-zola-tour-fall-2011) - This tour has been a joy. Our time in Greece was saturated with the profound contrast between Greco-Roman culture and the heavenly culture of the Gospel of Yeshua. We watched firsthand as the economic woes of the world peaked and focused on the Greek people. As their national strike and deadly protests surrounded us, our - [Myles Weiss – more notes from Zola Tour Fall 2011](https://www.levitt.com/blog/myles-weiss-more-notes-from-zola-tour-fall-2011) - As I write, rockets are falling here in the southern area of Israel. The group Islamic Jihad has taken credit for the most recent barrage. Of course, any Israeli answer “by fire” is what makes the world news. The delegitimizing, demonizing, and disinformation surrounding the news about the Middle East still amazes me. It is - [Greetings from Katharine in God’s "hometown"!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/greetings-from-katharine-in-gods-hometown) - What a journey this has been. Although we have been to Israel many times, this tour has been outstanding. Zola Tours attracts the nicest pilgrims! We had so many earnest questions and sincere Believers with us that it was a joy to minister among them. It was particularly special to be with Sandra on our - [About Zola Levitt Ministries](https://www.levitt.com/blog/about-zola-levitt-ministries) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESyPr7Q7hso Founded in 1979, Zola Levitt Ministries is a Messianic, Christ-based organization that continues to be a top source for trusted, high-quality Bible teaching with an emphasis on Israel, prophecy and the Jewish roots of Christianity. The ministry produces the weekly television program "Zola Levitt Presents" which is seen on four national networks, as well - [With Elijah as our inspiration!](https://www.levitt.com/blog/744-2) - We are teaching from the Mukhraka (lit., burned place), the traditional site where God sent fire to accomplish Elijah's defeat of the prophets of Baal. This is the legacy of faith: to turn the people of God back to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (whom God renamed Israel) through Mashiach Ben David, Yeshua. - [U.S. launch of FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/714-2) - Shalom ZLM community from Myles and Katharine! In a few weeks we will attend an important Israel Summit in Colorado. This meeting will mark the U.S. launch of FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries). FIRM's clarion call began this past Chanukah in Jerusalem and represents a dream come true for Jewish Believers and the international - [Early morning at the Garden Tomb](https://www.levitt.com/blog/700-2) - Early morning at the Garden Tomb, before opening its doors to the hundreds of international pilgrims who find solace here. The guides make a strong case for this being the likely site of Yeshua's tomb. We do know that the site is not as important as the event... the tomb is empty! He is risen - [“Roadmap to Armageddon: Redemption and Judgment”](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-battle-of-armageddon-2-2) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 10/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2410 What is the conclusion of the Battle of Armageddon? What part do we, the Bride of Christ, play in this war? Joshua and Caleb travel to Jerusalem to look at the aftermath and judgment that follow humanity’s rebellion against Yeshua. The long-awaited blessed hope for all people - ["Roadmap to Armageddon: Jacob's Trouble"](https://www.levitt.com/blog/roadmap-to-armageddon-jacobs-trouble-2) - Airing now on Our Jewish Roots, Episode 8/10 https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/2408 In this solemn episode, Joshua and Caleb recall the history of persecution against the Jewish people, and how the time of Jacob’s Trouble ups the ante. 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This is the legacy of faith: to turn the people of God back to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (whom God renamed Israel) through Mashiach Ben David, Yeshua. - [U.S. launch of FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/714-3) - Shalom ZLM community from Myles and Katharine! In a few weeks we will attend an important Israel Summit in Colorado. This meeting will mark the U.S. launch of FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries). FIRM's clarion call began this past Chanukah in Jerusalem and represents a dream come true for Jewish Believers and the international - [U.S. launch of FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries)](https://www.levitt.com/blog/714) - Shalom ZLM community from Myles and Katharine! In a few weeks we will attend an important Israel Summit in Colorado. This meeting will mark the U.S. launch of FIRM (Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries). FIRM's clarion call began this past Chanukah in Jerusalem and represents a dream come true for Jewish Believers and the international - [Early morning at the Garden Tomb](https://www.levitt.com/blog/700-3) - Early morning at the Garden Tomb, before opening its doors to the hundreds of international pilgrims who find solace here. The guides make a strong case for this being the likely site of Yeshua's tomb. We do know that the site is not as important as the event... the tomb is empty! He is risen - [Early morning at the Garden Tomb](https://www.levitt.com/blog/700) - Early morning at the Garden Tomb, before opening its doors to the hundreds of international pilgrims who find solace here. The guides make a strong case for this being the likely site of Yeshua's tomb. We do know that the site is not as important as the event... the tomb is empty! 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But - [Where was the Garden of Eden?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/eden) - These articles were published from September 2021 through February 2022 in the Personal Letter. What is presented here is one theory about the location of the Garden of Eden. For another view, see this article: https://www.icr.org/article/where-was-garden-eden-located/ Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 1: Originally published in the September 2021 Personal - [Wise as a Serpent: Securing Social Security Benefits](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2010-02) - This article appeared originally in the February 2010 Levitt Letter. When my mother died in 1970, my father, Zola, knew nothing about the survivors’ benefits that were available to us from the Social Security Administration. Since I was a minor child of a deceased parent, my remaining parent (or guardian) was entitled to receive monthly - [Navigating The New www.Cars.com](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2009-12) - This article appeared originally in the December 2009 Levitt Letter. Today we discuss a captivating way to become a savvier car shopper. To get some background, check out “Buying a Car,” at www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2007-04, from the April 2007 Levitt Letter. Once you’ve read my prior article and visited Dave Ramsey’s website (I’ve included specific links below*), - [Planning a Will is Crucial](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2009-10) - This article appeared originally in the October 2009 Levitt Letter. Below is an excerpt of a USA Today article offered in its entirety at levitt.com/news. It relates to the 12th installment of my semi-monthly Serpent series from page 7 of the December 2008 Levitt Letter. You can see the complete series at www.levitt.com/essays/#mark. Please see - [Wise as a Serpent: Avoid Reverse Mortgages](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2009-08) - This article appeared originally in the August 2009 Levitt Letter. The excerpt below is from the USA Today article, “Reverse Mortgages Can Be Costly as Seniors Cash in On Equity.” The complete article is posted at www.levitt.com/news. The bottom line is that reverse mortgages should be one of the last options for supplementing your retirement - [Wise as a Serpent: Depression AssetBuilders](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2009-06) - This article appeared originally in the June 2009 Levitt Letter. Dear Mark,How can we protect ourselves in case of a depression? Hoarding money, gold, or silver would only bring about security problems as I see it. I am not wealthy, but I would like to know how to prepare. I have no debt and have - [Wise as a Serpent: The Fiduciary Myth](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2009-04) - This article appeared originally in the April 2009 Levitt Letter. Fiduciary (fih-DOO-shee-er-ee) n. Law. One who manages investments for the benefit of others—legally obligated to act in their best interest. The biggest whopper I heard at a recent retirement seminar was that stockbrokers are afraid to act against the investor’s best interests when dealing with - [Wise as a Serpent: Scott Burns Answers Two Questions](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2009-02) - This article appeared originally in the February 2009 Levitt Letter. “Should I sell now, before all my money is gone?” “If I fire my money manager, as you suggest, what do I do next?” Financial columnist Scott Burns responded to these questions in the excerpt below, taken from his November 27, 2008 article that you - [Wise as a Serpent: Stockbrokers](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2008-10) - This article appeared originally in the October 2008 Levitt Letter. Dear Mark,My husband and I have always taken notice of your astute financial advice, though we’ve been slow to act. For the past few years, our full-service broker seemed to be doing well by us. This year we learned the hard truth that, as you - [Wise as a Serpent: Hybrid Hysteria](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2008-08) - This article appeared originally in the August 2008 Levitt Letter. How long does it take to recover the $12,000 extra paid for a hybrid engine on a Chevy Tahoe? Let’s do the math. The conventional Tahoe gets 14 mpg in the city and 19 on the highway. The hybrid gets 20 mpg either way—a savings - [Wise as a Serpent: A Book Review](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2008-06) - This article appeared originally in the June 2008 Levitt Letter. Dear Mrs. Levitt & Dr. Seif, Is Mark Levitt or whoever writes the financial column going to come out with a financial advice booklet—preferably soon? —C.J. Dear C.J.—No, but let me suggest a book that Zola gave me a decade ago—one that has been revised - [Wise as a Serpent: Timeshares: Just Say “No!”](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2008-04) - This article appeared originally in the April 2008 Levitt Letter. Christian stewardship, a major topic throughout the Bible, inspired this bimonthly “Wise As a Serpent” series of articles (Matthew 10:16), which began in the February 2007 Levitt Letter. (Our ministry’s archive of Levitt Letters at www.levitt.com dates back to June 1995.) The objective of this - [Wise as a Serpent: A Fox Guarding the Henhouse](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2008-02) - This article appeared originally in the February 2008 Levitt Letter. Dear Dr. Seif, Please examine some recent articles by Mark Levitt. In the June, August, October and December Levitt Letters, Mr. Levitt has written sweeping generalizations stating how self-serving financial planners are. Mark’s inane babble against all financial professionals is prejudiced, juvenile, and astonishingly uninformed. - [Wise as a Serpent: Comments from a Dove](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2007-12) - This article appeared originally in the December 2007 Levitt Letter. Dear Mark,Your information on stockbrokers is way off base—and promoting one investment company like Vanguard is dangerous. You should contact organizations like Kingdom Advisors kingdomadvisors.com to get a better understanding instead of issuing a blanket bashing of stockbrokers.M.F. Dear M.F. —My information about stock brokerage - [Wise as a Serpent: The Lowdown on Stockbrokers](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2007-10) - This article appeared originally in the October 2007 Levitt Letter. Dear Mark:Please don’t lump all stockbrokers into one pot. My husband has been a stockbroker for 25 years and in the years since we were both born again in 1984 and married in 1985, he has not taken advantage of one single customer. One of - [Wise As A Serpent: Sidestepping Your “Friendly” Stockbroker](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2007-08) - This article appeared originally in the August 2007 Levitt Letter. State lotteries are a tax on the poor. They exploit those who are incapable of calculating the near worthlessness of lottery tickets. Wall Street exploits those who are unaware that the brokerage industry is designed for the benefit of stockbrokers. “When it comes to selecting - [Wise as a Serpent: Saving, Spending, and Investing](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2007-06) - This article appeared originally in the June 2007 Levitt Letter. As the person entrusted to oversee this ministry’s finances, I hope to strengthen the body of Christ by sharing lessons in stewardship that I’ve learned since graduating from UT Austin with a management degree. Life’s three biggest purchases are typically house, car, and funeral. This - [Wise as a Serpent: Buying a Car](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2007-04) - This article appeared originally in the April 2007 Levitt Letter. This is the second in a series of articles designed to foster good stewardship. (The first concerned purchasing a house and appeared on page 13 of the Proverbs 4:7: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding.” Even - [Wise as a Serpent: Buying a Home](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2007-02) - This article appeared originally in the February 2007 Levitt Letter. I’d like to share with you some of the pearls I have harvested while working toward becoming a “wise-as-a-serpent” administrator. This series of articles is designed to foster good stewardship with our resources, owned by God and entrusted to us, Gen. 1:26-30. Allow me to - [End Times Prophecy Events](https://www.levitt.com/essays/endtimes_events) - This article appeared originally in the December 2005–January 2006 Levitt Letters. Glory The Rapture: What is it? Heaven The Marriage The Return The Kingdom Eternity I’m going to deal with a question that comes up frequently in our computer correspondence and in churches where I speak. That question is about End Times Prophecy and the - [From Gaza To Eternity](https://www.levitt.com/essays/gaza_eternity) - This article appeared originally in the February 2006 Levitt Letter. The following analysis by Dr. Thomas McCall, senior theologian of our ministry, was actually prepared for a talk I gave at the Pre-Tribulation Conference in December, 2005. Many theologians were in the audience, and Tom and I attempted to clarify the Israeli position on Gaza - [Ambassadors of Messiah to Israel: A Pilpul on a Plane, March 2005](https://www.levitt.com/essays/missionary007) - This article appeared originally in the July 2005 issue of the Levitt Letter. We have had requests for a report on our Missionaries in Israel, which we provide here. Thanks to all who have supported the “To the Jew First” fund.— Zola March 2005’s Gospel outreach to Israel did not begin there, but on the - [Attacks on Christian Zionism](https://www.levitt.com/essays/christian_zionism) - This article appeared originally in the July Vol. 2, 2004 Levitt Letter. Christian Zionism Sabeel Christian Zionism, supported for years by the Levitt Letter, is having an impact on the Church and on the world. In spite of the lukewarm attitude of many leaders of the churches in America toward Israel, and the strong opposition - [Who Owns the Land?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/who_owns_land) - This article appeared originally in the April–May 2004 Levitt Letter. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 1 — the following portion first appeared in the April 2004 Levitt Letter. Does modern Israel have a right to claim its ancient Biblical land in the face of Palestinian claims today? And should Bible-believing Christians support Israel - [Code of Silence About Israel and the Jews](https://www.levitt.com/essays/code_of_silence) - This article appeared originally in the December 2003 Levitt Letter. Diminishing Israel Rediscovered Truth View Changes A New Theology Attitude at Schools Pointing Out Errors Reconciliation Another Case Being Careful and Watchful Diminishing the Roll of Israel Liberals and Amillennialists have for many centuries attempted to diminish or erase the role of Israel in relation - [Sharing “Good Tidings” to Zion: A Minyan for the Messiah, November 2003](https://www.levitt.com/essays/missionary006) - This article appeared originally in the March 2004 issue of the Levitt Letter. Todd Baker is one of the missionaries we send to Israel with our “To the Jew Fund.” Rev. Baker is our head missionary and visits Israel several times each year in answer to God’s command: “You shall be witnesses to Me in - [Plans for Genuine Peace](https://www.levitt.com/essays/genuine_peace) - This article appeared originally in the October 2003 Levitt Letter. Introduction Four Plans Road Map Plan Likud Plan Elon Plan Biblical Plan Objections Conclusion Dr. Thomas McCall, our senior theologian, and I have brainstormed about some alternate peace plans which he outlines below along with a proposed Biblical plan which no one else, to my - [Proclaiming the Messiah in Israel, April 2003](https://www.levitt.com/essays/missionary005) - This article appeared originally in the May–July 2003 issues of the Levitt Letter. Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 — the following portion first appeared in the May/June 2003 Levitt Letter. Each new Gospel outreach in Israel means new challenges rich with new witnessing opportunities—a time for ministry to Israel, a time to see God’s - [The Israeli Invitational: Israel’s Amazing Power to Invite the Messiah Back](https://www.levitt.com/essays/invitational) - This article appeared originally in the February 2003 Levitt Letter. Matthew 23:39 Matthew 23:36–37 Isaiah 53:1 Hosea 3:4 John 1:12 Zechariah 12:10 Zechariah 14:4 A few days before the Lord Jesus Christ died, and just before He began what is known as the Olivet Discourse, He issued this stern warning to His beloved capital city - [The Fourth Gospel Outreach to Israel, September 2002](https://www.levitt.com/essays/missionary004) - This article appeared originally in the November 2002 – January 2003 issues of the Levitt Letter. Part 1: Todd Baker Part 2: Todd Baker Part 3: Todd Baker Part 1 — the following portion first appeared in the November 2002 Levitt Letter. Rev. Todd Baker of our ministry is a mighty witness of God, and - [Blood Libel](https://www.levitt.com/essays/bloodlibel) - This article appeared originally in the June and July 2002 issues of the Levitt Letter. Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 — the following portion first appeared in the June 2002 Levitt Letter. Todd’s brilliant article below details the beginning of the Jewish “blood libel” accusation. The old story of Jews using blood (which they - [To the Jew First, April 2002](https://www.levitt.com/essays/missionary003) - This article appeared originally in the May 2002 issue of the Levitt Letter. Introduction Tel Aviv Galilee Tiberias Jerusalem Once again Zola Levitt Ministries and Shalom, Shalom Messianic Congregation commissioned and sent Kevin Parker and me to Israel to bring the hope, peace, and love of Y’shua the Messiah to the Chosen People. This was - [To the Jew First, September 2001](https://www.levitt.com/essays/missionary002) - Part 1: Todd Baker Part 2: Todd Baker Part 3: Kevin Parker Part 4: Kevin Parker Part 1 — the following portion first appeared in the November 2001 Levitt Letter. Todd Baker is one of two missionaries our ministry’s Messianic congregation sends to Israel twice a year. I’m not sure why every church doesn’t do - [Two Witnesses to Israel, March 2001](https://www.levitt.com/essays/missionary001) - Part 1: Kevin Parker Part 2: Todd Baker Part 3: Todd Baker Part 1 — the following portion first appeared in the May 2001 Levitt Letter. Our ministry just sent its first missionaries. Naturally they went to Israel, since that was the Lord's request (Matt. 10: 5–6, Rom. 1:16). Kevin Parker is one of our - [What is the Olive Tree?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/olivetree) - This article appeared originally in the March 2001 Levitt Letter. Introduction Not the Church Not Israel Spiritual Commonwealth It is Spiritual It is a Commonwealth Special Relationship Introduction The Olive Tree of Romans 11 has been an enigma to many Bible interpreters throughout the centuries of the Church Age: 16 … if the root be - [Enter the Antichrist](https://www.levitt.com/essays/antichrist) - This article appeared originally in the February–May, 2001 Levitt Letters. Part 1 With Teeth and Tongue Part 2 Part 3 Israel vs. Israel Peace, Peace, When There Is No Peace Part 1 — this article first appeared in the February 2001 Levitt Letter. I was invited to contribute a chapter for an upcoming prophecy book - [The Doctrine of Progressive Dispensationalism](https://www.levitt.com/essays/progdisp) - This article appeared originally in the May 2000 issue of the Levitt Letter. Introduction Progressive Dispensationalism We have received requests to define Progressive Dispensationalism, the doctrine we have criticized at such well-respected seminaries as Moody Bible Institute and Dallas Theological Seminary. Our staff theologian, Todd Baker, has expertly discussed the flaw in that doctrine in - [A proper Biblical D.I.E.T.](https://www.levitt.com/essays/biblical_diet) - This article appeared originally in the February 2000 Levitt Letter. Introduction The awful untruth How to choose a seminary Tension in the Bible schools and seminaries Hard to correct Doctrinal issues The bright side Introduction This article has been a long time in coming. Throughout the years, our ministry, purveyors of the most accurate Bible - [Has Joseph’s Tomb Been Found in Egypt?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/joseph) - This article appeared originally in the June and July 1999 Levitt Letters. Introduction Oath About the Bones Identification of Tomb New Chronology Historicity of Joseph Possible Palace, Tomb and Statue Part 1 — this article first appeared in the June 1999 Levitt Letter. Introduction Is it possible that the tomb of the ancient patriarch Joseph - [My Story](https://www.levitt.com/essays/zolastory) - This article appeared originally in the March 1999 Personal Letter. My “Christian birthday” What was important My Books On Television Our Israel Tours The Finest Gift My “Christian birthday” Each year around March I contemplate my “Christian birthday.” I came to the Lord on March 14, 1971, through the urgings of Campus Crusaders at Indiana - [Rosh HaShana — The New Year](https://www.levitt.com/essays/roshhashana) - This article appeared originally in the September 1998 Levitt Letter. Introduction The Feast of Trumpets The Days of Awe A Call for Regathering Conclusion Introduction Jewish people in Israel and throughout the world observe Rosh HaShana. These are two Hebrew words that mean “the head of the months,” or New Year. In the Scriptures, this - [The Feeding of the 4,000 — Were They Gentiles?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/feeding4000) - This article appeared originally in the July and August 1998 Levitt Letters. Introduction Where in Decapolis? What is the Decapolis? Jesus’ rule What does Orion mean? Did Jesus go to Decapolis? Conclusion Part 1 — this article first appeared in the July 1998 Levitt Letter. Introduction There is a growing revisionist opinion among New Testament - [Has God Forgiven the Nazis for the Holocaust?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/forgiven2) - This article appeared originally in the February 1998 issue of the Levitt Letter. Divine Forgiveness Eternal promises made to Abraham After thoughtful analysis from Scripture, the answer would be a qualified no. Divine forgiveness is always based on repentance and faith (Mark 1:14). Jesus made this clear, and said so more than once in Luke - [Can the Nazi Holocaust Murderers Be Forgiven?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/forgiven) - This article appeared originally in the February 1998 Levitt Letters. Introduction General Forgiveness Rules God Forgives Everyone? Will God Forgive the Leaders? Were Pharaoh/Haman Forgiven? Antichrist Forgiven? Balancing Forgiveness & Justice Introduction Forgiveness is a central theme of the Gospel. The only way we can approach the Living God is by having our sins covered - [Palestine vs. Israel as the Name of the Holy Land](https://www.levitt.com/essays/palestine) - This article appeared originally in the December 1997 Levitt Letter. Propaganda Use Biblical Use History of the Term Christian Adoption Proper Designation During the last few centuries, the world, Christians included, has fallen into a bad habit. We have bought into some early Roman propaganda. We have used the name Palestine, which Roman Emperor Hadrian - [Gershon Salomon & The Temple Mount Faithful: An Interview](https://www.levitt.com/essays/temple) - This article appeared originally in the July 1997 Levitt Letter. Introduction Changes Future “When is the Temple going to be rebuilt?” the man asked earnestly, although with something of a humorous glint in his eyes. We were sitting at the speaker’s table at the farewell dinner in Jerusalem for Zola’s December 1996 tour group. I - [The Language of the Gospel](https://www.levitt.com/essays/language) - This article appeared originally in the May 1997 Levitt Letter. Introduction What Did Jesus Speak? Conclusion Introduction Christianity was born in Israel. By the end of the first century, it had spread throughout the Roman Empire and was armed with a new holy book: the New Testament. This collection of inspired Scriptures had been added - [Where is the Ark of the Covenant?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/ark) - This article appeared originally in the January 1997 Levitt Letter. Introduction No Ark in Second Temple Needed for Tribulation Temple? Hidden in Temple Mount? Why Not Used in Second Temple? Attempt to Find Ark Interest Indication of Imminent Rapture Introduction The Ark of the Covenant disappeared off of the pages of history by the time - [Hazor and the Historicity of Joshua](https://www.levitt.com/essays/joshua) - This article appeared originally in the September 1996 Levitt Letter. Introduction Accepts What Can Be Proven Minimalists and Maximalists Historians Fight Battle of Joshua Hazor and Joshua Archives in Hazor? Introduction Recent discoveries at Hazor in northern Israel may go a long way toward proving to the world the accuracy of the biblical account of - [Today’s Israel in Prophecy](https://www.levitt.com/essays/foreshocks) - This article appeared originally in the September–November 1996 Levitt Letters. Part 1 Part 2 Israel Today Part 3 Earth’s Lightning Rod Israel, Churches, Seminaries Part 1 — this portion first appeared in the September 1996 Levitt Letter. Zola has written a chapter entitled “Israel, Earth’s Lightning Rod” for an upcoming book on prophecy, Foreshocks of - [A Tour with Zola: Visiting the Land of Israel](https://www.levitt.com/essays/tour) - Dr. Thomas McCall, the Senior Theologian of our ministry, has written many articles for the Levitt Letter. He holds a Th.M. in Old Testament studies and a Th.D. in Semitic languages and Old Testament. He has served as Zola’s co-author, mentor, pastor, and friend for nearly 30 years. This article appeared originally in the June, - [Israel and the Church: the Differences](https://www.levitt.com/essays/israel-church) - This article appeared originally in the May 1996 Levitt Letter. Introduction The Church is Israel Israel & Church Different Church Decided Demise of Israel? Israel’s Future Demeans Church’s Glory? Introduction One of the great theological battlegrounds of orthodox Christianity throughout the centuries has been the nature and character of the Church, especially in relation to - [Jerusalem — The Burdensome Stone](https://www.levitt.com/essays/jerusalem) - This article appeared originally in the April 1996 Levitt Letter. Introduction To Whom Does It Belong? Under Israel & Jordan Western Wall Moslem Control Under Jewish Control Remove Israeli Control Introduction Jerusalem, the Holy City, the City of the Great King, God’s Holy Hill of Zion, the Center of the Earth, the Cup of Trembling, - [Was Luke a Gentile?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/luke) - This article appeared originally in the March 1996 Levitt Letter. Introduction Importance Arguments for Gentile Lists in Colossians Name and Profession Arguments for Jew Oracles Rule Cause of Paul’s Arrest Knowledge of Temple Acquaintance with Mary Conclusion Introduction As we speak and teach the Word, we often mention that the whole Bible is a Jewish - [Why Satan believes he must destroy Israel… and why it will never happen](https://www.levitt.com/essays/why_satan_must_destroy_israel) - This article is referenced by the April 2015 Levitt Letter. Events in ancient history Events in modern history Future events Why does Satan believe he must destroy Israel from the face of the Earth? For thousands of years Satan has demonstrated an intense and insatiable drive to completely eliminate the Jewish people. Up to now - [28 Ways You Can Help Israel](https://www.levitt.com/essays/help-israel) - Buy Israeli Products and services — Go out of your way to support Israel’s export trade. Websites like blessedbuyisrael.com and TheIsraeliOnlineShop.com let you buy Israeli products directly. In the grocery store, look for food brands like Strauss, Sabra, Telma, and Osem, and Ahava beauty products. Speak out — Write a pro-Israel piece for a local - [What Advantage has the Jew?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/what-advantage-has-the-jew) - This article appeared originally in the May 1993 Levitt Letter. Those of you who take this newsletter realize that we have been debating with Dallas Theological Seminary about their views on Israel. Since one of their professors expounded anti-Israel views on a Dallas talk show, their position has been unclear to this ministry. But recently - [Wise as a Serpent: First World Stewardship](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2016-05) - This article appeared originally in the May 2016 Levitt Letter. “My job is boring; the mall is ugly; my in-laws are impossible.” Not life-or-death issues, such complaints are labeled First World problems. Our planet has 25 First World countries in which people don’t starve, life expectancy is high, and child mortality is low. Per the - [Study: The Book of Ecclesiastes](https://www.levitt.com/essays/ecclesiastes) - These articles were published from February 2020 through June 2020 in the Personal Letter, and August 2020 through April 2021 in the Levitt Letter. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 1: Originally published in - [Wise as a Serpent: Surviving Equifax](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2017-12) - This article appeared originally in the December 2017 Levitt Letter. Thieves recently infiltrated Equifax databases and stole personal credit information for 60% of U.S. adults — names, birthdates, social security numbers, addresses, etc. of as many as 143 million Americans. Reviewing dozens of Equifax breach articles led me to commend the most helpful two: ”Everything - [Study: The Book of James](https://www.levitt.com/essays/james) - These articles were published from September 2018 through April 2019 in the Personal Letter. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 1: Originally published in the September 2018 Personal Letter. JAMES James, one of the first-century writers of the New Testament, offered instructions for how to handle - [Wise as a Serpent: 7 Dangerous Money Myths](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2015-12) - This article appeared originally in the December 2015 Levitt Letter. Rob Bennett’s approach to money management at his PassionSaving.com website focuses more on enjoying freedom and opportunity than on planning for retirement. Bennett has college degrees in political science, law, and taxation and is an accomplished writer who retired in his early 40s. Below I’ve - [Wise as a Serpent: Times—They are a-Changin’](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2016-07) - This article appeared originally in the July 2016 Levitt Letter. Annuities, Reverse Mortgages, Financial Experts You may recall prior Serpent installments in the Levitt Letter in which I quoted respected financial columnists who decried the pitfalls and shortcomings of annuities and reverse mortgages. Recently, those same experts have begun acknowledging the favorable evolution of these - [Wise as a Serpent: Back to Reverse Mortgages](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2016-09) - This article appeared originally in the September 2016 Levitt Letter. Reverse mortgages (RMs) are loans that enable homeowners who are at least age 62 to convert home equity into cash. The homeowners don’t have to repay the loan as long as they stay in their home. The interest and fees are typically paid when the - [Wise as a Serpent: Annuities—Good or Bad?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2016-11) - This article appeared originally in the November 2016 Levitt Letter. Annuities can substantially improve a retirement plan, but they’re not for everyone and sometimes less optimal than salespeople claim. www.ImmediateAnnuities.com is a helpful resource for comparison shopping, though many investments can surpass even the best annuity returns. Annuities’ strong points often include tax advantages and - [Wise as a Serpent: Medicare Deadline: Dec. 7](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2016-12) - This article appeared originally in the December 2016 Levitt Letter. Some readers will share this article with friends and family—along with the announcement on page 15 re: donating before-tax IRA/Roth dollars to nonprofits like our ministry. Beyond the need to enroll for Medicare benefits within three months of eligibility (often age 65), it is wise - [Wall Street: Still a Dark Alley](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2017-09) - With His typical compassion, Yeshua admonishes Bible readers as follows: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matt. 10:16) Easier said than done, right? Particularly with the wolves of Wall Street. Seventeen years ago, a stockbroker ran Zola, this ministry, - [The Truth About Wealth](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2013-10) - This article appeared originally in the August 2013 Levitt Letter. Materialistic wealth is transitory. Unlike spiritual riches, which accrue in Heaven as well as on Earth, gold and silver must be left behind. The excerpted Wall Street Journal article below delves into stewardship strategies to guard against spendthrift tendencies and failure to diversify investments.Though written - [Wise as a Serpent: Food for Thought](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2014-02) - This article appeared originally in the February 2014 Levitt Letter. For six weeks, The Wall Street Journal columnist Brett Arends spent about $4 per day on groceries. He ate healthier than most and even gained a couple of pounds, thanks to an over-fondness for peanut butter. Below are the highlights of his recent article, which - [Wise as a Serpent: Your Best Bet…](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2014-07) - This article appeared originally in the July 2014 Levitt Letter. …is not to gamble, ever. Any temptation to try your luck with wagering on games of chance probably stems from overestimating not only the odds of winning but also the likelihood of knowing when to stop in order to keep your winnings. The Wall Street - [Wise as a Serpent: Banks Seek Customers’ Help To Stop Online Thieves](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2010-11) - This article appeared originally in the November 2010 Levitt Letter. Below is a digest of a USA Today article from July 29 by Byron Acohido. The complete text is posted at www.levitt.com/news. —Mark Banks want consumers to help protect their deposits from thieves. About 80% of U.S. households bank online. However, it is less safe - [Wise as a Serpent: Quelling Identity Theft Paranoia](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2011-01) - This article appeared originally in the January 2011 Levitt Letter. In last month’s column, I reported that a “police state stewardess” from “Lost Liberty [American] Airlines” fingered my 20-year-old son David and me for interrogation. (See the story on p. 13 of the Levitt Letter at www.levitt.com/newsletters/2010-12.pdf.) I had coughed up personal data including my - [Wise as a Serpent: Terror Group Gets ‘A’ Rating From Better Business Bureau?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2011-03) - This article appeared originally in the March 2011 Levitt Letter. Last year, consumers made 65 million inquiries with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to determine which companies are reliable. AARP magazine reports that “Over the past two years, the BBB has been dealing with a new kind of complaint: that its own practices are slipshod, - [Wise as a Serpent: Cross Training at The J](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2012-03) - This article appeared originally in the March 2012 Levitt Letter. You who love the Jewish people owe yourself a visit to your local Jewish Community Center* (The J). Then you’ll want to consider joining at least their sports & fitness program. Let me explain. To begin with, your body is the temple of God (1 - [Wise as a Serpent: "I’m a Prepper; You’re a Prepper..."](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2013-01) - This article appeared originally in the January 2013 Levitt Letter. "...he’s a prepper, too!” You may recognize that play on an old Dr. Pepper jingle. Wikipedia defines prepper as someone who prepares for changes in normal circumstances. Prepping is wise; it’s a matter of stewardship. All Believers are preppers: by accepting Jesus as their Savior, - [Wise as a Serpent: Carte Blanche on Marital Bliss](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2013-03) - This article appeared originally in the March 2013 Levitt Letter. Staying married is typically the best financial decision you can make, and divorcing the worst. Seventy percent of people who divorce regret doing so. With all that marriage has to offer—including the romantic and spiritual echoes of Yeshua’s soon union with the Church—are the stewardship - [Wise as a Serpent: Classic Stewardship Tips](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2016-03) - This article appeared originally in the March 2016 Levitt Letter. Managing your finances should be pretty straightforward, but that doesn’t make the task easy. Columnist Ron Lieber recently wrote “A New Take on Old Tips” for the NY Times Money Management section. Below are excerpts from his article that draws wisdom from several financial experts. - [Wise as a Serpent: 7 Survival Principles](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2011-07) - This article appeared originally in the July 2011 Levitt Letter. Articles like the one excerpted below, by Scott Burns (AssetBuilder.com), inspire me to think in terms of being productive and thrifty. His secular principles over the years, more often than not, seem Biblically rooted. Eccl. 2:24–26 —Mark Borrow less or nothing. Reduce the amount of - [Wise as a Serpent: The Dove’s Reserve](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2011-11) - This article appeared originally in the November 2011 Levitt Letter. So much easier said than done. If we tithe 10% and save 10%, we stay drier on rainy days. “Into each life some rain [tears] must fall.” —Henry Longfellow By rainy days, I mean financial challenges such as a job loss or sudden expense. First, - [Wise as a Serpent: Pearls for College Girls](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2015-11) - This article appeared originally in the November 2015 Levitt Letter. Dear Reader: “Fatherly Porn Advice,” the September Levitt Letter’s Note from Mark that was addressed primarily to young men, encouraged learning from guilt without buying into shame. Below are highlights of equally worthy fatherly advice; this one written by Ralph Strangis (play-by-play commentator for the - [Wise as a Serpent: Live for Today, Save for Tomorrow](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2012-05) - This article appeared originally in the May 2012 Levitt Letter. Many criticize AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) for a variety of reasons. Nonetheless, their recent article, written by Carla Fried and excerpted below, has merit. In short: live long, [keep working,] and prosper. Assuming the Lord tarries, retirement planning is simpler for - [Wise as a Serpent: Riding the Ocean](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2013-08) - This article appeared originally in the August 2013 Levitt Letter. Dear Mark, As a supporter of your ministry, I read your article in the June Levitt Letter and wondered whether “bond funds” would fall under the category of funds you warn about. My broker wants me to purchase a bond fund rather than another bond. - [Wise as a Serpent: Retiring Your Nursing Home Concerns](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2015-04) - This article appeared originally in the April 2015 Levitt Letter. Nursing home expenses are less likely to break the bank than most people believe. Now you may be able to put to bed a worry that has generated a specialized type of insurance. The excerpts below come from a recent article by financial columnist Scott - [Wise as a Serpent: Easing Retirement Apprehensions](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2015-06) - This article appeared originally in the June 2015 Levitt Letter. This Wise As A Serpent installment and April’s “Retiring Your Nursing Home Concerns” may prompt interested readers to spend less and save more. Rather than offering advice, my bimonthly Serpent articles provide information from well-informed financial columnists to help readers better weigh what they hear - [Wise as a Serpent: Rushing Away from Gold](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2015-08) - This article appeared originally in the August 2015 Levitt Letter. Dear Mark, Should I roll my modest 401K plan over to a gold or precious metals IRA? Is this practical considering the weakening dollar and vulnerability of the stock market? Dear Reader, Wall Street Journal columnist Joe Queenan recently wrote “My Gold Rush — Away - [Wise as a Serpent: A Pet Rock](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2015-10) - This article appeared originally in the October 2015 Levitt Letter. “The Intelligent Investor” Jason Zweig thinks of gold as a pet rock. Below you’ll find highlights of his Wall Street Journalcolumn from July 18. You may recall my article in the August Levitt Letter (p.14): “Rushing Away from Gold.” I referenced Zeph. 1:18 and Matt. - [Wise as a Serpent: Not Having Seizures about Caesars Scandal](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2013-06) - This article appeared originally in the June 2013 Levitt Letter. In February, New Jersey gambling regulators fined Caesars Entertainment Corp. $225,000 for the casino giant’s role in a 2007 gambling spree in which a self-confessed gambling addict lost more than $120 million at Caesars casinos in Las Vegas. A related Wall Street Journal article, posted - [Wise as a Serpent: SEC Woes… Lazy Portfolios](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2011-05) - This article appeared originally in the May 2011 Levitt Letter. Two recent articles affirm that: 1) the SEC isn’t doing as much as it should to protect investors from stockbrokers, and 2) you can benefit by not hiring a financial manager. Complete editions of the articles below appear at www.levitt.com/news. Please see the collection of - [Wise as a Serpent: Don’t Be A Pocket Buyer](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2014-11) - This article appeared originally in the November 2014 Levitt Letter. Politicians in the pockets of billionaires exchange favors for campaign contributions—a guaranteed return. By contrast, a pocket buyer (read: trusting investor) rarely receives much if anything—and certainly no guarantee—in return for the blind faith he puts in a stockbroker or other investment salesperson. In fact, - [Wise as a Serpent: Of Muppets, Serpents, & Sharks](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2012-07) - This article appeared originally in the July 2012 Levitt Letter. Who can indict an industry better than an insider? Remember The Insider, a movie about a tobacco executive who blew the whistle on cigarettes?1 Greg Smith, a former Goldman Sachs executive director, said that his colleagues referred to clients as Muppets.2 The sharky stockbrokers smile - [Wise as a Serpent: Cooling Gold Fever](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2012-09) - This article appeared originally in the September 2012 Levitt Letter. Only one of three reasons for owning gold holds water, according to business columnist Will Deener. Below are excerpts from his article in which he analyzes their merits. Deener's entire article is posted at https://wp.me/pieUD-1mt …. Mark About a year ago, as gold prices were - [Wise as a Serpent: Planning Your Christian Will](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2008-12) - This article appeared originally in the December 2008 Levitt Letter. This article summarizes a booklet that our ministry has given away for 15 years: A Guide to Your Christian Will. The booklet recently went out of print, so we obtained permission to post its entire contents at www.levitt.com/will. If you would like us to email - [Maximizing Social Security](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2013-12) - This article appeared originally in the December 2013 Levitt Letter. The Wall Street Journal tested five online programs that determine the best time to claim Social Security. They sought a strategy for yielding the most benefits over a fictional couple’s projected life spans. Several paragraphs below are excerpted from the full article that is posted - [Don’t Think ‘Carpe Diem’ on Social Security](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2014-04) - This article appeared originally in the April 2014 Levitt Letter. The findings below from a recent Scott Burns Q&A on Social Security benefits relate to two previous Levitt Letter articles of mine—in February 2010 and, particularly, December 2013. Q. Why do you tell those who are eligible for Social Security to delay taking the benefits? - [Owning or Renting? 6 Factors/Amazing Arithmetic](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2014-09) - This article appeared originally in the September 2014 Levitt Letter. My February 2007 Serpent article observed, “Many consumers buy homes when they shouldn’t.” Its logic and tips could be worth a second look in light of two recent newspaper columns by financial expert Scott Burns: “The Amazing Arithmetic of Home Ownership” “Should You Own a - [Wise as a Serpent: Richer by Renting?](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2015-02) - This article appeared originally in the February 2015 Levitt Letter. The September 2014 Serpent installment Owning or Renting? weighs six factors regarding the possible merits of home ownership: Age, Marital Status, Children, Job/Income Stability, Nestiness, and Tax Benefits. For many, owning a home is not all it’s cracked up to be, according to Washington Post - [Wise as a Serpent: Home Ownership vs. Renting](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2010-09) - This article appeared originally in the September 2010 Levitt Letter. This article is largely excerpted from David Leonhardt’s In Sour Home Market, Buying Often Beats Renting. In much of the country, for much of the last decade, renting a home instead of buying would have saved you thousands of dollars a year. In many markets, - [Wise as a Serpent: Averting “Rent House Hell”](https://www.levitt.com/essays/wise-2011-09) - This article appeared originally in the September 2011 Levitt Letter. Get-rich-quick hucksters routinely hype an alternative universe of streets paved with gold. “All that stands between you and a procession of pushovers eager to fill your billfold,” they tout, “is our seminar’s secrets.” As Einstein agreed, “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” So allow - [ZLM Is Joining the ECFA!](https://www.levitt.com/essays/ecfa) - This article appeared originally in the February 2012 Levitt Letter. UPDATE: We have been accepted as a member of ECFA. Our ministry has applied for membership with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Founded in 1979, ECFA provides accreditation to leading Christian nonprofit organizations that faithfully demonstrate compliance with established standards for financial accountability, - [A Day at King David’s Tomb](https://www.levitt.com/essays/king_david) - This article appeared originally in the November 1995 Levitt Letter. Introduction The relationship between King David and the Lord Jesus Christ Peter and Paul The Tomb It was my privilege to assist Zola as one of the tour leaders for his Fall Festival Tour to Israel in October. While in Jerusalem, I got to visit - [The Mystery of the Date of Pentecost](https://www.levitt.com/essays/pentecost) - This article appeared originally in the July 1995 Levitt Letter. Introduction Problem with Vagueness The Case for Sunday Introduction For believers in Jesus the Messiah, the dating of Pentecost is one of the most exquisite examples of type and fulfillment in the Scriptures. Pentecost means fifty, and is actually fifty days from another feast, First - [First Fruits and The Seven Feasts of Israel](https://www.levitt.com/essays/first-fruits) - This article appeared originally in a 1979 Levitt Letter. Introduction Resurrection Sunday The Rest of The Story The Future Introduction In Leviticus 23, the God of Israel gave a marvelous and profound prophetic system by choosing, seemingly arbitrarily, seven holy feasts to be held each year by the Chosen People. God imparted this important information - [Israel: The Center of Divine History](https://www.levitt.com/essays/dh) - Dr. McCall’s Israel: the Center of Divine History details the historical events of the last century that led up to the establishment of the modern nation of Israel. This article originally appeared as installments in the Levitt Letter from May 1994 to February 1996. Introduction Christ In Background, Israel In Foreground Other Nations Dispersion Restoration - [Foreshadows of Wrath](https://www.levitt.com/essays/foreshadows) - This article appeared originally in the March–May 1999 Levitt Letters. Part 1 Part 2 Anti-Semitism: A Sign Part 3 Who Is the Antichrist? Part 1 — this article first appeared in the March 1999 Levitt Letter. 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According to the mantras of peace activists, the way to end wars – and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular – is by recognizing that the people on the other side are “just like us.” Students in - [UN Finally Admits Hamas Committed Sexual Crimes Against Israeli Women](https://www.levitt.com/news/un-finally-admits-hamas-committed-sexual-crimes-against-israeli-women) - Hashem will call every creature to account for everything unknown, be it good or bad. The sum of the matter, when all is said and done: Revere Hashem and observe His commandments! For this applies to all mankind. (Ecclesiastes 12:14) Israel 365 News; israel365news.com here is “clear and convincing” evidence that terrorists committed sexual violence, - [Israel Destroying Hamas Amid International Fury and Skepticism](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-destroying-hamas-amid-international-fury-and-skepticism) - “We are witnessing a massive ramp-up in Hamas disinformation in its 11th hour, directly wired into its supporters in the United States.” By: Israel Kasnett - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to bring Israeli hostages home in his State of the Union address Thursday, spending 90 seconds supporting Israel and blaming Hamas - [[A "Very Senior"] Israeli Official: Biden Seeking to Oust Netanyahu](https://www.levitt.com/news/a-very-senior-israeli-official-biden-seeking-to-oust-netanyahu) - “We expect our friends to act to overthrow the terror regime of Hamas and not the elected government in Israel,” said the official. By: Israel Today Staff; israeltoday.co.il A “very senior” Israeli official on Tuesday slammed a US intelligence report that claimed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “may be in jeopardy,” amid ongoing criticism by the Biden administration over - [After uproar, Schumer clarifies: Israel has the right to choose its own leaders](https://www.levitt.com/news/after-uproar-schumer-clarifies-israel-has-the-right-to-choose-its-own-leaders) - Senate Majority Leader seeks to clarify remarks against the Israeli government which caused a firestorm: The US cannot dictate the outcome of an election. By: Elad Benari - Israel National News; israelnationalnews.com Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday sought to clarify his remarks against the Israeli government which caused a firestorm. “The US cannot dictate - [Israeli Housing Minister Kickstarts Process to Evict UNRWA](https://www.levitt.com/news/israeli-housing-minister-kickstarts-process-to-evict-unrwa) - By: Israel Today Staff; israeltoday.co.il Yitzhak Goldknopf instructed the Israel Lands Authority “to immediately end all agreements” with the “nefarious” organization over its ties to Hamas. Israeli Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf has instructed the Israel Land Authority (ILA) to immediately cancel all lease agreements with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and evict it - [THE TRUTH ABOUT HAMAS - Arab Palestinian Warns the World about Hamas](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-truth-about-hamas-arab-palestinian-warns-the-world-about-hamas) - Dor Shachar grew up in Gaza, suffered a horrific childhood, and had personal experiences in a Palestinian jail before moving to Israel and converting to Judaism. He sits with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to share his powerful testimony, which gives just a glimpse into the reality of what life is like for people in Gaza. - [Support for Israel Drops, 'Future of Jewish State Depends on Next Generation of US Evangelicals'](https://www.levitt.com/news/support-for-israel-drops-future-of-jewish-state-depends-on-next-generation-of-us-evangelicals) - By: Brody Carter - CBN News; cbn.com Experts warn a significant drop in support for Israel among young U.S. evangelicals marks a potential turning point in the longstanding relationship between these allied groups. A series of polls show support for Israel among American evangelicals under 30, fell more than 35% in just three years. - [Demonization of Israel is an ‘International Catastrophe’](https://www.levitt.com/news/demonization-of-israel-is-an-international-catastrophe) - Prominent antisemitism researcher Charles Asher Small tells JNS that a war is being waged against the Jewish state, not only physically but also intellectually and philosophically. By: Amelie Botbol - Jerusalem News Syndicate; jns.org According to Charles Asher Small, the demonization of the State of Israel is a dangerous form of Jew-hatred that affects Jews - [A Land Not Forsaken](https://www.levitt.com/news/a-land-not-forsaken) - By: David R. Parsons, ICEJ Vice President & Senior Spokesman - Int'l Christian Embassy Jerusalem; icej.org “You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For - [Christian Lawmakers Head to Israel in Biggest Mission Since War](https://www.levitt.com/news/christian-lawmakers-head-to-israel-in-biggest-mission-since-war) - The annual Israel Allies Foundation Chairman’s Conference will call to dismantle UNRWA. By: Etgar Lefkovits - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il A group of more than 20 parliamentarians from around the world will gather in Jerusalem this weekend, in the largest political solidarity mission to Israel since the Oct. 7 massacre. The Christian lawmakers will add their - [Israel Welcomes 104 New Immigrants from North America](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-welcomes-104-new-immigrants-from-north-america) - By: Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org “Despite the significant travel restrictions during the pandemic, we’ve succeeded in bringing tens of thousands of Jews home to Israel,” says Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog. Israel welcomed 104 olim (new immigrants) from North America at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday. The group arrived on a specially chartered New York-Tel Aviv flight, - [China Shuts Down Bible App, Christian WeChat as New Crackdown Policies Go into Effect](https://www.levitt.com/news/china-shuts-down-bible-app-christian-wechat-as-new-crackdown-policies-go-into-effect) - By: Anugrah Kumar - The Christian Post; christianpost.com China’s communist authorities are continuing their crackdown on Christianity by removing Bible Apps and Christian WeChat public accounts as new highly restrictive administrative measures on religious staff went into effect Saturday. Father Francis Liu from the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness said in a tweet that some - [Ahead of 54th Jerusalem Day, Capital's Population Nears 1 Million](https://www.levitt.com/news/ahead-of-54th-jerusalem-day-capitals-population-nears-1-million) - By: Yori Yalon - Israel Hayom; israelhayom.com "Jerusalem's future is also the future of the State of Israel. It is here, in the city that comprises the full range of Israel's demography," President Rivlin says. The population of Jerusalem is approaching 1 million, a review published by the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research ahead of - [On al-Quds Day, Iran’s Khamenei Says Israel ‘Is a Terrorist Base, not a Country’](https://www.levitt.com/news/on-al-quds-day-irans-khamenei-says-israel-is-a-terrorist-base-not-a-country) - By: Agencies and Times of Israel Staff; timesofisrael.com Iranian supreme leader says ‘fighting this despotic regime is everyone’s duty’; protesters burn Israel, US, Indian flags in Pakistan; kids rally in Syria; flag drawn on Iraqi road In a speech to mark the annual al-Quds Day, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called Israel - [Kosovo Opens Embassy in Jerusalem after Establishment of Diplomatic Ties](https://www.levitt.com/news/kosovo-opens-embassy-in-jerusalem-after-establishment-of-diplomatic-ties) - "A truly proud and historic moment for Kosovo-Israel relations," Kosovar Ambassador Ines Demiri tweeted. "The greatest honor of my life is to have this opportunity to open the embassy. Kosovo opened an embassy to Israel for the first time on Sunday, making it the third country with an embassy currently in Jerusalem." A truly proud - [Sorting out the Israeli elections](https://www.levitt.com/news/sorting-out-the-israeli-elections) - By: Michael Brown - The Christian Post; christianpost.com Do you have your scorecards ready? We’re going to do our best to sort out the results of this week’s elections in Israel, the fourth in a period of just two years (can you imagine that?). But first, a disclaimer: by the time you read this article, - [Fake International Law Is the Newest Anti-Israel Libel | Opinion](https://www.levitt.com/news/fake-international-law-is-the-newest-anti-israel-libel-opinion) - By: Eugene Kontorovich - Newsweek; newsweek.com Earlier this month, several left-leaning senators and representatives signed various letters contending that "Israel has an obligation under international law" to provide free vaccines for all Palestinians in the Palestinian Authority (PA). The claims are baseless, and they call into question the credibility of the legal experts who have - [MI6 Accused of Helping to Protect Alleged Nazi War Criminals](https://www.levitt.com/news/mi6-accused-of-helping-to-protect-alleged-nazi-war-criminals) - By: Nick Southall and Mick Tucker - BBC News; bbc.com Jewish leaders are calling for a public inquiry into whether alleged Nazi war criminals were protected from prosecution because they spied for the UK in the Cold War. It comes after the BBC found that suspected Nazi collaborator Stanislaw Chrzanowski may have worked for MI6. - [Sirens Blare as Israel Comes to a Standstill in Remembrance of Holocaust Victims](https://www.levitt.com/news/sirens-blare-as-israel-comes-to-a-standstill-in-remembrance-of-holocaust-victims) - By: Times of Israel Staff - Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com Public life stops during 2 minutes of silence dedicated to memory of 6 million Jews killed, as daytime ceremonies honoring those persecuted by the Nazi regime get underway Israel came to a standstill at 10 a.m. on Thursday as sirens wailed throughout the country in - [Helen Mirren to Play Golda Meir in Upcoming Movie ‘Golda’](https://www.levitt.com/news/helen-mirren-to-play-golda-meir-in-upcoming-movie-golda) - By: Gabe Friedman - The Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com Academy Award winner to portray Israel’s only female prime minister in biopic set during Yom Kippur War; Shira Haas to play Meir in separate series It’s a Meir moment. Academy Award winner Helen Mirren will portray Golda Meir, Israel’s only female prime minister, in an upcoming - [Iran Vows Revenge Against Israel as Attack Inflicts 9 Months of Damage on Iran's Nuclear Program](https://www.levitt.com/news/iran-vows-revenge-against-israel-as-attack-inflicts-9-months-of-damage-on-irans-nuclear-program) - By: Emily Jones and Chris Mitchell - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Iran blamed Israel Monday morning for a power failure at its top-secret Natanz nuclear facility on Sunday. The comments by Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh is the first official accusation against Israel. Israel has remained quiet about the incident. “The answer for Natanz - [Israel Fondly Remembers Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-fondly-remembers-prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh) - By: Israel Today Staff; israeltoday.co.il The son of a princess who risked her life to save Jews from the Nazis, Prince Philip was always the most “pro-Israel” of the British royals This past weekend Israel conveyed its condolences to the United Kingdom, to Queen Elizabeth II, and to the entire British royal family following the - [Antisemitism Still Very Much Alive in the Arab World](https://www.levitt.com/news/antisemitism-still-very-much-alive-in-the-arab-world) - By: Edy Cohen - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Tunisian president fans the flames of hate for Israel, leading to wave of antisemitism It was expected, I wrote about it, warned and warned as God is my witness, and now antisemitism is surging in Tunisia, hatred of the Jews is trending. Tunisian President Kais Saied (pictured) is the most - [A Closer Look at Israel’s New High-Tech Barrier](https://www.levitt.com/news/a-closer-look-at-israels-new-high-tech-barrier) - By: Jacob Nagel & Jonathan Schanzer - Real Clear Defense; realcleardefense.com Israel reported significant progress last month on an underground fence around the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Officials say Israel is close to completing the underground component and can see the finish line with the above-ground elements (roughly 80% complete). Once fully assembled, the three-layered barrier may be - [In Congress, Bipartisan Support Grows for Bills Backing Expanded Israeli-Arab Ties](https://www.levitt.com/news/in-congress-bipartisan-support-grows-for-bills-backing-expanded-israeli-arab-ties) - By: Ron Kampeas - Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org WASHINGTON (JTA) — The top Democratic and Republican lawmakers from the House Foreign Affairs Committee have joined a bill that supports the expansion of normalization agreements between Israel and its Arab neighbors. It’s a sign of increasing bipartisan support for the initiative launched by former President Donald - [Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for ISIS-inspired Bombing in New York City Subway Station in 2017](https://www.levitt.com/news/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-isis-inspired-bombing-in-new-york-city-subway-station-in-2017) - The United States Department of Justice - justice.gov WASHINGTON – A New York man was sentenced today to life in prison for detonating a bomb in a New York City subway station. He admitted that he conducted the terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist - [IDF Completes Underground Wall as Israel Readies for Hamas War](https://www.levitt.com/news/idf-completes-underground-wall-as-israel-readies-for-hamas-war) - By: Udi Shaham - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Southern Command uses mock Palestinian city to exercise various scenarios ahead of possible future confrontation. The IDF has completed the construction of the underground concrete wall between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as part of the effort to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel via cross-border tunnels. - [Ship Accused of Israel Oil Spill Shown Anchored off Iran Coast - In Pictures](https://www.levitt.com/news/ship-accused-of-israel-oil-spill-shown-anchored-off-iran-coast-in-pictures) - By: Alex Winston and Lahav Harkov - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Photographs of the vessel, which Israel has accused of 'eco-terrorism', show the ship anchored off the Iranian coast. Israel has named Libyan-owned Emerald as the ship that caused a huge oil spill that severely damaged the coastline and its environment, in what it described as an act of - [Israel, Cyprus and Greece agree to link power grids via subsea cable](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-cyprus-and-greece-agree-to-link-power-grids-via-subsea-cable) - By: Reuters - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com With a length of about 1,500 km and a maximum depth of 2,700 metres, it will be the longest and deepest subsea electricity cable to have ever been constructed, the Energy Ministry said. Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world's longest - [Why Does ‘The New York Times’ Incessantly Attack Israel?](https://www.levitt.com/news/why-does-the-new-york-times-incessantly-attack-israel) - By: James Sinkinson - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org America’s venerable “paper of record” no longer deserves that title. When it comes to reporting or commenting on the State of Israel, The New York Times, America’s so-called “paper of record,” has become more akin to an anti-Zionist advocacy organization than an unbiased news outlet, sometimes even descending into - [Ben-Gurion Airport: Passenger Traffic Climbed to 24.8 Million in 2019](https://www.levitt.com/news/ben-gurion-airport-passenger-traffic-climbed-to-24-8-million-in-2019) - By: Eytan Halon - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com More than 2.32 million people passing through Ben-Gurion Airport in 2019 traveled to and from Turkey, a major and nearby aviation hub, representing 9.67% of all passengers. More than 24.8 million passengers and nearly 168,000 flights passed through Ben-Gurion Airport in 2019, marking a record year for Israel’s leading - [On Anniversary of Ancient Egypt Feeding Israelites During Famine: Israel ‘Returns Favor’ with Natural Gas](https://www.levitt.com/news/on-anniversary-of-ancient-egypt-feeding-israelites-during-famine-israel-returns-favor-with-natural-gas) - By: Adam Eliyahu - Breaking Israel News; breakingisraelnews.com "And so, fear not. I will sustain you and your children.” Thus he reassured them, speaking kindly to them.” Genesis 50:21 (The Israel Bible™) Egypt and Israel’s energy ministers announced on Wednesday the first transmission of natural gas from Israel to Egypt. The Biblical roots and prophetic implications - [Massive Gathering of Kings in Jerusalem on Thursday: A Realization of Psalms 48](https://www.levitt.com/news/massive-gathering-of-kings-in-jerusalem-on-thursday-a-realization-of-psalms-48) - By: Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz-Breaking Israel News; breakingisraelnews.com “See, the kings joined forces; they advanced together.” Psalms 48:5 (The Israel Bible™) On Thursday, Jerusalem’s role as a gathering place for kings will appear. The event commemorates the Holocaust but one rabbi sees it as a decisive moment in which the nations will choose which side they will - [Nazi Flag Removed from Australian Home Following Pressure from Neighbors and a Jewish Lawmaker](https://www.levitt.com/news/nazi-flag-removed-from-australian-home-following-pressure-from-neighbors-and-a-jewish-lawmaker) - By: Henry Benjamin - Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — An Australian woman has taken down the Nazi flag she was flying from her home following a joint effort by neighbors and local police, as well as a Jewish member of Parliament. Cheryl Lawdron told reporters that she had German ancestry and had - [Israel Air Force Inaugurates its Second F-35 Squadron](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-air-force-inaugurates-its-second-f-35-squadron) - By: Times of Israel Staff - timesofisrael.com The Israeli Air Force on Thursday inaugurated its second squadron of F-35 fifth-generation stealth aircraft, known as the “Lions of the South,” reviving the historic 116th Squadron. “The Air Force shoulders a great responsibility daily. From this moment, the 116th Squadron returns and becomes part of our strategic - [Trump Deal Flips Peace Process on Its Head](https://www.levitt.com/news/trump-deal-flips-peace-process-on-its-head) - By: Israel Today Staff - israeltoday.co.il After 20 years of requiring painful concessions of Israel, it’s now the Palestinians’ turn For the past two decades, the formula underlying the Middle East peace process was to accept the Palestinian positions, turn a blind eye to their transgressions (because they were the “oppressed”), and require painful concessions - [Israelis and Palestinians Consider How Annexation of Jordan Valley Could Affect Them](https://www.levitt.com/news/israelis-and-palestinians-consider-how-annexation-of-jordan-valley-could-affect-them) - By: Eliana Rudee - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Both employers and workers believe that it could help them economically, though politically and socially is a different story altogether. With campaigns under way before the third round of Israeli elections within a year on March 2, Likud officials, and the Blue and White Party, have repeatedly - ['I Experienced a Miracle': Israeli Soldier Alive After Being Set on Fire by Terrorist During Riot](https://www.levitt.com/news/i-experienced-a-miracle-israeli-soldier-alive-after-being-set-on-fire-by-terrorist-during-riot) - By: Emily Jones - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – An Israeli border officer was set on fire yesterday after he was hit by a Molotov cocktail thrown by Palestinian rioters in the city of Hebron. Video circulated by Palestinian media online shows the officer taking a direct hit to the shoulder and neck area - [Launch of Amazon’s Hebrew Storefront Offers American Expats a Taste of Home](https://www.levitt.com/news/launch-of-amazons-hebrew-storefront-offers-american-expats-a-taste-of-home) - By: Sam Sokol - Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org Walk into an Israeli post office or one of the many local stores that have lately been serving as ad-hoc delivery centers and you’ll be confronted by a jumble of boxes sealed with the telltale black and blue packing tape from Amazon.com. Orders from the American online - [Israel, Cyprus and Greece are Signing an Agreement to Build a Pipeline that Will bring Israeli Gas Across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-cyprus-and-greece-are-signing-an-agreement-to-build-a-pipeline-that-will-bring-israeli-gas-across-the-mediterranean-sea-to-europe) - By: JNS - Breaking Israel News; breakingisraelnews.com "maker of heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever;" (Psalm 146:6) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz traveled to Athens, Greece, on Thursday, where they are to sign a three-way gas agreement with Cyprus and Greece - [The Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2019: Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-dallas-morning-news-texan-of-the-year-2019-holocaust-survivor-max-glauben) - By: Dallas Morning News Editorial - dallasnews.com Max Glauben survived one of humanity’s darkest chapters and shines as one of Texas’ brightest lights We might say Max Glauben started becoming the 2019 Texan of the Year in 1941 when he wriggled into a cramped smuggler’s space under the false bottom of a horse-drawn wagon to - [Not Just Another Iranian General](https://www.levitt.com/news/not-just-another-iranian-general) - By: Eyal Zisser - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org For Iran’s friends and foes alike, Qassem Soleimani was second only to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Tehran will struggle to find another strategist of his caliber. For many in the Middle East, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force, the Islamic Republic’s elite extraterritorial black-ops arm, embodied Iran’s - [Israeli Holocaust Survivor to Address Central UN Remembrance Event](https://www.levitt.com/news/israeli-holocaust-survivor-to-address-central-un-remembrance-event) - By: Lahav Harkov - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com “As a child in a concentration camp, who lost his parents and family, I never imagined that one day I would speak to the world about the darkest era in the history of the Jewish people.” Shraga Milstein, 87, a survivor of Bergen-Belsen and an Israeli, is set to - [Defense Ministry Completes Trials of Advanced Version of the Iron Dome](https://www.levitt.com/news/defense-ministry-completes-trials-of-advanced-version-of-the-iron-dome) - By: Anna Ahronheim - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com 10 years after the first interception test of the system, Defense Ministry boasts of over 2,400 successful interceptions A decade since the first successful interception test of the Iron Dome system, Israel took a step closer to defending itself against heavy missile barrages with a series of complex, successful - [Al Jazeera Anchor Promotes Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory on Twitter](https://www.levitt.com/news/al-jazeera-anchor-promotes-anti-semitic-conspiracy-theory-on-twitter) - By: Josefin Dolsten - Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org An Al Jazeera anchor promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on Twitter on Thursday. “This Holy Land belongs to Palestinians Because Palestinians are Semitic unlike the Israeli Khazars who are occupiers !!” tweeted Ghada Oueiss, a Qatar-based news presenter. - [Dallas Holocaust Museum Takes Visitors from WWII to Today](https://www.levitt.com/news/dallas-holocaust-museum-takes-visitors-from-wwii-to-today) - By: Associated Press, Israel Hayom Staff; Israel Hayom - israelhayom.com Newly renamed Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is the latest in the US to broaden its permanent exhibit and embolden its efforts to inspire visitors to take action to make the world better place. When the Holocaust museum in Dallas opens the doors to - [Pompeo: ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on US Passports is ‘Actively Being Looked At’](https://www.levitt.com/news/pompeo-jerusalem-israel-on-us-passports-is-actively-being-looked-at) - By: Jackson Richman; Jewish News Syndicate - jns.org Despite the United States recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv months later, Americans born in Jerusalem are still unable to list “Jerusalem, Israel” on U.S. passports. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the Trump - [NJ Man Sues Costco After Cashier Makes Anti-Semitic Remarks about Him and Son](https://www.levitt.com/news/nj-man-sues-costco-after-cashier-makes-anti-semitic-remarks-about-him-and-son) - By: Marcy Oster; Jewish Telegraphic Agency - jta.org A New Jersey man has accused a Costco cashier of directing anti-Semitic remarks and questions at him while he was checking out. Irwin Levy filed a civil lawsuit on Monday in Monmouth County Superior Court about the April incident at the Costco in Hazlet. The lawsuit claims - [The Israeli-Iranian Cold War Heats Up](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-israeli-iranian-cold-war-heats-up) - By: Ilan Berman, Opinion Contributer - The Hill; thehill.com Last month, Israeli fighter jets bombed a series of weapons depots north of Baghdad, Iraq, destroying facilities that were being used by the Iranian regime to ferry weapons to proxy forces in Syria. The event was a milestone, marking the first time the Jewish State is known to - [Ohio Medical Board to Discipline Muslim Dr. Lara Kollab Who Tweeted about Giving Jews the Wrong Meds](https://www.levitt.com/news/ohio-medical-board-to-discipline-muslim-dr-lara-kollab-who-tweeted-about-giving-jews-the-wrong-meds) - By: Robert Spencer; Jihad Watch - jihadwatch.org Back in January I wrote an article calling for Dr. Lara Kollab’s medical license to be revoked. It’s good that the State Medical Board of Ohio is planning “to impose disciplinary action on her – ranging from limiting her license to permanent suspension as well as the potential for fines.” - [Netanyahu Pronounces Condolences Following Mass Shootings in Texas and Ohio](https://www.levitt.com/news/netanyahu-pronounces-condolences-following-mass-shootings-in-texas-and-ohio) - Jewish News Syndicate - jns.org “On behalf of all government ministers and all citizens of Israel, I send condolences to the bereaved families, best wishes for recovery to the injured, and solidarity with the American people,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-offers-condolences-following-back-to-back-us-mass-shootings/ - [Who’s Running in Israel’s September Elections, Explained](https://www.levitt.com/news/whos-running-in-israels-september-elections-explained) - By: Marcy Oster; Jewish Telegraphic Agency - jta.org JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s upcoming elections in September — just five months after the last ones in April — are essentially a do-over. In the April election, the right wing won a majority. But because Israel has a parliamentary system, a bunch of small right-wing parties had to agree - [Israel Welcomes 10% Increase in Tourists in 2019](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-welcomes-10-increase-in-tourists-in-2019) - By: Eythan Halon - Jerusalem Post; jpost.com "Summer begins with a hike in tourist arrivals to Israel," said Tourism Minister Yariv Levin. Nearly 2.6 million tourist entries into Israel have been recorded since the start of the year, representing a 9.8% increase compared to the same period last year, according to new data published Monday - [Jerusalem's "Pilgrimage Road" video](https://www.levitt.com/news/jerusalems-pilgrimage-road-video) - Imagine striding up the same stone path on which millions of people walked to arrive at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during Biblical times. It is known as the “Pilgrimage Road.” That fantasy is about to be reality as Israel prepares to open to the public an excavation project that has taken nearly a decade - [IDF Thwarts Third Infiltration Attempt from Gaza in a Week](https://www.levitt.com/news/idf-thwarts-third-infiltration-attempt-from-gaza-in-a-week) - Jewish News Syndicate - jns.org The suspect, who the army says was armed with a knife and ammunition, was arrested and taken for questioning after attempting to cross into Israel from the southern Gaza Strip. https://www.jns.org/idf-thwarts-third-infiltration-attempt-from-gaza-in-a-week/ - [California Proposes Ethnic Studies Curriculum with Anti-Israel Components](https://www.levitt.com/news/california-proposes-ethnic-studies-curriculum-with-anti-israel-components) - ynetnews.com Sixteen Jewish state legislators call the curriculum inaccurate, misleading and reflecting an anti-Jewish bias while parents fear youngsters will be educated to view Israel and Zionism as evil Jewish and Israeli parents in California are concerned about a new program proposed by the state education board for high schools in the upcoming school year - [Rashida Tlaib Decides Not to Visit Grandmother After Israel Allows Her To.](https://www.levitt.com/news/rashida-tlaib-decides-not-to-visit-grandmother-after-israel-allows-her-to) - By: Sydney Dennen Interior Minister Arye Deri: "Apparently her hate for Israel overcomes her love for her grandmother." https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Rashida-Tlaib-decides-not-to-visit-Grandmother-598822 - [Bruised, but Not Broken, Israeli Kids Near the Gaza Border Make the Most of Summer](https://www.levitt.com/news/bruised-but-not-broken-israeli-kids-near-the-gaza-border-make-the-most-of-summer) - By: Noa Amouyal; Jewish News Syndicate - jns.org Unlike school, which has a regimented schedule, life at camp is much more lax—something these children need. 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Polls consistently show - [Do Earthquakes Under the Sea of Galilee Point to End Time Prophecy?](https://www.levitt.com/news/do-earthquakes-under-the-sea-of-galilee-point-to-end-time-prophecy) - By: Emily Jones - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – A study from the Geological Survey of Israel suggests that excessive water extraction from wells near the Sea of Galilee could have triggered recent earthquakes, leading some Christians to believe that these Holy Land quakes signal the fulfillment of New Testament prophecy about the return - [Israelis Welcome 'Miracle' Rains as Sea of Galilee Rises](https://www.levitt.com/news/israelis-welcome-miracle-rains-as-sea-of-galilee-rises) - By: Julie Stahl; Christian Broadcast Network - cbn.com For years, the Sea of Galilee has been shrinking. Then, this past winter delivered a pleasant surprise to the biblical lake. 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Dr. Richard Scott, a general practitioner at the Bethesda Medical Center in Margate, Kent, is currently under investigation by the General Medical Council and the National Health Service. - [Bahrain FM to Times of Israel: Israel is here to stay, and we want peace with it](https://www.levitt.com/news/bahrain-fm-to-times-of-israel-israel-is-here-to-stay-and-we-want-peace-with-it) - By: Raphael Ahren; The Times of Israel - timesofisrael.com Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa says Manama conference could be ‘gamechanger’ like Israel-Egypt Camp David Accords; urges Israeli leaders to ‘talk to us’ about Arab Peace Initiative MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain sees the US-led economic workshop taking place in Manama this week as a possible “gamechanger” - [Aussie Nurse Saves Life on El Al Flight](https://www.levitt.com/news/aussie-nurse-saves-life-on-el-al-flight) - The Australian Jewish News; jewishnews.net.au IT’S not the usual way to get a business class upgrade. 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Continue reading… - [Brazil's Bolsonaro Makes Historic Visit to Western Wall, Will Open Trade Mission in Jerusalem](https://www.levitt.com/news/brazils-bolsonaro-makes-historic-visit-to-western-wall-will-open-trade-mission-in-jerusalem) - By: Emily Jones --- cbn.com http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2019/april/brazils-bolsonaro-makes-historic-visit-to-western-wall-will-open-trade-mission-in-jerusalem It was the first time a sitting Brazilian president joined Israeli leaders to visit the holiest site in Judaism. The goal of Bolsonaro's trip is to bring Israel and Brazil together through economic, technological, and security partnerships. The two countries will begin conducting joint scientific and technological research and - [Election exodus: Some 60,000 Israelis abroad as country goes to polls](https://www.levitt.com/news/election-exodus-some-60000-israelis-abroad-as-country-goes-to-polls) - By: Danny Sadeh; ynetnews.com https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5491247,00.html Tens of thousands will spend Tuesday in a different country, and while some made their plans before the elections were scheduled, many prefer simply to flee the commotion and be as far away as possible Some 60,000 Israelis will be out of the country on Election Day on Tuesday, and - [5 Things You Need to Know about the Israeli Elections](https://www.levitt.com/news/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-israeli-elections) - By: Michael Brown; christianpost.com https://www.christianpost.com/voice/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-israeli-elections.html As the dust is settling in Israel after the latest elections, here are five simple facts that will help you sort out what’s happening on the ground. - [Airbnb Reverses Ban on Israeli Homes in West Bank, Says it Never Supported BDS](https://www.levitt.com/news/airbnb-reverses-ban-on-israeli-homes-in-west-bank-says-it-never-supported-bds) - By: Emily Jones; CBN News - cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel - Airbnb has reversed its decision to ban home listings in Israeli settlement communities in historic Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank. 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German troops stormed the ghetto, intent on completing the deportation process within three days, yet were ambushed by - [How Gold’s Horseradish Came to Be a Passover Staple](https://www.levitt.com/news/how-golds-horseradish-came-to-be-a-passover-staple) - By: Joan Nathan; New York Times-nytimes.com And the family’s personal recipe, so you can make it yourself. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/dining/golds-horseradish-recipe.html - [Mass Arrests of Chinese Megachurch Members Continue; Some 'violently beaten'](https://www.levitt.com/news/mass-arrests-of-chinese-megachurch-members-continue-some-violently-beaten-2) - By: Samuel Smith; Christian Post - christianpost.com https://www.christianpost.com/news/mass-arrests-of-chinese-megachurch-members-continue-some-violently-beaten.html - [Is Obama Preparing a Parting Shot at Israel?](https://www.levitt.com/news/is-obama-preparing-a-parting-shot-at-israel) - By: Charles Krauthanmer, patriotpost.us Last week, the U.N.’s premier cultural agency, UNESCO, approved a resolution viciously condemning Israel (referred to as “the Occupying Power”) for various alleged trespasses and violations of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 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It refers to and treats it as - [Netanyahu on coming cease-fire: 'I promised victory and we will achieve victory'](https://www.levitt.com/news/netanyahu-on-coming-cease-fire-i-promised-victory-and-we-will-achieve-victory) - In pre-recorded statement, almost a year and two months after Hezbollah in the north joined the surprise attack by Hamas in the south, the prime minister addresses a cease-fire in Lebanon; 'This is not the same Hezbollah, we set it back decades' By: Itamar Eichner - Y Net News; ynetnews.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered - [Netanyahu Says He and Trump See 'Eye to Eye' on Iranian Threat: 'Maximum Pressure Is Coming'](https://www.levitt.com/news/netanyahu-says-he-and-trump-see-eye-to-eye-on-iranian-threat-maximum-pressure-is-coming) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has already spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times since his election victory last Tuesday. 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By: 7 Israel National News; israelnationalnews.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday evening. Netanyahu explained that this is the result of a crisis of trust and significant differences between the two - [Indigenous Leaders Declare Jewish People as “First Nations” at Western Wall](https://www.levitt.com/news/indigenous-leaders-declare-jewish-people-as-first-nations-at-western-wall) - He is ever mindful of His covenant, the promise He gave for a thousand generations... (Psalm 105:8) By: Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz - Israel 365 News; israel365news.com In a powerful display of solidarity, approximately 60 Indigenous representatives from across the globe converged on Jerusalem’s Western Wall Plaza on Monday to demonstrate their support for Israel and the Jewish - [Hezbollah on the Brink? 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By: Yossi Aloni - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il For three hours, the Israeli Air Force dominated Iranian airspace, leaving Iran exposed, helpless and unable to defend itself. The Israeli operation had been meticulously planned over a - [Hamas Leader and Oct. 7 Mastermind Yahya Sinwar Killed by IDF Troops in Gaza](https://www.levitt.com/news/hamas-leader-and-oct-7-mastermind-yahya-sinwar-killed-by-idf-troops-in-gaza) - IDF confirms terror chief was shot dead in Rafah firefight Wednesday; troops spotted body Thursday and Sinwar’s identity was formally confirmed after tests; no hostages at location By: Times of Israel Staff and Agencies - timesofisrael.com Israel on Thursday night announced that IDF troops had killed Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. Sinwar, architect of - [Critics Blast Biden Administration Threat to cut off Israel's Military Aid Without Humanitarian Improvement in Gaza](https://www.levitt.com/news/critics-blast-biden-administration-threat-to-cut-off-israels-military-aid-without-humanitarian-improvement-in-gazaby) - By: Julie Stahl - Christian Broadcasting Network; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Just ahead of the biblical Sukkot holiday, as Israel fights an existential threat on multiple fronts, Israel's best ally, the U.S., is threatening to cut off military aid if the humanitarian situation in Gaza doesn't improve in a month. 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Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, from the Bedouin city of Rahat - [Columbia President Minouche Shafik Resigns, Citing Toll of Controversy over Pro-Palestinian Protests on Campus](https://www.levitt.com/news/columbia-president-minouche-shafik-resigns-citing-toll-of-controversy-over-pro-palestinian-protests-on-campus) - By: JTA Staff - jta.org Minouche Shafik, the Columbia University president whose campus became an epicenter of unrest this year following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, has resigned weeks before the start of the school year. Shafik’s resignation, tendered Wednesday, means she is stepping down after about a year in the role. Her decision - [In Jish, an Indigenous Christian Minority Defiantly Stays in Hezbollah’s Crosshairs](https://www.levitt.com/news/in-jish-an-indigenous-christian-minority-defiantly-stays-in-hezbollahs-crosshairs) - Instead of fleeing the Galilee, hundreds of Zionist Arameans are digging in as they brace for a major escalation By: Canaan Lidor - The Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com JISH, northern Israel — In plain view of a Hezbollah stronghold, Shadi Khalloul scanned a fig tree for the best fruit to offer his guests. “Take some - [Israel’s Underground Hospital Prepares for Attack](https://www.levitt.com/news/israels-underground-hospital-prepares-for-attack) - By: Jenny Hill, reporting from Haifa, Israel - BBC News; bbc.com Deep under the northern Israeli city of Haifa, there’s a vast underground hospital. Hundreds and hundreds of beds are lined up within its concrete walls. There are operating theatres, a maternity ward, and medical supplies stacked up in corners. 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By: Yaakov Lappin - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Developments in Rafah signify that the Israeli military is implementing a gradual expansion of its operation in Hamas’s last fortress. The Israel Defense Forces is engaged in intensive operations in central and northern Gaza as well, where - [Israel Celebrates 76th Independence Day in Shadow of Hamas War](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-celebrates-76th-independence-day-in-shadow-of-hamas-war) - Yom Ha’atzmaut was marked with muted festivities throughout the country on Monday evening and during the day on Tuesday. By: Israel Today Staff; israeltoday.co.il Israel ushered in its 76th Independence Day on Monday night with muted celebrations amid the war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The traditional torch-lighting ceremony marked the start of - [Newly Bereaved Families Face Memorial Day with Dread](https://www.levitt.com/news/newly-bereaved-families-face-memorial-day-with-dread) - “I have no idea how we are going to get through this,” says Marcy Oster, mother of fallen soldier Amichai. By: Judith Segaloff - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il' Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism) is always somber in Israel. Unlike Memorial Day in the United States, which combines parades, gun - [IDF Takes Operational Control of Rafah Crossing](https://www.levitt.com/news/idf-takes-operational-control-of-rafah-crossing) - Israeli military strikes more than 100 Hamas sites in the southern Gaza city • Senior Israeli officials: Hamas ceasefire claims a stunt. By: Joshua Marks - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il The Israel Defense Forces took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Tuesday morning, as tanks from the 401st Armored Brigade - [Israel Comes to a Halt to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-comes-to-a-halt-to-mark-holocaust-remembrance-day) - Six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime and its allies in the Holocaust from 1933-1945. By: Jerusalem Post Staff; jpost.com Life across Israel came to a halt on Monday morning as a two-minute-long siren sounded to mark a moment of silence for Holocaust Remembrance Day. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, places of entertainment are - [Red Cross Official Exposed as Hamas Stooge](https://www.levitt.com/news/red-cross-official-exposed-as-hamas-stooge) - ICRC administrator Haythem Abid marches in anti-Israel rallies and posts Hamas propaganda. By: David Isaac - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il In the latest example of a deep-seated anti-Israel bias within the International Committee of the Red Cross, the head of the ICRC’s office in Algeria and director of the Libya subdelegation has been outed as a - [Explosive TRUTH](https://www.levitt.com/news/explosive-truth) - The MIND-NUMBING poison of Palestinian propaganda Amid the intense warfare provoked by the barbaric Hamas invasion of October 7th comes an explosive new documentary powerfully challenging the false narratives of much Western media. The controversy surrounding the rightful ownership of the Land of Israel is the focus of this brilliant 113-minute expose from established film-maker Hugh Kitson, - [Biden ‘Willing to Throw Israel Under the Bus’](https://www.levitt.com/news/biden-willing-to-throw-israel-under-the-bus) - Former US presidential candidate says the administration “has been anything but supportive of Israel.” By: Amelie Botbol - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Former US senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum told JNS that US President Joe Biden is willing to abandon Israel to secure victory in the 2024 presidential election. “To him, it’s all about winning elections, and he is - [Rafah Operation Must Take Place—Even in Defiance of the US](https://www.levitt.com/news/rafah-operation-must-take-place-even-in-defiance-of-the-us) - The deadlock in negotiations for the release of Israeli captives, coupled with American accusations against the group, has paved the way for the offensive. By: Meir Ben-Shabbat - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il As signs of an imminent IDF operation in Rafah intensify, there is growing concern that Israel will unnecessarily exercise self-imposed restraint by acting with - [Hamas, Iran Praise anti-Israel College Protests in US: 'Leaders of the Future'](https://www.levitt.com/news/hamas-iran-praise-anti-israel-college-protests-in-us-leaders-of-the-future) - By: Samantha Kamman - The Christian Post; christianpost.com An official with the Palestinian terror group Hamas and the supreme leader of Iran have praised the growing college campus protests in the United States against Israel's military offensive in Gaza, including pro-Hamas demonstrations at Columbia University that have driven fear into the hearts of Jewish students. - [Anti-Israel protests at Brooklyn Bridge, Chicago O’Hare, Golden Gate Bridge, many other sites](https://www.levitt.com/news/anti-israel-protests-at-brooklyn-bridge-chicago-ohare-golden-gate-bridge-many-other-sites) - A coordinated effort on April 15 (tax day) aimed to shut down economic activity at sites throughout the United States and in other countries. As part of a coordinated effort of “blocking the arteries of capitalism and jamming the wheels of production,” anti-Israel protesters disrupted traffic at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Chicago - [Hamas Defector Tells Pro-Palestinian Activists They Belong in 'a Mental Asylum' in Brutal Debate](https://www.levitt.com/news/hamas-defector-tells-pro-palestinian-activists-they-belong-in-a-mental-asylum-in-brutal-debate) - 'Pro-Palestine people need to go to a mental asylum,' says Hamas defector Mosab Hassan Yousef By: Hannah Grossman - Fox News; foxnews.com Pro-Palestinian activists were left seemingly dumbfounded after Dr. Phil brought a former Hamas member on his show to dismantle their arguments. One student tried to accuse the former Hamas member, who originally hails from - [Breaking News - Israel expects Iranian attack within upcoming 48 hours - WSJ](https://www.levitt.com/news/breaking-news-israel-expects-iranian-attack-within-upcoming-48-hours-wsj) - An individual who was briefed by Iranian regime leadership stated "no final decision has been made" as attack plans have been discussed. By: Jerusalem Post Staff - jpost.com Iran is expected to attack Israel between the next 24 to 48 hours, with an exclusive Thursday report by the Wall Street Journal saying that the Jewish state is - [‘Most evangelical Christians intimidated into silence’ on Israel-Hamas war, pastor says](https://www.levitt.com/news/most-evangelical-christians-intimidated-into-silence-on-israel-hamas-war-pastor-says) - Rev. Peter Fast: “The world is forgetting the events of Oct. 7 and minimizing them. We must speak up.” By: Etgar Lefkovits - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org [March 29, 2024] Most evangelical Christians around the world are being intimidated into silence by a vociferous “social justice” camp that is fanning a false narrative on Israel’s - [‘Revitalized’ PA includes brazen terror supporters](https://www.levitt.com/news/revitalized-pa-includes-brazen-terror-supporters) - By including open supporters of terrorism in its new government, the Palestinian Authority is making a mockery of the U.S. demand for “revitalization.” By: Itamar Marcus - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The Palestinian Authority has announced a new government as part of its fulfillment of the U.S. demand that it “revitalize” ahead of taking power - [This is what they are chanting on the Temple Mount](https://www.levitt.com/news/this-is-what-they-are-chanting-on-the-temple-mount) - Just so you know the focus of Ramadan prayers. Op-ed. By: Barry Shaw - Israel National News (Arutz Sheva); israelnationalnews.com Just so you know. This is what they have been chanting on the Temple Mount during their devout Ramadan prayers... Cries in praise of Hamas: "Khyber Khyber Ya Yehud Jish Muhammad Suf Ya'ud" translation - - [White House Doubles Down on Pushing for Netanyahu's Removal as Israel Approves Rafah Military Plan](https://www.levitt.com/news/white-house-doubles-down-on-pushing-for-netanyahus-removal-as-israel-approves-rafah-military-plan) - By: Chris Mitchell - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on comments by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for him to be replaced. Over the weekend, President Joe Biden stood behind Schumer's statements, intensifying the face-off between Israel and the United States. Netanyahu went on multiple U.S. networks - [Who Wants a Two-State Solution? Not Israelis or Palestinians](https://www.levitt.com/news/who-wants-a-two-state-solution-not-israelis-or-palestinians) - The US obsession with a two-state solution clearly goes against the will of the Israeli public, and certainly does not mesh with what the Palestinians want. US Senator Chuck Schumer believes the Palestinian people “want what any other people want: peace, security and prosperity.” Clearly, however, the Palestinians do not want peace. They themselves acknowledge that they - [Hamas Attack ‘Weapon of Mass Distraction’ as Iran Goes Nuclear](https://www.levitt.com/news/hamas-attack-weapon-of-mass-distraction-as-iran-goes-nuclear) - A former Israeli national security adviser tells JNS that Hamas’s attack could be part of multi-staged plan devised by Tehran leadership. By: Yaakov Lappin - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Israel needs to be prepared for the possibility of conducting high-intensity strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon and on Iran’s nuclear program simultaneously, a former senior Israeli defense - [Gullible Americans are Funding Hamas, Not Starving Children](https://www.levitt.com/news/gullible-americans-are-funding-hamas-not-starving-children) - By: Jonathan S. Tobin - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Just like the international aid that built their tunnels, funds for Gaza civilians promoted by celebrities like Doug Emhoff’s daughter are helping terrorists. The images from the war Hamas launched against Israel on Oct. 7 have tugged at the heartstrings of Americans. By that, I don’t - [23andMe Data Breach Targeted Jews](https://www.levitt.com/news/23andme-data-breach-targeted-jews) - A class action lawsuit against the DNA-testing company claims it didn’t notify customers that their personal information had made it onto the dark web. Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org For five months last year, hackers penetrated the security of the DNA-sequencing company 23andMe, resulting in customer data appearing for sale in “curated” lists that focused on Chinese customers - [The UN is a Morally Decayed Institution Paving the Way for Another Holocaust - Opinion](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-un-is-a-morally-decayed-institution-paving-the-way-for-another-holocaust-opinion) - By: Micah Lakin Avni - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com The UN has deviated from its vision and betrayed its founding principles. It has become a stage for dictators and despots who want to expand their power and influence After Hamas terrorists brutally murdered my father eight years ago, I spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council - [Wondering what to have for dinner tonight? Why not pizza?!](https://www.levitt.com/news/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-tonight-why-not-pizza) - (Don't eat at Pizza Hut? Why the chain is facing a worldwide boycott) By: Endia Fontanez - Yahoo! Finance; finance.yahoo.com Pizza Hut is facing consumer boycotts after the chain reportedly provided free meals to soldiers on Israeli military bases. On Jan. 19, Pizza Hut Israel reposted an Instagram story from user @alex_shults that depicted two - [Hamas Denies it Slaughtered Civilians on Oct. 7](https://www.levitt.com/news/hamas-denies-it-slaughtered-civilians-on-oct-7) - By: David Isaac - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The Islamist group's about-face is in part driven by fear of destruction as the IDF closes in, says one expert on the Arab world. Hamas on Sunday released a statement denying its members committed atrocities on Oct. 7. The denial is a complete reversal for the terrorist - [UN Denies Knowledge of Hamas Tunnels Despite Gaza Presence](https://www.levitt.com/news/un-denies-knowledge-of-hamas-tunnels-despite-gaza-presence) - However, UNRWA officials sounded the alarm on the presence of tunnels under U.N. facilities twice in 2017, and again in 2021 and 2022. By: Mark Wagenheim, Jewish News Syndicate (reprinted by United with Israel; unitedwithisrael.com) Despite the presence of a Hamas terror tunnel system in the Gaza Strip now thought to be larger in scale than the - [Hitler Wasn’t Available: NY Times Runs Article by Hamas Official](https://www.levitt.com/news/hitler-wasnt-available-ny-times-runs-article-by-hamas-official) - Giving the enemy a platform for its propaganda. The New York Times wants you to weep for the people of Gaza, and for what Hamas’ massacre of 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, which Gazans cheered in large numbers, has brought upon them. In service of that goal, on Christmas Eve the Paper of Record ran a - [Hundreds of Christian Students March for Hostages' Safe Return](https://www.levitt.com/news/hundreds-of-christian-students-march-for-hostages-safe-return) - 300 Christian students march to the U.S. Capitol to pray for the safe return of the Israeli hostages. By: Israel National News; israelnationalnews.com Around 300 Christian students marched towards the U.S. Capitol on January 7, wearing shirts that read: “Christians Stand With Israel.” They held signs with pictures of Israeli hostages and prayed together for - [100 Jewish Youngsters Make Aliyah to Enlist in IDF](https://www.levitt.com/news/100-jewish-youngsters-make-aliyah-to-enlist-in-idf) - By: Noam Dvir - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il An interview with three who left family and friends behind to defend the Jewish state. Some 100 young Jewish men and women from around the world have decided to make Aliyah and enlist in the IDF as Israel wages war against the Hamas terrorist organization. In a month they will - [The Shame of the (Red) Cross](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-shame-of-the-red-cross) - By: Jonathan Feldstein - Israel 365 News; israel365news.com Reports are circulating in Israel of high-level talks involving negotiations to release more of the hostages brutally kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and held captive in Gaza since. Reports of the hostages’ conditions from the 100+ who have been released are horrifying. They have suffered - [Mum on Hamas Attacks on Jewish Women, Taylor Swift Attends Anti-Israel Benefit](https://www.levitt.com/news/mum-on-hamas-attacks-on-jewish-women-taylor-swift-attends-anti-israel-benefit) - By: Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org "Has she said anything about rape and sexual violence being used against the Israeli women as a tool of war," asked journalist Megyn Kelly. The 2023 Time magazine “Person of the Year,” Taylor Swift, attended a comedy event earlier this month that benefited an anti-Israel nonprofit. Proceeds from a Dec. 8 performance by stand-up - [In Gaza School, IDF Finds Sniper Rifle Hidden Inside Teddy Bear](https://www.levitt.com/news/in-gaza-school-idf-finds-sniper-rifle-hidden-inside-teddy-bear) - After Israeli forces eliminated a Hamas cell in the Gaza City neighborhood of Shejaia, they located a tunnel shaft inside of a classroom, the IDF said. By: Sam Halpern - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Israeli forces on Saturday found a teddy bear packed with ammunition and a hidden sniper rifle, the IDF said. As part - [Ivy League Double Standard](https://www.levitt.com/news/ivy-league-double-standard) - By: Aish.com Safety first, except when it comes to the Jews. It’s not a great time to be a president of an Ivy League university. But don’t feel too bad enjoying the slow-mo downfall of these ivory tower bastions because it’s even worse to be a Jew at one of these campuses. The presidents of - [Meet the Christian Cowboys defending Israel's heartland](https://www.levitt.com/news/meet-the-christian-cowboys-defending-israels-heartland) - These boys are the real deal. 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"We want to live - [Photos, Videos Show Emotional Hostage Reunions, as Doctors Say Most in Good Health](https://www.levitt.com/news/photos-videos-show-emotional-hostage-reunions-as-doctors-say-most-in-good-health) - By: Renee Ghert-Zand and TOI Staff; timesofisrael.com Several freed hostages discharged from hospital Monday, including 9-year-old Emily Hand; medical center chief says released captives ‘have a long way to go’ to full mental recovery Videos and photos shared Monday show the emotional reunions with family members of the hostages released from Gaza on Sunday evening - [Why So Much of What You Read About Israel Is Wrong](https://www.levitt.com/news/why-so-much-of-what-you-read-about-israel-is-wrong) - By: Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Iran, Russia, China and terrorist organizations are flooding social media with anti-Israel content. About half of the population receives their news from social media at least some of the time. 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As the world turns against Israel and time marches on, we must actively remember the horrific events that took place on October 7th and the terrible reality that 240 people, from babies to the elderly, were abducted and - [Hamas: We want permanent war with Israel](https://www.levitt.com/news/hamas-we-want-permanent-war-with-israel) - “Hamas’s goal is not to run Gaza and to bring it water and electricity and such” but to “completely overthrow the situation.” By: Joshua Marks - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Hamas has no interest in governing Gaza but wants a never-ending war with Israel, members of the terrorist group told The New York Times in a feature piece - [Israel's 15 ceasefires](https://www.levitt.com/news/israels-15-ceasefires) - Palestinians broke each one. Former AP reporter says the media enables them. By: Don Surber - donsurber.substack.com Hamas-shielding AP inadvertently drew attention to the history of Israel’s ceasefires with Palestinians — pauses in a 76-year war. 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Litman - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org With hosts like Ayman Mohyeldin and Mehdi Hasan, opinions at MSNBC about Israel are strong, but facts are dispensable or, at best, malleable. Such is the level of fairness and accuracy that one could be forgiven for mistaking - [Young Israeli Christians Prepare for IDF Service](https://www.levitt.com/news/young-israeli-christians-prepare-for-idf-service) - By: Ryan Jones - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il “Our young Christians will improve their Hebrew and get to know the Jews, and vice versa. We are building the next Israeli generation.” Significant army service is a big deal in Israel. So much so that many young Israeli Jews will postpone their mandatory conscription for one year - [Israel to have partial laser defenses by next year – Rafael chair](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-to-have-partial-laser-defenses-by-next-year-rafael-chair) - "One year from now – Israel will be the first country to have partial laser protection. 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By: Yaakov Lappin - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Israel’s position as a cyber superpower places it in an exclusive club of world powers, despite having a population a little larger than - [US Marines plan to procure 3 Iron Dome batteries, nearly 2,000 interceptor missiles](https://www.levitt.com/news/us-marines-plan-to-procure-3-iron-dome-batteries-nearly-2000-interceptor-missiles) - By: Emanuel Fabian - The Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com Deal with Rafael partner Raytheon, expected to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, includes 44 launchers and US-made command centers The United States Marine Corps plans to acquire three batteries of Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system with nearly 2,000 interceptor missiles, according to an - [Evangelist Torben Sondergaard Deported from US After 1 Year in ICE Jail Cell: ‘Please Pray’](https://www.levitt.com/news/evangelist-torben-sondergaard-deported-from-us-after-1-year-in-ice-jail-cell-please-pray) - By: Dale Hurd - Christian Broadcasting Network; cbn.com CBN News has received confirmation that Christian evangelist and refugee Torben Søndergaard was deported from the United States in the last 24 hours. 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Unconfirmed reports said the warehouse contained - [Special Israel Heritage Foundation delegation returns from trip to Israel](https://www.levitt.com/news/special-israel-heritage-foundation-delegation-returns-from-trip-to-israel) - Members of a special IHF delegation recently returned to the US from a meaningful and life-changing six-day experience in Israel. Israel National News (Arutz Sheva); israelnationalnews.com Members of a special Israel Heritage Foundation (IHF) delegation recently returned to the US from a meaningful and life-changing six-day experience in Israel. The diverse group, consisting of politicians, - [In Wake of Judicial Battle, Netanyahu Adds New Priorities: Hi-Speed Trains, Inflation Fight, AI](https://www.levitt.com/news/in-wake-of-judicial-battle-netanyahu-adds-new-priorities-hi-speed-trains-inflation-fight-ai) - By: John Waage - Christian Broadcasting Network; cbn.com Perhaps to remind Israelis that Israel's governing coalition has been working on other issues besides judicial reform, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting to announce goals and progress in three other areas: connecting the country with a high-speed rail network, fighting inflation by lowering - [Why Compromise is Unlikely in Israel’s Crisis](https://www.levitt.com/news/why-compromise-is-unlikely-in-israels-crisis) - The protesters won't stop until they bring Netanyahu’s government down. By: Melanie Phillips (melaniephillips.substack.com) - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The night before Monday’s Knesset vote on the first of the government’s proposed judicial reforms, a video filmed on the escalators in Jerusalem’s central train station went viral on social media. It showed a great tide - [Netanyahu Rebuffs International Criticism of Overhaul: ‘We’ll Make Our Own Decisions’](https://www.levitt.com/news/netanyahu-rebuffs-international-criticism-of-overhaul-well-make-our-own-decisions) - ‘I never comment on internal debates of other democracies,’ PM tells Fox News in rebuke of US and others; says he seeks consensus, reservists’ refusal is the real democratic threat By: The Times of Israel Staff; timesofisrael.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed international criticism that his judicial overhaul is undermining democracy and said he will - [Palestinian Reveals What Jerusalem Arabs Are REALLY Taught in School](https://www.levitt.com/news/palestinian-reveals-what-jerusalem-arabs-are-really-taught-in-school) - Knesset testimony exposes flagrant peace violations by Palestinian leaders and educators. Is the world listening? 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Mandel - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The Fourth of July is a time to reflect on what Israel can teach America about love of country. This June, I was privileged to hear an American lieutenant-general studying at the Israel Defense College speak about American patriotism and the lack thereof. He said he - [‘Its Agriculture With No Borders’: Israel Teaches Students to Make World Bloom](https://www.levitt.com/news/its-agriculture-with-no-borders-israel-teaches-students-to-make-world-bloom) - By: Pesach Benson - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Since 1994, the program has graduated 20,000 students, mostly from Africa and Asia. Israel’s Arava region is not the most likely location for a center to teach agriculture. Stretching along Israel’s southern border with Jordan between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea, the area is known for - [Evangelical Leader Decries Mainstream Church Efforts to Malign Israel](https://www.levitt.com/news/evangelical-leader-decries-mainstream-church-efforts-to-malign-israel) - “The big churches are using a very loud voice to malign, fabricate and twist the story,” says Rev. Peter Fast. By: Etgar Lefkovits - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il A concerted effort is underway by some mainstream churches to convince evangelical Christians to be less supportive of Israel, the incoming head of an evangelical organization headquartered in - [Absent Fathers, Collapse in Marriage Major Reasons Why Christianity is Declining in US: Study](https://www.levitt.com/news/absent-fathers-collapse-in-marriage-major-reasons-why-christianity-is-declining-in-us-study) - By: Nicole Alcindor - The Christian Post; christianpost.comn A new study on faith and relationships suggests that absent fathers and collapsed marriages might be two of the best explanations for why Christianity is declining in the United States. The Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships, research recently released by the church-consulting organization Communio, reports that "family - [Demographic Jihad: Baby Muhammads Overrun the West](https://www.levitt.com/news/demographic-jihad-baby-muhammads-overrun-the-west) - By: Raymond Ibrahim - Raymond Ibrahim; raymondibrahim.com Newborn baby Muhammads are taking Western Europe by storm—with Berlin being the latest target. According to a May 8, 2023 The first name Mohammed has gained popularity in Germany in the past year…. In Berlin, Mohammed was the most popular first name for boys in 2022. Last year - [Israeli, Christian Leaders Praise Pat Robertson’s Early and Steadfast Dedication to Israel](https://www.levitt.com/news/israeli-christian-leaders-praise-pat-robertsons-early-and-steadfast-dedication-to-israel) - By: Chris Mitchell - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – One of Pat Robertson’s greatest legacies was his steadfast stand for the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Israeli and Christian leaders told CBN News how important Pat’s support was. Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren, a frequent guest on The 700 Club, remembers how Pat - [Israel Calls Out Nuclear Watchdog, Accuses Them of Making ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Deal with Iran](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-calls-out-nuclear-watchdog-accuses-them-of-making-extremely-dangerous-deal-with-iran) - The IAEA struck a deal with Iran that provides minimal monitoring of the nuclear program By: Anders Hagstrom - Fox News; foxnews.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) closed two investigations into Iran's nuclear program this week after drastically limiting the monitoring equipment installed at Iranian sites. Israeli expressed frustration with the IAEA for what - [‘He was an ardent, farbrente Zionist,’ Mort Klein says of Ed Ames](https://www.levitt.com/news/he-was-an-ardent-farbrente-zionist-mort-klein-says-of-ed-ames) - The singer and actor, who was president of ZOA’s California chapter, died on May 21 at the age of 95. By: Menachem Wecker - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Some 15 or 20 years ago, Mort Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, saw a man who looked a lot like entertainer Ed Ames - [Nvidia taps into Israeli innovation to build generative AI cloud supercomputer](https://www.levitt.com/news/nvidia-taps-into-israeli-innovation-to-build-generative-ai-cloud-supercomputer) - Chip giant says Israel-1 supercomputer valued at several hundred million dollars is a ‘major investment’ that will boost next-generation AI workloads By: Sharon Wrobel - The Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com US gaming and computer graphics giant Nvidia said Monday that it will build the nation’s most powerful generative AI cloud supercomputer called Israel-1 which will - [Israeli Murdered Near Hermesh Identified as Father of Two](https://www.levitt.com/news/israeli-murdered-near-hermesh-identified-as-father-of-two) - Israel National News; israelnationalnews.com Meir Tamari, 32 and the married father of two young children, is identified as the Israeli civilian brutally murdered near Hermesh. The Israeli man brutally murdered near the town of Hermesh in northern Samaria has been identified as Meir Tamari, a 32-year-old Hermesh resident. Tamari, who was shot dead by terrorists on Tuesday - [Tel Aviv ANU–Museum of the Jewish People buys Codex Sassoon for $38.1 million](https://www.levitt.com/news/tel-aviv-anu-museum-of-the-jewish-people-buys-codex-sassoon-for-38-1-million) - By: Menachum Wecker - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The near-complete Hebrew Bible edged out a volume by Leonardo da Vinci as the most expensive sold at auction ever. First, there was the possibility that Renaissance man par excellence Leonardo da Vinci was Jewish. Now, the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, Codex Sassoon, which dates to around the year 900, - [Five Years on, the US Embassy in Jerusalem Remains the Key to Peace in the Middle East](https://www.levitt.com/news/five-years-on-the-us-embassy-in-jerusalem-remains-the-key-to-peace-in-the-middle-east) - David Friedman - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Some have said that the Abraham Accords were achieved despite moving our embassy to Jerusalem. No, the Abraham Accords were signed because of the move. On May 14, 2018—exactly the same date and even the same hour that David Ben-Gurion announced Israel’s independence 70 years earlier—I presided over - [‘Iran is 50 North Koreas,’ Netanyahu Tells Bipartisan Congressional Delegation](https://www.levitt.com/news/iran-is-50-north-koreas-netanyahu-tells-bipartisan-congressional-delegation) - A nuclear Iran could blackmail every U.S. city, changing history, according to the Israeli prime minister. Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) led a bipartisan congressional group, which met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Thursday. “Iran is 50 North Koreas. It is not merely a neighborhood bully like the - [King Charles III Coronation: A New Era for UK-Israel Ties? – Editorial](https://www.levitt.com/news/king-charles-iii-coronation-a-new-era-for-uk-israel-ties-editorial) - Jerusalem Post Editorial; jpost.com If he hasn’t done so already, now is as good a time as ever for President Herzog to issue an official invitation for King Charles III and Queen Camilla to visit Israel. The coronation of King Charles III on Saturday heralds a new era, not just for Britain and the Commonwealth, but also - [[Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives] McCarthy Hails Israel’s ‘Modern Miracle’ at Knesset, Says US, Israel Stand ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’](https://www.levitt.com/news/speaker-of-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-mccarthy-hails-israels-modern-miracle-at-knesset-says-us-israel-stand-shoulder-to-shoulder) - By: Chris Mitchell - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – For the first time in 25 years, Monday, a speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives addressed Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. In his speech, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) reaffirmed the deep bond between Israel and the United States. Speaker McCarthy came at the invitation of - [Jerusalem Scriptures Central to Jewish, Christian 7th Knesset Bible Gathering](https://www.levitt.com/news/jerusalem-scriptures-central-to-jewish-christian-7th-knesset-bible-gathering) - By: Chris Mitchell - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Jewish and Christian leaders recently gathered at Israel's parliament, the Knesset, to talk about the Bible. The discussion centered on how scripture says the law of the Lord will come out of Jerusalem. The religious leaders focused on a key verse from the Hebrew scriptures. Micah, - [Nearly 150,000 Shoah Survivors Live in Israel](https://www.levitt.com/news/nearly-150000-shoah-survivors-live-in-israel) - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org They include 521 immigrants from Ukraine who fled after the Russian invasion. 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April 29 has been recognized as “#EndJewHatred - [2,200 Jews Ascend Temple Mount Since Start of Passover](https://www.levitt.com/news/2200-jews-ascend-temple-mount-since-start-of-passover) - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Tensions remain high at the holy site after Muslim rioters who had barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa mosque clashed with police. More than 2,200 Jews have ascended Temple Mount, located in Jerusalem’s Old City, since Passover began on April 5. Of those, some 1,200 visited Judaism’s holiest site on Monday, Israeli officials - [Gaza, Temple Mount, and the Passover Lamb: A Story of Holiday Conflict](https://www.levitt.com/news/gaza-temple-mount-and-the-passover-lamb-a-story-of-holiday-conflict) - Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Gaza terrorists fire rockets at Israel in response to Temple Mount confrontation linked to Jewish efforts to sacrifice a Passover lamb. It’s a broken record. It’s becoming an annual tradition. A handful of Israeli Jews make plans to sacrifice a Passover lamb atop the Temple Mount in accordance with Scripture. Despite the - [Netanyahu Announces Freeze of Judicial Reforms](https://www.levitt.com/news/netanyahu-announces-freeze-of-judicial-reforms) - Israel National News; israelnationalnews.com PM officially announces that the judicial reform legislation will not be advanced during this Knesset session. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to the nation this evening (Monday) on the government's planned judicial reforms. "There is an extreme minority that is ready to tear our country into parts. It tends - [Strikes, Protests Rock Israel after Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister](https://www.levitt.com/news/strikes-protests-rock-israel-after-netanyahu-fires-defense-minister) - By: Chris Mitchell - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – After a night of nationwide protests, demonstrations and riots surrounding judicial reform and the firing of Israel's defense minister, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly considering a halt to the immediate passage of legislation to rein in the power of the courts and the legal system. - [In Direct Broadcast, Netanyahu Warns Iranian People of ‘Horrible Nuclear War’ if Iran Gets Atomic Weapons](https://www.levitt.com/news/in-direct-broadcast-netanyahu-warns-iranian-people-of-horrible-nuclear-war-if-iran-gets-atomic-weapons) - By: John Waage - CBN News; cbnnews.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Iranian people in a broadcast interview Thursday night that a “horrible nuclear war” will ensue if the regime in Tehran is allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. 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Chip Roy (R-Texas) formally introduced The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - [IDF to conclude Operation Olive Branch after saving 19 lives in Turkey](https://www.levitt.com/news/idf-to-conclude-operation-olive-branch-after-saving-19-lives-in-turkey) - By: Jerusalem Post Staff; jpost.com The Foreign Ministry denied on Sunday that the United Hatzalah team sent to provide disaster relief to Turkey following the earthquake left early following a verified security threat. 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Tobin - Jewishs News Syndicate; jns.org The U.S. decision to strip arms stockpiles stored in the Jewish state to resupply Kiev’s forces in its deadlocked fight with Moscow is a gamechanger. Why is no one protesting? For the last 11 months, Israel has sought to signal its opposition to Russia’s illegal invasion - [Netanyahu: Israel Raised $2 Billion in Government Bonds](https://www.levitt.com/news/netanyahu-israel-raised-2-billion-in-government-bonds) - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org “The markets aren’t buying it,” says the Israeli premier regarding claims the government’s planned judicial reform will hurt the country economically. The State of Israel has successfully completed a major issue of government bonds, raising $2 billion from international institutional investors, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Sunday. Demand for - [Where’s the Outrage over Biden Comparing Illegal Immigrants to Holocaust Victims?](https://www.levitt.com/news/wheres-the-outrage-over-biden-comparing-illegal-immigrants-to-holocaust-victims) - By: Jonathan S. Tobin - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Millions of economic migrants crossing the U.S. southern border want a better life. But most are neither refugees nor analogous to Jews fleeing Nazi slaughter. 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Even on live TV, sports commentators stopped in the middle of their broadcast to pray. - [Biblical Site where Jesus Healed Blind Man Excavated for Public View: ‘Affirms Scripture’](https://www.levitt.com/news/biblical-site-where-jesus-healed-blind-man-excavated-for-public-view-affirms-scripture) - 'The Pool of Siloam and the Pilgrimage Road are among the most inspiring archeological affirmations of the Bible' By: Benjamin Weinthal - Fox News; foxnews.com JERUSALEM — The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by - [New Israeli Government Swearing-in Begins Netanyahu’s 6th Term as Prime Minister](https://www.levitt.com/news/new-israeli-government-swearing-in-begins-netanyahus-6th-term-as-prime-minister) - By: Julie Stahl - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun his sixth term in office. 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Giatti - The Christian Post; christianpost.com Owner claims restaurant prides itself on being 'an inclusive environment' The head of a Christian pro-family group in Virginia says a local restaurant refused service to the organization last week over its views on marriage and abortion. Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation, said the - [Public Libraries Say OK to Drag Queen Story Hour, Reject Kirk Cameron Book Reading](https://www.levitt.com/news/public-libraries-say-ok-to-drag-queen-story-hour-reject-kirk-cameron-book-reading) - By: Michael Gryboski - The Christian Post; christianpost.com More than 50 public libraries have not accepted an offer for a Kirk Cameron story hour featuring his new children’s book, even though they allow drag queen story hours, according to his publisher. 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Prime Minister Yair - [Israelis and Tourists Both Celebrate as Visitors Return to the Holy Land in Pre-Pandemic Numbers](https://www.levitt.com/news/israelis-and-tourists-both-celebrate-as-visitors-return-to-the-holy-land-in-pre-pandemic-numbers) - By: Julie Stahl - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – When COVID closed Israel’s borders in 2020, it virtually shut down businesses depending on tourism. As restrictions lifted in March of this year, the long wait for visitors ended and Christians from around the world are flocking back to the Holy Land. Tour buses once again - [Israel’s Vote Count Nearly Complete, as Netanyahu and Religious Parties Win Big](https://www.levitt.com/news/israels-vote-count-nearly-complete-as-netanyahu-and-religious-parties-win-big) - By: Julie Stahl - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – With nearly 100 percent of the votes counted in the Israeli elections, it seems that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party will return to power. 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Most of Israel’s commentators insist that Tuesday’s Knesset elections—the fifth in fewer than four years—are about - [92% of Bible Users Say Scripture has ‘Transformed’ Their Life: Survey](https://www.levitt.com/news/92-of-bible-users-say-scripture-has-transformed-their-life-survey) - By: Ryan Foley - The Christian Post; christianpost.com A new study finds that the overwhelming majority of those who read the Bible at least three times a year have experienced transformation as a result of their encounters with Scripture, along with a sizable minority of Christians who interact with the Bible less frequently. The American - [Victims of Religious Oppression in Turkey Reveal Why Christian Population is Dwindling](https://www.levitt.com/news/victims-of-religious-oppression-in-turkey-reveal-why-christian-population-is-dwindling) - By: Anugrah Kumar - The Christian Post; christianpost.com Victims of religious oppression in Turkey shared their stories at an event on religious freedom at the European Parliament where the speakers suggested that political and social atrocities in that country were behind the Christian population's decline from 20% to a mere 0.2% over the last century. - [Israel Should Stay out of the War in Ukraine](https://www.levitt.com/news/israel-should-stay-out-of-the-war-in-ukraine) - By: Jonathan S. Tobin - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Being dragged into an endless and unwinnable conflict, to virtue-signal opposition to Russia’s illegal invasion, makes no sense for Jerusalem or Washington. 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While the U.S. recently eased international internet restrictions to counter Tehran's - [How Churches and Christians can Combat the Rising Tide of anti-Semitism](https://www.levitt.com/news/how-churches-and-christians-can-combat-the-rising-tide-of-anti-semitism) - By: Nicole Alcindor - The Christian Post; christianpost.com To be ‘anti-Semitic would be rejecting Jesus’ Christians in the United States are being urged to use their influence to combat anti-Semitism amid a staggering rise in hate crimes and other incidents targeting Jewish Americans in recent years. As a leading Jewish civil rights organization reports that 2021 saw - [Survey Reveals What Teens Think of Jesus](https://www.levitt.com/news/survey-reveals-what-teens-think-of-jesus) - By: Anugrah Kumar - The Christian Post; christianpost.com How do today’s teens across faith groups think about Jesus, the Bible and justice? The U.S.-based Christian polling firm Barna posed this question to nearly 25,000 teens in 26 countries and got encouraging answers. "Data show it’s rare that teens think poorly of Jesus," says Barna, which found that - [After Nearly Three-Year Absence, Christian Tourists Returning to Israel for ICEJ Feast](https://www.levitt.com/news/after-nearly-three-year-absence-christian-tourists-returning-to-israel-for-icej-feast) - By: John Waage - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, ISRAEL–The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) is expecting more than 2,000 Christian tourists to return to Israel for the annual Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) celebrations, beginning October 9. For the past two years, tourism was heavily restricted in Israel, as it was nearly everywhere, due to COVID - [Iran Unveils Missile it Says Can Strike All of Middle East and Parts of Europe](https://www.levitt.com/news/iran-unveils-missile-it-says-can-strike-all-of-middle-east-and-parts-of-europe) - By: Seth J. Frantzman - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Iran reportedly has around 20 types of ballistic missiles, some of which are copies of missiles developed in North Korea, or have origins in Russian and Chinese missiles. Iran held a military parade on Thursday and unveiled what it claimed to be a new ballistic missile. The - [Texas Red Heifers’ Arrival Stirs Prophetic Excitement in Israel](https://www.levitt.com/news/texas-red-heifers-arrival-stirs-prophetic-excitement-in-israel) - By: Chris Mitchell - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel —It is quite a sight to see a group of cattle arriving at Israel’s busy Ben Gurion Airport. A recent delivery of five red heifers from Texas to Israel is causing quite a stir. Talk is growing that their arrival is prophetic, and a prerequisite to the - [What about antisemitism in our High Schools?](https://www.levitt.com/news/what-about-antisemitism-in-our-high-schools) - By: Adam Milstein - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com In recent years, while much of the Jewish community has been keenly focused on antisemitism on college campuses, we have largely overlooked another growing danger. Activist teachers and administrators have increasingly injected antisemitism into American public and private high schools through expanded Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) departments and - [New Museum Shares the Story of the Jewish People Like Never Before](https://www.levitt.com/news/new-museum-shares-the-story-of-the-jewish-people-like-never-before) - By: Julie Stahl - CBN News; cbn.com TEL AVIV, Israel – When God wanted to tell the story of His faithfulness through the ages, He chose to do it through the Jewish people. Now, that history is the subject of a new museum in Israel. It’s called Anu – it means “us” – The Museum - [UAE Foreign Minister Visits Yad Vashem, Meets Israeli Leaders in Honor of Abraham Accords](https://www.levitt.com/news/uae-foreign-minister-visits-yad-vashem-meets-israeli-leaders-in-honor-of-abraham-accords) - By: Emily Jones - CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is celebrating the second anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, a historic series of agreements that saw Israel normalize ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. 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In fact, it will only cause more blood to - [From Time’s 'Is God Dead?' in 1966 to The New York Times’ Call to 'Give Up God' Today](https://www.levitt.com/news/from-times-is-god-dead-in-1966-to-the-new-york-times-call-to-give-up-god-today) - By: Dr. Michael Brown - The Christian Post; christianpost.com On April 8, 1966, the picture-less front cover of Time Magazine asked a bold and direct question: “Is God Dead?” This was just two days before Easter Sunday, and in the decades that followed, it became increasingly common for anti-God, anti-Jesus, anti-Bible essays to be featured in various - [Franklin Graham Preaches in Ukraine: Easter is about More than Just Egg Hunts and Bunny Rabbits](https://www.levitt.com/news/franklin-graham-preaches-in-ukraine-easter-is-about-more-than-just-egg-hunts-and-bunny-rabbits) - By: Nicole Alcindor - The Christian Post; christianpost.com Evangelist Franklin Graham, the son of legendary evangelist Billy Graham and head of the Evangelical humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse, preached an Easter sermon in Ukraine, urging believers not to lose sight of the true meaning of the celebration. As thousands have reportedly died and over 11 million - [Mimi Reinhard, Jewish Secretary Who Typed up Schindler’s List Saving Herself and Other Jews, has Died at 107](https://www.levitt.com/news/mimi-reinhard-jewish-secretary-who-typed-up-schindlers-list-saving-herself-and-other-jews-has-died-at-107) - By: Shira Hanau - Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org Mimi Reinhard had studied literature and languages as an undergraduate before World War II. But it was a course in shorthand that saved her life. Reinhard was imprisoned at the Plaszow concentration camp outside of Krakow when she was chosen, due to her excellent German and shorthand - [No, Secretary Blinken, Palestinian Terror is Not “Senseless”](https://www.levitt.com/news/no-secretary-blinken-palestinian-terror-is-not-senseless) - By: Davis Suissa - Jewish Journal; jewishjournal.com In spreading the propaganda of Jews as foreigners and land thieves, Palestinian leaders know that nothing fires up the masses like Jerusalem. 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This comes in pure political form, as when - [The Bible's Role in the Ukraine-Russia War - Opinion](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-bibles-role-in-the-ukraine-russia-war-opinion) - By: Micah Halpern - The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com ABOVE THE FOLD: The Bible still plays an ever-important role, even in modern warfare. There are, of course Russian spies all over Ukraine. We would expect no less. They scout and they report back to their superiors. And sometimes, they are caught. Sometimes, their cover – as - [Physicians for Holocaust Survivors Provide Medical Care to Ukrainian Refugees](https://www.levitt.com/news/physicians-for-holocaust-survivors-provide-medical-care-to-ukrainian-refugees) - Jewish News Syndicate - jns.org A delegation is working with those in Moldova—mostly children and the elderly who were forced to leave their homes at short notice. LeMa’anam, an association of doctors who treat Holocaust survivors voluntarily, has sent a large delegation of medical and humanitarian aid to refugees in Moldova. The delegation includes 35 doctors - [United Hatzalah Team Rescues Injured Family of Five from Ukraine in 22-hour Operation](https://www.levitt.com/news/united-hatzalah-team-rescues-injured-family-of-five-from-ukraine-in-22-hour-operation) - Jewish News Syndicate - jns.org The family, including an infant, was stuck in Odessa • “This whole ordeal is far from over,” says Dr. Zev Neuwirth, who led the rescue mission. 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His goal was to move against Israel, ultimately.” And, according to Robertson, this was all prophesied by Ezekiel, who lived more than 2,500 years - [Russia’s War on Ukraine: Are we Living in the End Times?](https://www.levitt.com/news/russias-war-on-ukraine-are-we-living-in-the-end-times) - By: Anugrah Kumar - The Christian Post; christianpost.com Is Russia’s war on Ukraine a significant event in terms of prophecies recorded in the Bible? As many Christians debate this question, Southern California Pastor Greg Laurie explains why he believes we are living in the End Times. “This is war at a scale we have not - [Urgent Aliyah: Israel Prepares for Thousands of Ukrainian Immigrants](https://www.levitt.com/news/urgent-aliyah-israel-prepares-for-thousands-of-ukrainian-immigrants) - By: Julie Stahl - CBN News; cbn.com Israel is scrambling here and in Europe to pave the way for thousands of Ukrainian Jews to immigrate to Israel. The first three flights are expected Sunday in Tel Aviv. 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Russian Dina Averina, three-times world champion, took the - [Churches, Cuba and Communism](https://www.levitt.com/news/churches-cuba-and-communism) - By: Mark Tooley - The Christian Post; christianpost.com A July 23 New York Times full page ad implored: “Let Cuba Live!” Readers may have expected the ad to offer solidarity to anti-regime protests and to call for an end to Cuba’s 62-year-old communist dictatorship with one-party rule enforced by a police state. But no, the ad urged - [‘Praise God': Billy Graham's Grandson Released from Hospital after Battle with COVID, Pneumonia](https://www.levitt.com/news/praise-god-billy-grahams-grandson-released-from-hospital-after-battle-with-covid-pneumonia) - By: Michael Gryboski - The Christian Post; christianpost.com A grandson of the late evangelist Billy Graham has been released from the hospital after battling what is reported to be the Delta variant of the coronavirus. 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Former Labor Party leader and Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog was sworn in as Israel’s 11th president on Wednesday, saying he would work to repair divisions within Israeli society. 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The Hamas tunnel that stretched several meters into Israel and was discovered by the IDF last month near Kissufim forest was the deepest tunnel ever dug. While the military is not certain as to - [The CARES Act Added a New $300 Charitable Contribution Deduction for 2020. Here’s What You Should Know](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-cares-act-added-a-new-300-charitable-contribution-deduction-for-2020-heres-what-you-should-know) - The CARES Act, which went into effect this spring, established a new above-the-line deduction for charitable giving.You can write off up to $300 in cash donations on your 2020 income tax return, which you’ll be filing next spring.Normally, you’d have to itemize deductions to write off charitable giving when you file your taxes. About 14.8 - [‘It’s a cancer’: Pompeo says US will brand BDS ‘anti-Semitic,’ crack down on it](https://www.levitt.com/news/its-a-cancer-pompeo-says-us-will-brand-bds-anti-semitic-crack-down-on-it) - By: Raphael Ahren - The Times of Israel; timesofisrael.com Speaking in Jerusalem, US secretary of state vows Washington to immediately take steps against anti-Israel boycott activists; Netanyahu hails move as ‘simply wonderful’ The United States government will formally designate the anti-Israel boycott movement “anti-Semitic” and immediately start cracking down on groups affiliated with it, US - [Israel's second astronaut to blast off to space in 2021](https://www.levitt.com/news/israels-second-astronaut-to-blast-off-to-space-in-2021) - Ynet News - ynetnews.com Ex-IAF fighter pilot Eytan Stibbe to join International Space Station for 20 months of experiments as part of partnership between Ramon Foundation and State of Israel; Rivlin urges Stibbe to 'continue and fulfil legacy' of Ramon family Israel will send its second astronaut into space at the end of 2021, with - [How Close is Iran to a Nuclear Bomb? 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Israel’s independence — which came into effect with the end of the British Mandate for Palestine — was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion at the Tel Aviv Museum. “May 14, 1948 was a great day in - [Report: Talks Over Reopening Ben Gurion Airport by June 1 Underway](https://www.levitt.com/news/report-talks-over-reopening-ben-gurion-airport-by-june-1-underway) - i24 News; i24news.tv Israeli authorities are reportedly holding discussions over possibly reopening Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport to full capacity June 1 as coronavirus cases across the country continue to decline. 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The - [Breakthrough: Antibody to Coronavirus Developed at Israel Institute for Biological Research in Ness Ziona](https://www.levitt.com/news/breakthrough-antibody-to-coronavirus-developed-at-israel-institute-for-biological-research-in-ness-ziona-2) - By: Hana Levi Julian - Jewish Press; jewishpress.com The Israel Institute for Biological Research in Ness Ziona has achieved a significant breakthrough in its effort to find an antibody to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, officially called SARS-CoV-2, by scientists around the world. The announcement was made in a joint statement by the Institute and the - [This New Poll could Raise Serious Concerns for American Pentecostals and Charismatics](https://www.levitt.com/news/this-new-poll-could-raise-serious-concerns-for-american-pentecostals-and-charismatics) - By: Michael Brown - The Christian Post; christianpost.com A new Barna poll points to a dramatic drop in biblical beliefs among American Pentecostals and Charismatics. 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The following - [650 Christian Entrepreneurs to Attend Economic Event](https://www.levitt.com/news/650-christian-entrepreneurs-to-attend-economic-event) - By: Israel Hayom Staff - israelhayom.com ARISE, or the Alliance to Reinforce Israel’s Security and Economy encourages businesses to invest in Israel by showcasing the growing tech sector and startups. Some 650 businessmen and entrepreneurs will take part in a conference next week to encourage investors to finance Israeli businesses. The umbrella organization, ARISE, will - [The Reign of the Prosecutors](https://www.levitt.com/news/the-reign-of-the-prosecutors) - By: Caroline Glick - carolineglick.com In Israel Thursday morning, the politicians were the big story. Israel Beitenu chairman Avigdor Liberman was the villain who had held the country hostage for nearly a year as he fed his narcissistic personality disorder. 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General Assembly speech in September, however, Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas didn't hint of that, saying he would call for “general elections” in the West Bank, Gaza and eastern Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will not run for re-election, senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub told Palestine TV on Monday. Rajoub’s - [Kristallnacht Remains Relevant 81 Years Later](https://www.levitt.com/news/kristallnacht-remains-relevant-81-years-later) - By: Jonathan S. Tobin - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org How do we avoid mistaking the current wave of anti-Semitism for that of the Nazi past without slipping into complacence? 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Hofman - Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org During the eight-day holiday of Sukkot (seven days in Israel), also called the Festival of Booths, family and friends are invited to eat outdoors in the sukkah, a temporary structure that reminds Jews of their wandering past. Sukkot is akin to a Jewish Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving - [Demi Lovato Gets Baptized in Jordan River 'Like Jesus,' Fills God-Sized Hole in Her Heart](https://www.levitt.com/news/demi-lovato-gets-baptized-in-jordan-river-like-jesus-fills-god-sized-hole-in-her-heart) - By: Jeannie Law - The Christian Post; christianpost.com Pop superstar Demi Lovato, who has been on a hiatus from music since she nearly died from an overdose in July 2018, was recently baptized in the Jordan River. 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This program claims to educate school children about religious diversity, but it is specifically geared toward Islam. https://clarionproject.org/back-to-school-islamist-indoctrination-for-us-kids/ - [John Bolton, National Security Advisor, Fired by President Trump](https://www.levitt.com/news/john-bolton-national-security-advisor-fired-by-president-trump) - By: Omri Nahmias; Jerusalem Post - jpost.com Trump thanked Bolton for his service and said he would name a new National Security Advisor next week. WASHINGTON - John Bolton, the US National Security Advisor, is leaving the administration – US president Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Tuesday. 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Enjoy! - [JEWS FOR CHRISTMAS](https://www.levitt.com/news/jews-for-christmas) - By Barry Farber In 1968 the New York Times published an op-ed piece I wrote recalling the feelings of a Jewish boy in North Carolina loving absolutely everything about the full-dress, throttle-out celebration of – not “holidays,” not the “winter festival,” not any “season” that called for “greetings,” but Christmas. Do you hear me? CHRISTMAS! ## Personal Letters - [June 2026 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2026-06) - Shalom, faithful friend, The Jewish People have endured profound grief following the tragic massacre of October 7, 2023. Because of the persistent threats in the seven-front Islamic Jihad, Israelis have dealt with the ongoing casualties of soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and civilians in Israel. As the country rebuilds and its people seek - [May 2026 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2026-05) - The price of war transcends any monetary value. Every human life represents a sacred worth that cannot be quantified. Yet throughout history, countless soldiers have willingly risked —and readily given — their lives for the freedom of others. This profound, sacrificial attitude testifies to the courage that God gives when we humans look beyond ourselves. - [April 2026 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2026-04) - Roni bat Zion — rejoice Daughter of Zion — and friends of Israel! Though America and Israel did everything they could to avert war, that was what Iran wanted from the beginning. Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, hardcore Shia Islamists turned Iran into a religiously led, fundamentalist military nation focused on Mahdism. This apocalyptic - [March 2026 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2026-03) - Shalom, peace. It’s strange how peace — a word that should ease fear and bring comfort — can yield the opposite for Christians who take to heart the Apostle Paul’s admonition: For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not - [February 2026 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2026-02) - Anti-Semitism is increasing, but not just among the usual culprits. Throughout history, people have blamed Jews for many of the world’s problems, including plagues, catastrophic weather, and the fall of empires. Today, similar outrageous accusations are promoted as fact by the mainstream media. Since many news outlets lean toward a “progressive” or Democratic party agenda, - [January 2026 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2026-01) - FROM JOSHUA & CALEB COLSON,THE BEARDED BIBLE BROTHERS® Shalom, mishpacha (family). We consider you our spiritual family, as brothers and sisters in Messiah Yeshua, and literal family as partners with Zola Levitt Ministries. From the beginning of Zola Levitt Presents, viewers appreciated Zola’s flair for the dramatic. He often dressed in ancient Biblical garb, teaching - [December 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-12) - FROM JOSHUA & CALEB COLSON,THE BEARDED BIBLE BROTHERS Shalom from Jerusalem! Twice a year we travel to Israel to film content for new Bearded Bible Brothers television programs. While our trips are both a blessing and a privilege, we experience 14-hour workdays as well as natural and spiritual conflicts. This time, we encountered Islamic resistance - [November 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-11) - FROM JOSHUA & CALEB COLSON,THE BEARDED BIBLE BROTHERS® The Internet is a powerful tool, but it has the potential to destroy people’s lives. While some social media influencers have become distraught after their followers turned against them, of greater concern is the fact that children have committed suicide due to online bullying. Often, this platform - [October 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-10) - FROM JOSHUA & CALEB COLSON,THE BEARDED BIBLE BROTHERS® During the month of October this year, Jews continue celebrating the fall Feasts of the Lord. Yom Kippur — the great Day of Atonement — leads to Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Jewish people probably have more holiday time off than any other group — we have - [September 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-09) - FROM JOSHUA & CALEB COLSON,THE BEARDED BIBLE BROTHERS® Shalom, faithful readers! So much can happen in a month. But concerning Israel and the Middle East, circumstances often change moment by moment. With the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran taking a hiatus, many wonder what might happen next, especially with reports that Ayatollah Khamenei spends - [August 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-08) - FROM JOSHUA & CALEB COLSON,THE BEARDED BIBLE BROTHERS Shalom, faithful readers! There has never been a more opportune time than this for Zola Levitt Ministries. A quick glance at today’s news reveals the effects of these Last Days on our American “bubble” world. Numerous deadly attacks against Jewish-American citizens have just occurred here — from - [July 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-07) - FROM JOSHUA & CALEB COLSON, THE BEARDED BIBLE BROTHERS Dear Friend, We are jumping in ahead of Sarah Liberman’s on-the-ground-in-Israel report, which begins on page 3, to bring you this important and exciting news. It’s official — the Bearded Bible Brothers have taken over the broadcast airwaves! In the past 46 years, God used Zola - [June 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-06) - Dear Friend, Shalom from the Holy Land. As young parents-to-be, my husband and I struggled with a major decision: What should we name our twins? We pored over baby names, made short lists, and tried to reach an agreement. My #2 name for the girl was an Israeli name that I like very much: Lee-Ya, - [May 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-05) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. When you visit Jerusalem, you can walk on the old city walls built by the Turks when the Ottoman Empire ruled much of the Mediterranean region. Though that realm ended after World War I, today we are seeing efforts to restore the Ottoman influence and control. Many of my recent - [April 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-04) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. I remember as a child watching the movie The Late Great Planet Earth, based on a book by Hal Lindsey, which details the events of the End Times. I was probably too young to understand the movie, and I certainly had not read the Books of Daniel and - [March 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-03) - Dear Friend, Greetings from northern Israel. On January 13, 2025, Messianic soldier Staff Sgt. Aviel Wiseman (20), the son of a dear childhood friend of mine, was killed in Gaza. On that day, the national anguish I felt for the past 18 months became a piercing personal pain. According to Jewish tradition, the funeral was - [February 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-02) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. While events in the Middle East have unfolded rapidly for the past few years, the latter part of 2024 brought significant changes, especially in countries that border Israel. In the December 2024 Personal Letter, I discussed the first portion of Zechariah chapter 9, noting how those Scriptures have - [January 2025 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2025-01) - Dear Friend, Back in the day, a Levitt Letter reader accused us of filming our Israel footage in Arizona or New Mexico. After laughing, my father Zola and I wondered whether any convincingly Holy Land terrain even exists here in the States. After all, if NASA was suspected of fabricating moon landings in those regions, - [December 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-12) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. Since October 7, 2023, many Israelis have felt hopeless, believing that evil has won and there will be no positive outcome for Israel. The ongoing war’s rising death toll results in continual pain and feelings of loss for individual families and our entire nation. Recently, however, the tide - [November 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-11) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. In 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush coined the phrase “axis of evil” in his State of the Union address when describing the converging threats that led to the war in Iraq. Bush emphasized the responsibility of the U.S. and other Western (European) countries to root out this - [October 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-10) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. This month marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s horrific attack on the border towns of southern Israel, in which the terrorist group brutally murdered 1,200 people. Why isn’t the war over? Throughout the world, many people wonder why this war drags on and Israel has not defeated Hamas, especially given - [September 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-09) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. Modern Jerusalem is a very special place to visit — some say that it’s the most extraordinary place on Earth. Along with contemporary elements, the city offers layer upon layer of archaeological sites, fascinating museums, delicious food, and more. Remarkably, it maintains all this while being one of - [July 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-07) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. Recently, I was privileged to listen to an incredible testimony of a man in his 60s who was visiting the Holy Land from Arkansas. Two months after losing his wife to cancer, his only son died. Shortly afterward, his sister died, followed by his mother and other close family members. - [August 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-08) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. Here in Israel, we use the slang term Israbloff — a combination of Israel and bloff (Hebrew slang for the English word bluff) — to describe a situation in which you’re being sold something bogus that is “for your own good.” Such an arrangement is presented as being - [May 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-05) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. For many months, Israelis have been trying to determine what they would consider a victory in the Gaza war. Families of the hostages demonstrate regularly, chanting that there can be no victory unless all of the captives are returned to Israel. Others say that victory means the obliteration - [June 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-06) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. Israelis waited six long months to find the answer to a lingering mystery — how one empty military tank saved over 60 people at the Supernova music festival on October 7. There were many accounts of heroism amidst the anguish, pain, abuse, and torture that occurred on that - [February 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-02) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. Each year in the fall, I ask the Lord for a personal word to spiritually define the year ahead. This past September, God gave me the word endurance. I had already begun a deep-dive Bible study with this word in mind when the unspeakable events of October 7 - [March 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-03) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. Several months ago, while the atrocities of the October 7 massacre were fresh in everyone’s minds, our 17-year-old son received his first pre-service call-up for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). All youth are screened before enlisting for the mandatory two-to-three-year military service at age 18. Each person receives scores related - [April 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-04) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. Here in Israel, people often unknowingly quote the Bible because phrases from Scripture have been ingrained into our society for generations. As a Believer in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah who follows God’s Word, I’m interested when I hear secular (often liberal) Israelis refer to these Biblical truths. One saying - [January 2024 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2024-01) - A PERSONAL LETTERFROM MARK LEVITT Dear Friend, Feast your eyes on a heartfelt endorsement of the nation of Israel from Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Speaking at the 2010 Jerusalem Conference on Tolerance and Anti-Semitism, his message remains as eloquent and relevant as ever. Israel is a beacon of light in the Middle East. It is - [December 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-12) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. On October 7, Israel experienced a horrendous surprise attack on our southern border. That morning, I awoke early as usual to go for a hike, but I had an awareness that I should not leave the house. So, I sat on our patio at 6:00 a.m. to spend quiet time - [November 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-11) - FROM CALEB & JOSHUA ON THE GROUND IN ISRAEL Dear Friend, This special edition of the Personal Letter begins with a first-hand report from our ministry’s Bearded Bible Brothers, Josh and Caleb, who were filming in Israel (but are home now) when Hamas began its most recent terror campaign. The letter from Sarah Liberman, which - [October 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-10) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. Last month I discussed some of the major political changes that Israel is experiencing since our last elections, specifically our judicial system’s reform. Here, I follow up with another change in Israel: the attitude toward peace. For most of its 75 years, the modern State of Israel has openly pursued - [September 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-09) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. The Bible lays out significant details about what must happen before the Lord’s Second Coming. Several prophesied events have not yet happened. These include the war of Gog and Magog, a Third Temple being built on Mount Zion, the seven-year agreement between Israel and the antiChrist, and the - [August 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-08) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. My teen-aged twins recently received their first call-up letter for their mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). After finishing their high school education, most Israeli youngsters (with a few exceptions) are drafted when they turn 18 years old. As a mother facing this eventuality, I often ponder what - [July 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-07) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. Each year in May, Israel remembers three major events in the history of our people and the establishment of our modern nation. Shortly after Passover ends, Holocaust Remembrance Day begins a momentous week that culminates in Fallen Soldiers Remembrance Day and the Independence Day celebration. TIMES TO REMEMBER - [June 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-06) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. The Israel Security Agency (ISA), known as the Shin Bet or Shabak (שב״כ) in Hebrew, is responsible for defending Israel against espionage, subversion, and terrorism. Last year, information became public about a secret Shabak unit known as Tequila. This special operations team’s responsibility is to stop a suicide - [May 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-05) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. In a recent discipleship meeting, I met with a young woman who grew up in Israel in a non-believing home. She had been struggling significantly for some time about forgiving her parents who divorced when she was a child. Even though the divorce was “amicable,” she came to - [April 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-04) - FROM SARAH, OUR SABRA ON THE GROUND IN ISRAEL Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. Since 1993, all newly built homes, apartments, and office buildings here are required to have a room called a mamad. This Hebrew acronym refers to a safe room. The room must be constructed from reinforced concrete with at least 29.5 square - [March 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-03) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. As part of my continued efforts on The Invitation — an evangelistic worship project for the Middle East — I have been privileged to work with young young worship leaders in the region who speak Arabic or Farsi. The latest song we recorded in Farsi tells the story - [February 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-02) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Israel. As part of the newly formed government coalition led by re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the right-wing parties signed important agreements after the elections. In the past, such deals designated financial support for the parties’ causes and constituents. For example, ultra-Orthodox parties received large amounts of money for religious schools - [January 2023 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2023-01) - Dear Fellow ZLMer, “Anti-Zionism is anti-humanity.” This is the focus of Gol Kalev’s excellent Jerusalem Post opinion piece, excerpted below. Kalev is the author of Judaism 3.0: Judaism’s Transformation to Zionism (see Judaism-Zionism.com). He’s also chairman of the America-Israel Friendship League Think Tank, which explores issues relating to Zionism and Judaism. Many recognize that humanity - [December 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-12) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. At this time of year, whether you celebrate Hanukkah or Christmas or both, you may be on sensory overload from all the elements of the holidays. God created humans with multiple senses, which provide information from the outside world for our brains to process in order to keep - [November 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-11) - Greetings from Israel. In September 2022, an Iranian woman — 22-year-old Mahsa Amini — traveled to Tehran with her family. While sightseeing during their visit, Mahsa wore the hijab, a head covering that all women are required to wear in public in Iran and in many other Muslim countries. On September 13, the notorious Iranian - [October 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-10) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. October is one of my favorite months of the year in Israel — the time of the “Fall Festivals.” As the weather begins changing in late September, we celebrate the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), followed in October by the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and then the - [September 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-09) - Dear Friend, Shalom from Israel. As a native Israeli-born citizen, I have never had to consider aliyah. But I contemplated the profound topic after recently hearing of events signaling changes that could undermine the process globally. Aliyah refers to the immigration of Jewish people to the Land of Israel. The Hebrew word aliyah derives from - [August 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-08) - Dear Friend, Shalom from the Holy Land. In February, I wrote of the primary threats facing the State of Israel in 2022, as detailed in a report from the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). The most prominent threat noted by the INSS was a nuclear Iran. In the 2015 “Iran Nuclear Deal,” Iran - [July 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-07) - Dear Friend, Shalom from Israel. Summer is here, and the weather is hot. On the coast where my family lives, it is also very humid. Tourism is finally picking up in Israel since most of the restrictions have been lifted. It is encouraging to see many businesses come back to life. Israel’s tourism-related industry was - [May 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-05) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from Israel. The heartbreaking situation in Ukraine has resulted in an influx of Jewish families making aliyah (a Jew moving from another country to live in Israel). Putin’s devastating war has been causing many Ukrainians to flood into neighboring countries. The Israeli embassies in those nations have been helping Jewish - [June 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-06) - Dear Friend, Shalom from the Holy Land. Israel lifted some of the last limitations imposed by COVID, and so it finally feels like life is returning to normality. We also recently experienced the very intense time of Passover, which coincided with Ramadan and Easter. SEEKING PEACE I spent Passover week in Jerusalem, on the edge - [April 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-04) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. The ongoing news of war in the Ukraine seems overwhelming to many people throughout the world. It should prompt us Believers (“Believers” is short for “believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah”) to pray for that situation, knowing that God “sees everything under the heavens” (Job 28:24) and that “He - [February 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-02) - Dear Friend, Shalom from Israel. It’s hard to believe that 2019, the last year of “normal,” was over two years ago. Israel’s government reacted strongly to the recent Omicron variant surge, closing the country to tourists and imposing fines on Israeli citizens to prevent their travel to most countries throughout the world. But a short - [March 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-03) - Dear Friend, Shalom from the Holy Land. In 1975, in response to the Arab nations’ surprise attack in the Yom Kippur war, Tel Aviv University established a think tank and research group to investigate and predict security threats against Israel. In 2006, this group became the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). Since then, the - [January 2022 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2022-01) - Dear Fellow ZLMer, As the ministry’s Executive Director since 1988, I believe it’s a wonderful time to highlight this ministry’s various departments and attributes. OUR JEWISH ROOTS (formerly Zola Levitt Presents) Our weekly TV program airs on roughly a hundred full-power, independent stations. Find your local station under the “Station Search” tab at levitt.com/schedule or - [December 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-12) - Dear Friend, Greetings from Caesarea, in the north of Israel. This past month, the new Israeli Believers (“Believers” is short for “believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah”) in our community underwent some serious opposition and trials. So much so that we, as their spiritual family, decided to take time for fervent worship, fasting, and prayer for - [September 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-09) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. When I asked you, kind Reader, if you would like to know more about the Garden of Eden being in Jerusalem, the response was overwhelmingly positive. Thus begins my new series of letters in which we will explore the themes both Biblical and cultural that support this claim. - [October 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-10) - Greetings, Dear Friend, from the Holy Land, Last month we began exploring Biblical and cultural themes suggesting that the Garden of Eden was located where the city of Jerusalem has stood since time immemorial. During this series of Personal Letters, I’m sharing what I call “keys” — important revelations not only about Eden but also - [November 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-11) - Dear Friend, Shalom from Jerusalem, “the city of the Great King” (Matthew 5:35). The fall festivals have passed yet again without pilgrims coming to worship the Lord, due to the pandemic. Israel is working on a new pilot program and hopes to be able to receive tourists soon. As we continue our study about the - [December 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-12) - Friends, First of all I was overwhelmed by your response to the two Ann Landers columns which we ran in this letter last month. We are getting more letters every day but I can get the gist of your opinion from the sampling we have had. I promised I would give some of my own - [June 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-06) - [July 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-07) - [August 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-08) - [October 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-10) - Dear Friends, We are enclosing another Christmas brochure for your use and I do hope that you make good use of it. Each year at this time, we gather up our various television offerings—the books, tapes, maps and other biblical study materials—and collect them into this handy format for holiday season giving. You will see - [November 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-11) - Dear Friends, One of our staff members is a faithful reader of Ann Landers. Recently the well known columnist was asked decisive questions concerning subjects very close to the heart, spiritually. The topics are of great interest to this ministry and therefore to you, the ministry’s owners. Bear in mind as you read the following - [April 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-04) - Dear friend, It’s resurrection time again. Can you see it all around you? Weren’t the branches bare just a short time ago and don’t they have blossoms and buds to welcome the oncoming springtime? Have you ever thought about this annual miracle as symbolic of our own upcoming resurrections? The Son of God rose from - [May 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-05) - Dear friends, The excitement is about Israel this month as various staff members, including yours truly, are preparing for our summer tour. I only wish it were possible for every one of you to join us on this most inspiring of all Bible studies. But all Christians will finally go to Israel — not for - [September 06, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-09-06) - I’m getting sick of the Russians. Day by day the worldly life gives many opportunities to the dishonest and hostile. It may surprise you to know that operating a ministry like this one is less a matter of prayer and study than a matter of contending with creditors and debtors, lawyers, and with honorable mention, - [October 17, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-10-17) - My dear friends, In this particular letter I had been planning to take up a number of Biblical questions that constantly come to this ministry. Some issues in our faith repeat and repeat as believers seek to rightly divide the Word of God. Interestingly enough, a letter arrived just this morning which brought up some - [November 03, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-11-03) - Dear Friends, There is so much going on in the world that deserves our reflection that it’s difficult to comment adequately in the space available. Even television is really not fast enough to keep up with events, at least not on a once a week, basis. And print is far too slow. Nevertheless, I’ll do - [December 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-12-01) - My dear friends, Season’s Greetings are in order and let me and my staff extend them to you heartily and sincerely with this letter. Christmas has a special meaning to this ministry since we have a “birthday” each year at this time. This year will mark our 5th birthday on television since our first program - [January 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-01) - NEW AIR TIME 11 P.M. SUNDAY For viewers of KXTX — Channel 39Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and Cable Pardon the above billboarding but when we have to change our times it’s sometimes hard to get the news out. If you have been watching our program at 9 p.m. Sundays, you’ll now have to watch it two - [March 1984 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1984-03) - Dear friends, It’s time for your vote on new programs. From time to time we ask your opinions (and we take them seriously). Those of you receiving this letter know our program very well and you are its owners. You should have some say in what it produces. I realize that the vast majority of - [August 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-08-01) - Dear friends, Thank you, thank you, thank you! At the time of this writing I’ve only seen a few days of response to my last letter in which I asked you to increase your giving. But I can already tell that you’re going to be there when we need you the most, as always. By - [September 05, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-09-05) - Dear Friends, Season’s greetings! Merry Christmas!! Am I getting ahead of myself? Not when you consider what’s going on at our ministry these days. The office is filled with red ribbons and greenery and all the rest of the frills of this festival, which I grew up with but never quite understood. It seems that - [February 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-02-01) - Dear Friend, With the advent of this new year, things have really been stepping along at Zola Levitt Ministries, Inc. I’ve been getting back to work (on really I’ve been doing some work at home) but my recovery from surgery seems just about complete and just in the nick of time, as the Lord would - [March 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-03-01) - My dear friends, These are very joyful days at Zola Levitt Ministries because we are preparing new programs. I can’t tell you how good it feels to be able to even have a meeting about these new undertakings. And you are to be thanked for all these blessings, and I mean that very sincerely. After - [April 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-04-01) - Dear Friends, In a few days we will videotape the 100th program of ZOLA LEVITT LIVE. Since Christmas of 1978 God has sustained this ministry and truly made it into one of the most widely watched Christian television outreaches in this nation. You have sustained it too with your loyalty, your prayers and your gifts. - [May 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-05-01) - Dear Friends, This letter catches us in the midst of our planning for our new Middle Eastern series which you will be viewing this fall. We’ll be going to Jerusalem June 1 to begin filming in the Holy Land prior to the arrival of our June Tour. I thought you might be interested in some - [June 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-06-01) - Dear Friends, By the time you receive this note I will be arriving in Israel to make our new series and lead an excited group of pilgrims throughout the Holy Land. It may sound trite but believe me, I wish I could take each and every one of you along. There will be much to - [July 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-07-01) - Dear Friends, We are the fortunate owners of twelve new location programs! Our tour of the Middle East is back now and we were able to film in Israel, the Greek Islands and Athens. We have some truly fresh and creative footage which we will process into the new programs by the middle of September. - [January 01, 1983 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1983-01-01) - Dear Friends, Well I have a new heart now, or practically new, after a six by-pass operation. This matter came up rather suddenly and we hadn’t made any announcements about it. It seemed that I developed some chest pain just before Thanksgiving and one of our ardent supporters who is a cardiologist insisted that I - [August 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-08) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. In the past few weeks, Israel has seen its most significant change in over a decade. After two years and four rounds of national elections, we finally have a functioning government! We also have a new prime minister — Mr. Naftali Bennett. NETANYAHU’S REIGN For 4,456 consecutive days - [December 1979 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1979-12) - Dear Family: I don’t mean to be facetious when I address you that way, brothers and sisters, but this is a Christmas letter and I wouldn’t be able s end that to my real family since they don’t celebrate Christmas. As I grew up in our Jewish home, I watched with wonder as my gentile - [December 01, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-12-01) - Dear Friends, I’m very delighted to report to you this month that our program ZOLA LEVITT LIVE has won a silver medal in an international secular film and television competition. The 1982 International Film and Television Festival, which met recently in New York City, awarded our program the second prize in the Best Religious Program - [August 01, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-08-01) - Dear Friends, I really hate to become nothing but a news commentator but I feel I must write you. about the Israel situation once again. I should utilize this communication for our ministry purposes rather than for editorials on current events, but “For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent” (Isa. 62:1). The problem is - [September 02, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-09-02) - Dear Friends, CBN has greatly expanded its station outreach in the past year and as a result, is raising its air time rates to us. It’s that time again. Truth to tell, the rise in rates is not all that dramatic, but the terms that we’ll have to live with make it next to impossible - [September 27, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-09-27) - Dear Friends, I’m writing this letter on the Day of Atonement, 5743, and I’m very glad my atonement has been done for me. If it weren’t for the gracious sacrifice of the Jewish Messiah back in 3793 or so (32 A.D.) I would be confessing and fasting today for 24 hours. I would have to - [November 01, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-11-01) - Dear Friends, Back from Israel safe and sound and what a time we had! “Therefore they shall come and sing on the heights of Zion…” Somehow each group of pilgrims becomes a happy family and Christian fellowship is nowhere more enriching than in Jerusalem. Perhaps it is in anticipation of the Kingdom to come that - [February 01, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-02-01) - Dear Friends, Always check your antifreeze. In fact, if you cannot now testify before all men as to just what temperature your engine is protected, go directly to the man with the star, or whomever, and check, on it! I will forever be repentant about this omission in my own life. I lost a mighty - [March 12, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-03-12) - Dear Friends, God is so good. We were a little discouraged around here last week and then the ratings came in. Arbitron, the research organization which figures the audience, size for the various television programs, sent us some very good news! I had promised on our very first program that we would one day compete - [April 15, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-04-15) - Dear Friend, In one of the most vital verses in all Scripture, Jesus cries out from the cross, “It is finished.” His earthly ministry was accomplished; all sins of all men were paid in full. As a matter of fact, the Greek term given for “it is finished” literally meant “paid in full.” This useful - [May 12, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-05-12) - Dear Friends, It's time for a vote. We have another opportunity to take out TV crew to Israel to make a new series of location programs. Judging by your past response to our Holy Places series we think we should go ahead with the new programming. Our chance to go is a month away and - [July 02, 1982 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1982-07-02) - Deal Friends, Well we’re back from Israel safe and sound and we made 12 new programs. It was a confusing two weeks; we combined two regular tours of the Holy Land with the TV crew and location shooting (and when I say shooting I mean television). In the first week, forty of our viewers joined - [December 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-12) - My dear friends, Last year at this time I wrote a cheery season’s greetings, recommending that you give to other ministries instead of to us. We were doing okay and we felt that we didn’t need to ask you for anything. I want to stick by that principle this year, except to say that we - [May 18, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-05-18) - Dear Friends! Quick, change times! If you’re a CBN viewer please know that ZOLA LEVITT LIVE will continue with a time change, at least through the coming summer. The network has agreed to carry the show at 5:30 PM Sundays E.S.T. (4:30 C.S.T., etc.) In return we will leave a 30-second “hole” in the show - [July 01, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-07-01) - Dear Friends, As I write to you today everyone is still thinking about Israel’s bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor. My view is very predictable I suppose, but very rational. If you have a neighbor who has promised that he will murder you, you develop quite a lot of concern when you see him buy - [August 01, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-08-01) - My dear friends, No use beating astound the bush, we’ve really got some problems this month. CBN, our major network, has given us an ultimatum about the new air time charges. They’ve done us quite a few favors to keep us on this long without charge, it must be said, but the day of reckoning - [September 31, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-09-31) - Dear Friends, I received a troublesome letter recently which I’d like to share with you. I’d very much like your opinions and so I quote it below: Dear Zola,I just received your fund raising letter today. I do enjoy your program when I can see Lt. However, the time slot is not the best for - [November 01, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-11-01) - Dear Friends, This month I want to call your attention to three events on the prophetic scene. We cannot always assume that every piece of world news is related to some verse of prophecy, but the fact is, this has been a most significant month. Many people have asked us if the assassination of Sadat - [February 01, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-02-01) - My dear Friends, I received two hats for Christmas and neither of them fit properly. The mystery had to do with a new concept in hat making, I gather. Hats now come in three sizes—small, medium and large. I’m sure somebody somewhere thought maybe the public will settle for three head sizes and we can - [February 16, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-02-16) - Dear Friends of ZOLA LEVITT LIVE, I must say at the moment I’m almost in shock. I predicted in a recent letter that 1981 would bring raises in airtime costs but I had vastly underestimated how much those raises would amount to. Our largest national satellite network, CBN, has requested an airtime change that seems - [March 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-03) - My Dear Friends: Recently President Carter gave his State of the Union message and I feel it is time I gave a “State of the Ministry” message. Every one of you who has ever written to us will receive a copy of this letter because I sincerely need the advice and counsel of our entire - [April 01, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-04-01) - Dear Friends of ZOLA LEVITT LIVE, We’re still “on hold.” CBN’s final decision on continuing to carry our programs will be made official April 5. We have already informed them that we are unable to pay the new airtime rates. The lines of communication are open between this ministry and CBN and it is still - [April 17, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-04-17) - My dear friends, I need to apprise you again of the latest developments with the CBN Network situation. One of our two weekly spots has been discontinued. We used to broadcast Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., E.S.T., and Saturdays at 11:00 p.m., E.S.T. The Saturday show has been taken off and we will only be playing - [August 01, 1980 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1980-08-01) - Dear Friends of ZOLA LEVITT LIVE: Stay tuned—the new shows are on the way! We’ve already taped two good prophecy shows, and by the time you read this three more will be ready. The fall season will be new and fresh, with the emphasis on teaching as you requested. Be sure to watch in August. - [September 01, 1980 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1980-09-01) - My Dear Friends, How about some response to oar new shows? We began the new series in August and we’ll continue as long as we can with all new productions. We certainty hope you like them, but even if you don’t, let us know! There are no ratings, in the sense of commercial television, to - [November 1980 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1980-11) - Dear Friends, Last month I skipped this personal letter because of my illness but I wanted to reassure all of you that I’m back, at my post and feeling especially fit. We are deeply enjoying making the series of new shows you are now receiving and I want to thank you for all of your - [December 1980 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1980-12) - My dear friends, Some people think I didn’t grow up with Christmas since we certainly did very little with it in the synagogue. But actually, because my father had a toy store, I was brought up on Christmas. The whole family worked—selling toys, wrapping them, counting up our stuffed cash register. “What a friend we - [January 01, 1981 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1981-01-01) - Dear Friends, Thank, you for 1981! All things considered, it was a year of miracles for this television outreach. Your generosity through this past year made our most far-fetched dreams come true. We made many new programs, including our series on “The Holy Places,” which we feel raised the standard of Christian television. We sent - [July 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-07) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from the Holy Land. I’d like to thank several of you for responding to my letters and writing in with questions and words of encouragement. 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I want to share one of these with you. Dear Mr. Levitt:One of your subscribers gave me a copy of your “Letter.” I enjoyed reading it very much and found your pure and positive Zionism - [December 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-12) - Dear Friends, I owe a great deal of thanks once again to the great many of our friends who I know are in constant intercessory prayer about my heart condition. Last week I went into the hospital again and had an angioplasty — an artery “balloon.” This time the doctor found three blockages and was - [January 2006 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2006-01) - [February 2006 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2006-02) - [March 2006 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2006-03) - [June 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-06) - Dear Friends, Some days in the Lord’s work are better than others. I recently had a wonderful exchange of views with an Arab friend concerning Israel, and, as with the Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane, God sent an “angel” to strengthen me. I was having lunch with a West Bank settler — today’s most - [July 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-07) - Dear Friends, The following very interesting editorial appeared in the June 6th edition of U.S. News & World Report. It has been apparent to thinking people the world over that Yassir Arafat is a large part of the “peace process” problem in Israel. The following article incisively covers this crucial issue. The End of ‘A - [August 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-08) - Dear Friends, While the world concentrates on O.J. and his troubles, we have been thinking of other things. Here is some commentary on news events that have been passing by. It’s becoming obvious that our soldiers in the Persian Gulf War suffered from chemical and biological attacks, or at least many of them have come - [September 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-09) - Dear Friends, Clinton and Rabin friend King Hussein of Jordan seems like so much more of a statesman than Arafat. But I am always sad when I visit the Mount of Olives and hear the stories of his paving a road to his summer palace on the summit with tombstones taken from Israeli graves on - [October 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-10) - Dear Friends, It has been a while since I’ve written you a description of a new television series. We have, of necessity, been making a lot of interview programs lately and we have aired some reruns of past series. But now the 16 programs plus the music video of the new House of David series - [May 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-05) - Dear Friends: As events come at us in this complex end-times environment, I jot down items that seem to pertain to prophecy in one way or another. But when it comes time to write to you, I sometimes have to deal with some very current happening, and the notes must watt. In this letter, however, - [January 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-01) - Dear Friends, It’s the eve of my birthday and I have received a wonderful present from you! I had a stress test yesterday to determine the seriousness of my recent heart trouble and I am deeply grateful for all your intercessory prayers. I don’t know of anything else that could account for the excellent results - [February 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-02) - Dear Friends, I had a most unusual Christmas this year. Ordinarily, I don’t really celebrate the holiday in the traditional way since I wasn’t brought up with it. My family kept the Jewish festivals, of course, and until I came to the Lord at age 32, I really never gave Christmas much thought. When people - [March 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-03) - Dear Friends, We had a decision to make several years ago: Should we get a key-man life insurance policy on my father, Zola? As our ministry’s name implies, there is no mortal more key to what we do. Our TV producer Ken Berg is irreplaceable, granted, but Ken has had no heart trouble and looks - [April 1994 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1994-04) - Dear Friends. The Lord has done me a favor this month as I started out to write my letter to you. I was afraid I would be overly emotional on the matter of the shootings at Hebron. 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At first it was mainly a matter of explaining the place to Christian audiences so that they would better understand the Scriptures. I was welcomed at Biblical churches and even at some liberal churches, and the information - [December 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-12) - Dear Friend: I tend to watch the news like everyone else, and I have noticed that an increasing percentage of stories concern this ministry, with its interests in Israel, prophecy, Islam, etc. There’s so much news on these crucial subjects every month that even our 32-page Levitt Letter won’t hold all of it. In this - [July 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-07) - Dear Friend: One of the difficult tasks of this ministry is monitoring college campuses for anti-Israel bias. It’s not enough that our finer seminaries—Moody, Dallas, Talbot, etc.—are cancer ridden with anti-Israel sentiments and doctrines; the secular universities are downright hostile. Our webmaster, Greg Hartwig, submitted the following report concerning folks who are trying to help. - [August 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-08) - Dear Friend: Moishe Rosen, founder of Jews for Jesus, told me in the mid ’90s that my father Zola would live a long time because “mean people never die young.” In weighing the validity of Moishe’s assurance, I considered his personal sincerity and life experience along with the possibility that maybe he just wanted to - [September 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-09) - Dear Friend: “What kind of a hospital is this?” I thought. At 2:00 a.m., bright lights went on all over my room, and four to six nurses were running around poking and prodding and pushing at me and attaching things to me. My tall, strong son was peering anxiously over the end of the bed - [October 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-10) - Dear Friend: How long does it take Americans to turn into “Palestinians?” By that I mean under what circumstances do free people somehow become marauding killers determined to rob and murder their neighbors? That thought struck me a few days into the hurricane. There in New Orleans, a city with which I’m familiar, having played - [February 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-02) - Dear Friend: We have the good fortune of having our own “man in Jerusalem,” Will King, who now lives in Israel and is able to cover important events there personally. This gives us the enormous blessing of not having to count on The New York Times, CNN and the other usual suspects for the truth - [March 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-03) - Dear Friend: In the spirit of encouraging Christians to be “wise as serpents,” some of my commentary about turns of events sounds negative. It is possible, however, to rejoice in the downward trend of society as a fulfillment of prophecy. In other words, the more mankind goes to hell in a hand basket, the closer - [April 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-04) - Dear Friend: The latest news on the latest peace process, in what newscasters call the Middle East and normal people call Israel, is that Palestinian prisoners must be released. The Israelis, in policing Palestinian terrorists, have taken about eight thousand prisoners, two thousand of whom are facing life sentences. They vary, just like prisoners anywhere, - [May 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-05) - Dear Friend: As the business manager of Zola Levitt Ministries, I would like to tell you about our administrative stewardship. First of all, please know that we have achieved a perfect score — four stars out of four! If you go to www.charitynavigator.org and enter “Zola Levitt Ministries” into the search engine, you will see - [June 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-06) - Dear Friend: You are remarkable in a way that you might never have guessed. It requires a sincere interest in God and Israel to watch our weekly television program, Zola Levitt Presents. Second, only three percent of our regular viewers take the initiative to request our monthly newsletters. Third, that you are actually reading these - [January 2005 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2005-01) - Dear Friend: At the year’s end, I’m impressed with both the threats to Israel and America, and also the effectiveness of the Believers. These are real opposites. Christian people — true, born-again Believers — want to lift up the ideals of this country and the Holy Land and what few other democracies with freedom of - [June 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-06) - Dear Friend, Shalom (peace) from the Holy Land. Life in Israel is easing with many Covid-19-related restrictions being lifted. We have also experienced a very beautiful spring season with a lot of greenery growing everywhere you look and bountiful fields now ready for the summer harvest. Some of you have written to me concerning Israel - [May 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-05) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from the Holy Land. I would like to thank those of you who have written to me and who are praying for the new Believers (“Believers” is short for “believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah”) here in Israel and in our community. Over the past few weeks, the persecution from their - [May 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-05) - Shalom, Dear Friend, What a tremendous blow to the disciples! Jesus telling them His mission was complete and He was leaving. At the Passover meal Jesus said, “And I will pray to the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever.” The disciples knew His leaving was imminent. - [June 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-06) - Shalom, Dear Friend, What can I tell you? I love the place! It’s such a wonderful country! Just about a year ago, I remember waking at dawn in a hotel next to the Sea of Galilee. I looked out my window and was inspired to dictate a letter to those who support this ministry. I - [July 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-07) - Shalom, Dear Friend, Even though I’d been there scores of times during the past 20 years, I’d never seen it! This past April, I asked our Israeli production crew to select a suitable location on the Mount of Olives to film one of the eight segments for our new television series — TELL IT ON - [August 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-08) - Shalom, Dear Friend, Our experience at Mount Sinai proved to be the most exciting of the eight TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAINS filming assignments. Not only was it the most exciting but the most beautiful as well. Kenneth Berg, of Berg Productions and the producer-director of Zola Levitt Presents, scheduled the filming of a sunrise - [September 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-09) - Shalom, Dear Friend, I’ve been mistaken for many things …but a monk? It happened as we prepared to film the Mount Tabor segment of our new TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAINS fall series that will premier this month. Mount Tabor is one of the most interesting and remarkable of the biblical mountains in Israel. Located - [October 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-10) - Shalom, Dear Friend, I’ve had some exciting mornings in my day but none more dramatic or upsetting than August 30! Whatever significant event I could list, it wouldn’t hold a candle to what I read that morning. I’m sure you were as shocked as I was when you heard the news. Along with just “getting - [November 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-11) - Shalom, Dear Friend, She was a petite woman, quite attractive, soft-spoken, a mother and a resident of the West Bank. Her answers amazed me. As I write this letter, I’ve just returned from leading a tour of the Holy Land. It was one of the best trips we’ve ever had. While there, I went to - [December 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-12) - Shalom, Dear Friend, Greetings in the Messiah! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Steve Ger. Zola asked if I wouldn’t mind writing to you about the state of our ministry and some of the exciting plans we have for the coming year. I am a Jewish believer and have served this ministry for - [January 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-01) - Shalom, Dear Friend, We stand at the door of another year of opportunity. We’ve been at this door before… but it’s never opened into 1993! As always, the new opportunities and experiences that await us are beyond our understanding. It’s important to anticipate and plan for the new year. But it’s equally important to look - [March 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-03) - Shalom, Dear Friend, EXPECT MESSIAH NOW! I saw that exciting declaration written on the side of a bus just outside of Jerusalem on one of my recent trips to Israel. Can you believe it? “Expect Messiah Now!” Contrary to what you might have been told or concluded from all the information you are given about - [February 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-02) - Dear Friends, Last month we published in our newsletter our annual “State of the Ministry” report to you, the proper owners of this outreach. It was primarily a business report since it is appropriate for us to keep you informed of how your donations are used and how we’re getting along in a tough financial - [July 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-07) - Dear Friends, What can I tell you — it’s a wonderful country! It’s 5:15 in the morning and the Sea of Galilee is just outside my window. The first pink streaks of dawn are visible across the water, and a few small fishing boats are out, as they were in the days of the Lord’s - [August 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-08) - Shalom, Dear Friend, In the heat of mid-summer, I have good news for you! And my good news is the direct result of your prayer intervention. Thank you for responding to the reports we’ve made in our previous letters and newsletters — I’m talking about the anti-Semitism blatantly reflected in the March 9 issue of - [September 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-09) - Shalom, Dear Friend, Preparations to rebuild the Temple continue. There’s always something new happening. Early this summer The Jerusalem Post printed an article about archaeologists uncovering a cache of incense in a dig near Kibbutz Almog on the Qumran Cliffs. A Weizmann Institute chemist said he was 80% convinced that it is the pitum haketoret, - [October 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-10) - Shalom, Dear Friend, In August, a news release informed the world of the discovery of the “tomb of the priest who condemned Jesus.” This news was reported in newspapers and broadcast on all the networks. Workers were building a tayelet, a beautiful stone walkway, on a ridge outside of Jerusalem when they accidentally uncovered the - [November 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-11) - Shalom, Dear Friend, What a thrill it is to announce the premier airing of our new television series — Israel: By Divine Right! The series begins airing on cable networks this month. Watch for it … and pray for the Holy Spirit to use its message to teach and assure Christians of God’s plan for - [December 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-12) - Shalom, Dear Friend, Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! The world celebrates two major religious holidays this month. Jews observe Hanukkah — the Feast of Lights, and Christians observe Christmas — the birth of Jesus Christ. Let me take a moment to review the history of Hanukkah. It’s called the Feast of Lights or Festival of Dedication. - [February 1993 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1993-02) - Shalom, Dear Friend, It’s natural to wonder about the future. But in these last days it seems that “wonder” has turned to “concern.” Where are we going? What lies ahead? What is our nation — our world coming to? It’s important to remain watchful of prophetic developments that involve Israel. More often than not, the - [December 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-12) - Dear Friend: I am so appalled by the decision of the Presbyterian Church USA to divest from Israel. There is actually a long history of a kind of “dual Christianity” since the coming of the Lord. We have, on the one hand, a “remnant,” as Scripture specifies, of true believers who always follow Christ, and - [January 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-01) - Dear Friends, Zola agreed to let me write our monthly letter to you, the faithful supporters of our ministry, in his stead this time. Some of you have travelled to Israel with us, but for those of you who do not know me, I serve the ministry (and you) as associate producer of Zola Levitt - [April 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-04) - Dear Friends, I know that some of you feel that my letters are predictable these days — whatever happens in the world, Zola will always comment on Israel first. The fact is our newsletters, and especially our Levitt Letter Extra, our high-speed subscription commentary which follows big news events, cover highly varied topics — spiritual, - [March 1992 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1992-03) - Dear Friends, Greetings in the name of our Messiah and the belief in His soon coming! As many of you already know, we are running our new location series, “Unto the Gentiles.” Once we air the eight programs in the series, we will run them again from the beginning. In some viewing areas the air - [April 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-04) - Dear Friends: Here is the experience of my younger son, Aaron, who first appeared on Zola Levitt Presents five years ago to share a disheartening experience he’d had as a student at Criswell College (the undergraduate school for many future Dallas Theological Seminary students). As you can see from the following update, things haven’t changed - [May 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-05) - Dear Friend, Our ministry is at a crossroads in more ways than one. Our mailing list continues to grow, which it must for us eventually to break even on our new airtime on PAX. You probably recall that PAX carries Zola Levitt Presents on Thursday mornings — 9:30 on both coasts, 8:30 Central and Mountain - [August 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-08) - Dear Friends: We are experiencing a rather difficult summer. The fact is, our new expenses on PAX, combined with our donors traveling for vacations and so forth, have set us back and we need to recoup. At the same time, we went to a system of two Levitt Letters per month, and discontinued the old - [September 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-09) - Dear Friends: Let me say at the outset that I am so delighted with your support and your prayers. I especially appreciate the intercessory prayers on my behalf — I depend upon your prayers to keep up a ministry that’s rather strenuous for a heart patient. Thank you so much for your generosity and your - [October 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-10) - Dear Friends: As we went to press, the horrific attack on the Russian school by the Muslim terrorists in Russia was in the news. We were disturbed by a certain problem in the reporting of this story. Virtually no news sources specified that the “Chechens” are Muslims. This is another example of politely “excusing” Muslim - [November 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-11) - Dear Friend: “We have shown weakness, we have not recognized the kind of enemy we are up against.” So said Russian president Vladimir Putin after the massacre of children in Beslan. We are showing weakness in our country too. We are consistently allowing Islamic hatred and propaganda to be preached in mosques, in our government, - [March 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-03) - Dear Friends: The recent death of “Captain Kangaroo” (retired US Marine officer Bob Keeshan) puts me in mind of a complaint I have about television, in general. As Joyce Brothers said of the good Captain: “Parents could turn on the TV with complete security that what was shown wouldn’t be harmful in any way.” But - [June 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-06) - Dear Friends: Creating a newsletter in days of such copious news is no easy task. Not only do we have to pick and choose very carefully among the cacophony of reports from Iraq, Israel, and elsewhere, but we also have to watch for propaganda (from Iraq, Palestine, CNN, New York Times, etc.) and we have - [August 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-08) - Dear Friends: Our Lord, in Matthew 24, gave a dramatic discourse after the disciples asked, “What will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” It’s a simple question, and He answered in plain terms. He began by saying it would be an age of false christs, then wars and - [September 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-09) - Dear Friends: Since this is our “Back to School Issue,” it seems appropriate that we should be returning to the subject of the Moody Bible Institute and the other failing seminaries. During our summer speaking tour, we served Chicago, and stopped to visit the Moody bookstore; we got there just in time since Moody has - [October 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-10) - Dear Friends, Although much has been made of Mahmoud Abbas’ resignation as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, this might be one of the best things to happen in some time. The reason is well detailed in the following op-ed article — written before the resignation — by Morton A. Klein, national president of the - [November 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-11) - Dear Friend, I typically look at Gary Bauer’s End of Day Report (available at OurAmericanValues.org). He is a particularly astute observer of affairs in Israel, as well as our own country. On the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), he wrote a piece so sensitive, so eloquent, and of such common sense, that I simply could - [December 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-12) - Dear Friends: As this is being written, I’m in Israel on our Fall Tour. Being here confirms my belief that the Lord has given Zola Levitt Ministries a unique calling as one of the few Christian organizations charged with helping the “lost sheep of Israel” (which, according to Mt. 10:6 and 15:24 was the primary - [January 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-01) - Dear Friends: Tonie Gray works in our office, often answering ministry phone calls. Because of our supporters’ generous giving to our “To the Jew First” fund, Tonie and another intercessor traveled to Israel to tell many Israelis, both Jewish and Arab, of their Messiah, Jesus. She wrote a brief account of her trip, which I - [February 2004 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2004-02) - Dear Friend: I sincerely want to thank you for your year-end giving. It was beyond our expectations and so appreciated because we have the new financial burden of the PAX network to pay for this year. The donations, received on 1-800-WONDERS (800-966-3377) from PAX viewers, already equal those from TBN, so we are almost halfway - [April 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-04) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from the Holy Land. In the past two letters, I examined two components of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16–20): Before we can make disciples, we must first become true disciples of Yeshua.Each of us, no matter our age or position, has a personal role in fulfilling Yeshua’s commission to go - [December 2015 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2015-12) - Dear Reader, Season’s shalom from a grateful guy! Recently, as I reviewed and edited the eclectic Levitt Letter for December, this thought struck me: How full of wonder our Lord causes this earthly life to be. The approaching Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations remind us that history — His Story — is a love story from - [February 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-02) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the Holy Land. I am honored to begin with you the journey of what 2021 will bring. No one could have foreseen the exact unfolding of this global pandemic coupled with significant environmental and weather anomalies. CHANGES IN ISRAEL In Israel, 2020 brought more extreme weather events (both in terms of - [March 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-03) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from the Holy Land. In last month’s letter, I told you about my personal season of transformation in 2020 after Covid-19 halted almost all my work and ministry. I underwent a process, searching my heart and praying that God would reveal His will for my life so that I could - [January 2021 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2021-01) - A PERSONAL LETTERFROM MARK LEVITT Dear fellow ZLMer, PLEASE CHECK OUT: the following two-minute television commercial, “The Lightest Electric Road Bike — New Scott Addict.” See: https://youtu.be/EgaX0rjsDYY. Or enjoy the synopsis below and watch the video afterward; it’s entertaining enough to replay. THE TELEVISION COMMERCIAL The Opening The scene opens with Tom Kristensen asleep in - [December 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-12) - Greetings from the Holy Land, As I write to you from our family home in Israel, I wonder if you’re aware that our nation underwent a second lockdown recently. It was a very different experience compared to the first lockdown back in April. Israelis have somehow become less afraid of the virus and, therefore, are - [November 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-11) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from the Holy Land, where we have undergone a second lockdown due to COVID-19. After the glowing reports of how Israel handled the first wave of the virus, our success, sadly, did not continue. Decision makers influenced more by economic gains than by health officials’ advice took actions that hurt - [October 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-10) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from the Holy Land. I am excited to share with you more life experiences and lessons learned as my family and I walk through life as Messianic Jews here in Israel. LIVING IN CAESAREA The Covid-19 pandemic meant spending much of this summer at home. The experience turned out to - [September 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-09) - Dear Friend, Greetings to you from the Holy Land. Last month I wrote to you about the early pioneers who came to Israel pre-1948 with drive and commitment to their vision. What a joy it has been to read the letters you sent me about your own personal pioneering life experiences! Thank you, Freddy Edelstein, - [August 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-08) - Dear Friend, Sharing with you what it’s like to live in Israel and the lessons that God is teaching me through my life here brings me great joy. I believe that relating our real lives and real truth can be transformational. I hope that as you read these words, God will work in your heart - [July 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-07) - Dear Friend, Shalom. In case you haven’t been following my reports from Israel in the Levitt Letter (LL) this past year and a half, please let me introduce myself. I look forward to enhancing the LL’s “On the Ground in Israel” perspective in this expanded format and think that you’ll appreciate the themes of Israel, - [June 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-06) - To fully benefit from studying a book in the Bible, you cannot skip over difficult passages, such as the first three verses in chapter 4 of Ecclesiastes. Serious Bible students must plough through even potentially depressing ones. Though this coronavirus era may not seem an apt time to consider dismal thoughts, here we are, about - [May 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-05) - Dear Ministry Partner, Dallas county, in which ZLM operates, has been ordered to shelter in place until at least April 30. Essential businesses may continue operating for essential needs, such as groceries and urgent medical care. Most of us have remote access to our office computers, so we are still processing donations and purchases but - [April 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-04) - Dear Ministry Partner, Have you heard any of these statements: “What time is it?” “How much time do I have?” “I don’t have time.” My favorite: “I’m giving you a time out.” In fact, time is fleeting. It is something we cannot save or make up. Like when we say, “I need to catch up - [March 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-03) - We continue our study of the Book of Ecclesiastes, in which “the Preacher” (generally accepted to be King Solomon) pursues the elements necessary for a life with purpose. In our study of the first chapter last month, we saw Solomon realize that all his self-accomplishments, “everything under the sun,” prove to be nothing more than - [February 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-02) - Shalom and, since the January issue of this letter to you featured Mark Levitt’s State of the Ministry report, a belated Happy New Year! It’s always exciting to anticipate new beginnings, set new goals, and look forward to God’s blessings. Yet, a new year also brings challenges to overcome and mysteries of life that leave - [January 2020 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2020-01) - Dear Friend, AN IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY “The claim that Israeli settlements are illegal was flimsy in 1978 and is ridiculous in 2019.” That’s the primary takeaway in one of my favorite editorials of 2019, written by Professor Eugene Kontorovich at George Mason University Scalia Law School. Below I’ve bolded its key points. International Law Israeli settlements - [December 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-12) - Dear Friend, The holiday season is upon us. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, or enjoy family gatherings just because it’s a festive time of year, there is an important issue that I wish to address in this final Personal Bible Study Letter of the year! All Believers (“Believers” is short for “believers in Yeshua/Jesus as - [November 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-11) - When you turn on the television or search the internet today, you can find a smorgasbord of ministries. There are Jewish roots ministries — like ours that Zola Levitt began decades ago — mega-church ministries, and individual Bible teachers who minister to people regularly, but are not pastors or preachers. You have a choice of - [October 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-10) - This year, Jews around the world will observe Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”) beginning at sunset on October 8 and ending when night falls on October 9. Yom Kippur is the most important holiday of the Jewish year, and Jews observe it with fasting, prayer, and repentance. This “atonement” specifically concerns the sins between man - [September 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-09) - You must be aware that our world is rapidly changing — and mostly not for the good! The political atmosphere in the Middle East becomes more anti-Israel by the day. Even powerful American politicians disdain Israel. IS GOD FINISHED WITH ISRAEL? With all the current negativity regarding Israel, a 2,000-year-old question needs to be addressed - [August 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-08) - The Bible is not only a book of miracles, it is a miraculous book. It is a library of sixty-six books that inform readers about everything needed to live a life of contentment. The miracle is that a book with more than fifty authors guided by the divine Author over a period of two thousand - [July 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-07) - Last month’s Bible study made a passing reference to Joel’s prophecy that springboarded Peter’s sermon at Pentecost. A deeper look shows that both Joel’s prophecy and Peter’s sermon convey the same message about Israel and the rest of the world. JOEL’S PROPHECY The last section of Joel chapter two (which Peter referenced in Acts 2) - [June 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-06) - What a glorious event it was when, on Pentecost, Peter stood to his feet and began to preach the message of the prophet Joel, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh” (Acts 2:17). Peter reminded the people that God - [May 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-05) - I’d like to introduce you to a Biblical site that Zola Tours pilgrims visit in Israel. My purpose is twofold: 1) to give you a “sneak preview” of this spot and hopefully whet your appetite to travel with us; and 2) to follow up the most recent Holy Days in Israel and the United States - [April 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-04) - With chapter 5 this month, we say farewell to our friend James, one of the first disciples to join Yeshua. I pray that his insights thus far have made a lasting impression on your spiritual journey. The best way to acquaint yourself with God’s Word and His purpose for you is to study each book - [March 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-03) - The Old Testament books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon are what most Bible students consider to be the Bible’s “wisdom literature.” But readers can also glean wisdom from the New Testament, especially in the last six verses of James chapter 3 and all of chapter 4. These verses offer instruction regarding how Godly - [February 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-02) - Dear Ministry Partner, Americans recently lost our 41st president, George H.W. Bush. The world watched as messages of comfort and signs of respect rolled in from both sides of Congress. Political adversaries gathered to commemorate a man who envisioned “a kinder, gentler nation.” It’s been several years since I sat in my “Human Anatomy and - [January 2019 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2019-01) - Dear Friend, Shortly after my father Zola began writing for Campus Crusade for Christ in 1971, he and I belly laughed about the “space-aged glue” that my gullible, 11-year-old self had purchased via mail order. It worked so remarkably badly, we mused, that NASA should apply it to their launch pads to facilitate better rocket - [December 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-12) - Dear Ministry Partner, The verses of James 2:14–26, next in our ongoing study of the Book of James, may be the most difficult. They have caused a lot of conflict regarding faith — one conflict being how to square the teachings of James with the teachings of Paul. Don’t they disagree in their conclusions on - [November 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-11) - Dear Ministry Partner, Zola Levitt Ministries receives notes and questions each month, and we try to respond either in the Levitt Letter or in a brief note. The letters vary in nature, but recently one asked, “Why did God choose the Jews?” My initial reaction was, “because He is sovereign and that was His choice.” - [October 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-10) - Dear Ministry Partner, Last month, we began our study in the Book of James with the first twelve verses in chapter one. James reminded us that trials in life arrive from all directions and in surprising ways. I referenced some key trials that Israel has endured from the time when God chose them up through - [September 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-09) - Dear Ministry Partner, This month, our Jewish friends are in the midst of their high holy days and celebrating 70 years as the Jewish State of Israel. God has blessed His chosen people, but He also has forged their determined character with severe testing. They have been dispersed from their homeland several times and treated - [August 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-08) - Dear Friend, SAYING GOODBYE Before we begin this month’s Bible lesson, let me say goodbye to a special friend of Israel and this ministry: Charles Krauthammer. The following quote, posted this June, comes from Dr. Krauthammer on the Facebook page of “The Israel Project.” “Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity. It is the - [July 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-07) - Dear Friend, WAKE UP! Our world is overdue for another “Great Awakening!” Church historians cite four Great Awakenings in our nation’s history. One occurred in the American colonies in the 1700s. For nearly a month in 1740, British evangelist George Whitefield preached daily to a crowd of more than 8,000 New Englanders. His style of - [June 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-06) - Dear Friend, There is little doubt that Israel’s 70th anniversary celebration this year as a sovereign nation is bittersweet. The Bible’s record of God’s chosen people going from “favored people” to “wayward people” rings close to home for all Believers (“Believers” is short for “believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah”) — from the Exodus to the - [May 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-05) - Dear Friend, This spring, Jane and I were privileged to travel, once again, to Israel — the land of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. On our first trip to Israel, in November 1999, I found myself overwhelmed with the landscape, the people, and the encyclopedic knowledge of our Israeli guide, Zvi Rivai (who went to be - [April 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-04) - Dear Friend, Much is happening in Israel, the United States, and around the world, but several issues stand out in the minds of pro-Israel Believers (“Believers” is short for “believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah”). Let’s address them. The Loss of Dr. Billy Graham America’s Pastor, a man whom God chose for a season to preach - [March 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-03) - Dear Friend, Zola Levitt Ministries has “taken it on the chin” lately following an article by Zola that addressed the issue of worship on Saturday or Sunday. During his in-depth studies of the Old and New Covenants, being a Jewish believer in Messiah gave Zola keen insights into how the New Covenant played out in - [February 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-02) - Dear Friend, Did you enjoy your holidays — Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s? If I were a betting man, I’d wager that each of your celebrations included a special meal. Food is a central part of most holiday festivities, in both Israel and the United States. I know, I know; you’re expecting dieting advice. This - [January 2018 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2018-01) - Dear Friend, Like the hairs on your head, this ministry’s days are numbered (Luke 12:7). In 12:29, Jesus advises, “Seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.” Such wisdom applies to ministries as well as to individuals. God willing, our outreach will prosper until the Rapture, - [December 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-12) - Dear Friend, Leading the latest Zola Tour was a grand experience that gave Jane and me the opportunity to witness “aha” moments in the lives of our passengers, like-minded Believers (“Believers” is short for “believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah”). As our group traversed Israel from the far northern border in Dan to the southernmost border - [November 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-11) - When It’s the Will of God It Works! Dear Friend, For readers who are unfamiliar with Zola Levitt’s testimony, allow me to offer a few highlights that he would share with tour groups or as an aside at his speaking engagements. He was educated and trained as a performance musician; he held two degrees and - [October 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-10) - Dear Friend, Today’s lawlessness in America and around the world can be traced to a widespread disrespect for Divine Law. Lacking a fear of God brings contempt for human law. The psalmist said it best, “There is no fear of God before their eyes” (Psalm 36:1). Setting the Law against Grace is also problematic. The - [September 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-09) - Dear Friend, Reminders — they are in our smart phones, computers, ovens, microwaves, washers, dryers, and various other devices and appliances. Why so many reminders? We live in the era of multitaskers, filling every moment of our lives with activities. Allow me to remind you of a special obligation: Believers (“Believer” is short for “believer - [August 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-08) - Dear Friend, From the earliest days of Zola’s weekly television broadcasts, his now well-known tagline “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem” (Psalm 122:6) has been an earnest request to you on behalf of Israel. However, Psalm 122:6 stood as a lone request, with only an occasional mention of its full context. This year’s 50th anniversary - [July 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-07) - Dear Friend, Several years ago at the conclusion of a men’s Bible study class that I was teaching, I asked a new Jewish Believer (“Believer” is short for “believer in Yeshua/Jesus.”) with whom I had become friends to share the Aaronic Blessing with the class. He had a thick Israeli accent, and I thought the - [June 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-06) - Dear Friend, New York, London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Istanbul… and the list goes on — each destination a grand attraction for the casual traveler and for serious students of history and archaeology. All the captivating cities of the world have unique histories and romantic appeal to world travelers. Standing alone… Jerusalem! Jerusalem has been the - [May 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-05) - Dear Friend, Jane and I recently returned from another of many enlightening, inspiring pilgrimages in the land of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Our new friends from across the United States and Canada were amazed by this “miracle in the desert” called Israel, and so, once again, were we. Each visit is a special privilege in - [March 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-03) - Dear Friend, The March Levitt Letter (p. 14) introduces me as this ministry’s interim spokesperson. You might appreciate my article entitled, “Kindness: WWJD?” on page 6. You might also wonder, “Is Tony Jewish?” Well, no; not to my knowledge. Allow me to begin with the backstory to that response. My wife Jane, our two children, - [April 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-04) - Dear Friend, The Gospel writers attended the same events. However, each writer, inspired by the Holy Spirit, expressed his personality as he sketched Jewish life. Jesus/ Yeshua’s prayer of agony is well known. His model prayer, recorded in Matthew 6:9–13, is better known: The Lord’s Prayer. You are familiar with His prayer of agony, right? - [February 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-02) - Dear Friend, Last month’s Personal Letter discussed the names and places that matter to Adonai (The Lord). As promised, this month we address continuing attempts to rewrite history and erase the Jews’ connection to their ancient homeland, Israel—the land that Adonai gave to Abraham. Approximately a decade ago, Katharine, Rosemary Schindler, and I strategized in - [January 2017 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2017-01) - Dear Friend, New Year’s greetings in the Name above all names! So, what is in a name? Or, for that matter, a place? Why is the world in such an uproar over the little country of Israel and the tiny population of Jews on the whole planet? What is it about my brethren that drives - [December 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-12) - Dear Friend, As the Gregorian/Roman/Western year comes to a close, the Hebrew year 5777, which began on October 2 with Rosh Hashanah, is well underway. Many events now corroborate the Bible’s accuracy and prophetic power, causing Believers to marvel at the beauty and elegance of God’s Word. Perusing and ingesting this written “bread of life” - [November 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-11) - On Eagles’ Wings Dear Friend, World leaders recently gathered here in Jerusalem with friends and family of Shimon Peres to bid him a final “Shalom.” Peres’s passing marks the end of an era because he was the last member of the “founding” group that built this re-born nation, Israel. Peres was born in Poland as - [October 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-10) - The Bride in the Harvest Field Dear Friend, Shalom Haverim v’ Mishpochah (Warm greetings, friends and family). As you read this letter, Katharine and I are in Israel, blessed to be hosting a Zola Tours Bible study adventure that will enhance the spiritual walks of all our pilgrims. We often remind them of Psalm 84’s - [September 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-09) - Dear Friend, Shalom Haverim v’ Mishpochah (Warm greetings, friends and family). Recovering from a total knee replacement operation is providing me time to reflect on the prophetic moment in which we Believers are living: a time of preparing the way of the Lord for His soon return. I’ve also had time to gratefully enjoy the - [August 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-08) - Dear Friend, Shalom Haverim v’ Mishpochah (Warm greetings, friends and family). As the “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” roll on (thank you, Nat King Cole), so does the insane clash of civilizations. As I write this letter, we have recently witnessed the Orlando massacre, Istanbul’s airport suicide bombing, and a 13-year-old American-Israeli girl’s murder - [January 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-01) - Dear Friend, As I write this letter to our ZLM community of faith, I am watching a “fluid” situation in Southern California. “Fluid” is newspeak for “We dare not associate this latest shooting with Islamic terror, lest we offend the silent majority of peace-loving Moslems.” Today’s tally: 14 dead and17 wounded. A recent tally: 100+ - [July 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-07) - Dear Friend, Shalom to you as the summer heats up. Katharine and I just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. Thirty years of constant bliss, unrelenting joy—with no disagreements, zero conflict, setbacks, loss or grief. While you’re marveling at our holy perfection … may we interest you in buying a slightly used Golden Gate Bridge? Truthfully, - [February 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-02) - Dear Friend, Shalom Haverim v’ Mishpochah! (Warm greetings, friends and family!) As 2016 progresses, I hope this letter finds you healthy, prospering, and enjoying a renewed faith in God and our Messiah. Thank you for standing with us as we proclaim the Lordship of Jesus, connect you and others with Israel, and warn about the - [March 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-03) - Dear Friend, The Book of Esther relates the historical narrative of Queen Esther and her heroic kinsman Mordechai. Esther is one of my favorite books of the Bible. I am probably prejudiced, as my given Hebrew name is Mordechai. My grandfather “Max” Cohen was a Mordechai and, in accordance with tradition, my parents named me - [April 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-04) - Dear Friend, As Katharine and I prepare for another mind-expanding study tour in God’s Land, I am thinking about our sons. The Lord has been very gracious to our family, and we thank Him daily for our two boys’ health and strength, their completed college degrees, and gainful employment. I hope they each have internalized - [May 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-05) - Dear Friend, Greetings from the midst of profound encounters in Zion and beyond. We are now filming our TV series Out of the Ashes to document the horrors of the Holocaust and the miracle of reborn Israel. Katharine and I are deeply moved by your commitment to send us on this ministry mission to Israel - [June 2016 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2016-06) - Greetings, Dear Friend, … and shalom in the name of the Lord! The approaching Father’s Day in America and my recent significant (read: “getting old”) birthday got me thinking about those who preceded me in the Messianic movement. Many who came to faith during the renaissance of Jewish Believers in the late 1960s and early - [June 1980 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/june-1980-personal-letter) - My Dear Friends: First of all, thank you! Thank you sincerely for all of your gifts in response to my lost letter. I had some misgivings about that letter — the three-page “tell-it-like-it-is” letter. After it was mailed I began to think it was “unprofessional” to tell you all my troubles. Most letters I receive - [April 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-04) - Dear Friends, Some days are brighter than others in the ministry, and this is certainly one of them! I received a most heartening letter from a publisher that I literally haven’t talked to for twenty-five years. When I was a fledgling author in the early ’70s my primary publishers were Moody Press, run by Moody - [July 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-07) - Dear Friends: Our recent tour to Israel went very well, as usual. It’s routine to go and see no violence whatsoever. For all the headlines, the casualties in Israel are specifically located in outlying areas not concerned with Biblical sites. And all our pilgrims were immediately struck by the fact that they were misled about - [May 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-05) - Dear Friends, I don’t want to overdo this, but May 29th is the time you should be going to Israel! The Israeli government has now advised its citizens that precautions related to Iraq are no longer necessary. Not only will the territory be perfectly safe for travel (we would never go when it was not), - [April 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-04) - Dear Friends, Since we go to press some weeks before you read this, the war with Iraq may (or may not) have broken out. In any case, people interested in the End Times will be far more focused on Israel in a time like this. Like most of the civilized world, I was shocked and - [March 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-03) - Dear Friends, Throughout the course of these thirty-plus years of ministry, I have endeavored to keep one primary calling front and center in our work: evangelization of the Chosen People. Our ministry verse states our purpose very plainly: “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved.” (Romans - [February 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-02) - Dear Friends: I read with horror the reports of the three medical missionaries murdered recently at a Baptist hospital in Yemen. After serving our Lord with medicine and the message of the Gospel for over two decades, these faithful workers died at the hands of a Moslem terrorist roaming freely. Yemeni officials suspect a link - [January 2003 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2003-01) - Dear Friends: I learn quite a bit when I travel and meet believers. And I always learned a lot from the everyday folks who called in to my radio talk show in the ’70s and ’80s, and now again when I meet those who attend our tours or the churches in which I speak. My - [December 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-12) - Dear Friends: Ordinary people make a difference. Whether it’s one vote that decides an election, or a grassroots movement working to overturn an unjust law, every one of us can and should get involved in the cause of right, especially when Biblical principles are involved or God’s own people are fighting for survival. During our - [November 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-11) - Dear Friends: Democracy is a great enterprise. The blessings America has enjoyed for over 200 years are due in part to the democratic ideals established by our founding fathers. In contrast to our imperialistic, European ancestors, we have been content, for the most part, to export democracy and freedom to struggling nations around the world - [October 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-10) - Dear Friends: Our September Levitt Letter, which you’ve received by now, was a unique issue devoted once again to defending the Promised Land from a Biblical perspective, as you read in Dr. McCall’s fine article. Because of his comprehensive response to Dallas Seminary President Dr. Mark Bailey, we held back a number of timely articles - [September 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-09) - Dear Friends: Recently I was speaking at a church about Israel and End Times prophecy. My experience there is becoming all too common. The other churches in the city don’t even allow teaching of prophecy, it seems. It’s too controversial. It’s a phenomenon I would call the “Church of the Nice Guys.” Big smiles. Nice - [August 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-08) - Dear Friends: America has been hit hard in recent weeks with a wave of corruption that has led many citizens to think twice about our nation’s largest institutions in the private sector. The so-called financial boom of the Clinton years has been revealed to be little more than a façade of success built on inflated - [July 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-07) - Dear Friends: How are a few Palestinian murderers able to change world opinion about Israel? In reality, this is done by the media of the United States and Europe, which trumpet everything the Arabs say and do. In fact, they serve as a megaphone for Arafat and his henchmen as they go about their bloody - [June 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-06) - Dear Friends, The Associated Press radio network called me recently to ask my opinion of the deal ending the standoff at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. This is what I told the reporter. First, the Church of the Nativity is a relic church with no real congregation to speak of. It’s a tourist - [May 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-05) - Dear Friends: “Four hundred Israeli tanks surrounded Nablus in the early morning. The thundering sounds of tank shells were heard throughout the streets. “In the town of Jenin, Israeli tanks and helicopter gunships exchanged fire Wednesday with hundreds of armed men.” Hundreds of tanks? Helicopter gunships? The thundering of tank shells? This sounds like war! - [April 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-04) - Dear Friends, I just love the Bible. Admittedly, I continue to be more a student of Scripture than an expert on it because none of us can ever fully plumb the depths of the eternal, living Word of God. But what fascinates me about the Bible is that God clearly reveals what He intends to - [March 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-03) - “It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.” (John 13:1) Dear Friends, The Lord’s Passover is nearly upon us - [February 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-02) - Dear Friends, “Be Mine” was one of the valentines I used to receive as a child. Silly cards and heart-shaped candies at that age really didn’t amount to much and sometimes made little boys shiver with fright. As we grew, however, “Be Mine” sentiments made our hearts flutter. Romances blossomed and eventually “Be Mine” became - [January 2002 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2002-01) - Dear Friends: “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” (Gen. 12:3) I don’t believe there’s a greater promise for the peoples of the world than that verse. Enjoy the rich blessings of God when you bless the - [December 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-12) - Dear Friends, Last night I watched an interesting interview on FOX News. I can highly recommend that network, by the way, in place of CNN. Some networks are almost worthless in their coverage of our current war. Some are even partisans with the enemy. When, for example, is Peter Jennings going to receive his anthrax - [November 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-11) - Dear Friends, At press time, October 15, it looks like we may very well lose this war. Our priorities seem to be wrong. We are being less effective than we could be because: The nation and the president above all must seem to be secure, mistake-proof, all-powerful, compassionate, and forgiving. (The president’s PR is working - [October 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-10) - The letter below was dictated before the terrorist assault on New York and Washington, which occurred at press time. Readers of our letters should not be surprised. We have warned for years of an Islamic assault against democracy/Christianity. We have also said that the U.S. was more dangerous than Israel. Israel is only a pretext - [September 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-09) - Dear Friends, Tim LaHaye made a very interesting point in the July issue of Pre-Trib Perspectives, a publication of the Pre-Trib Research Center. There are so many assaults on essential prophetic doctrines — from liberals, evangelical seminaries teaching Progressive Dispensationalism, and what I call the “futureless churches” that have no regard for prophecy — that - [August 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-08) - Dear Friends, I was visiting recently at the home of Moishe Rosen, founder of Jews for Jesus and a longtime dear friend. This letter was due, and I discussed using his dictating equipment and so forth. But a friend is a friend, and before I knew it, Moishe produced the letter below, actually imitating my - [July 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-07) - Dear Friends, Faisal Husseini, Arafat’s “Representative for Jerusalem” or whatever title he held in the bogus Jerusalem government of the PLO, has died. A funeral with all sorts of honors was held for him in Ramallah, which has become the de facto “Palestinian” capital. I was acquainted with Faisal Husseini because we interviewed him for - [June 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-06) - Dear Friends, I’m in a slightly different position now than I was before I went to Israel in April. Back then, I assured you the land was perfectly safe for tourism. I said that based on the evidence of many returning tourists, including our own from December (when things were more “violent”), and from reports - [May 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-05) - Dear Friends, I was just finishing up the last edits on our book Battles with Seminaries, and it occurred to me that it might be good to share a certain point made during our adventures with the “powers that be” in Christian education. After all, there is a reason why these schools have dropped Israel, - [March 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-03) - Dear Friends, Gary Cooperberg has been featured previously in our ministry newsletter. Recently I chanced across an article by him in the Americans for Peace Now newsletter. The publication was some kind of left-wing diatribe that purported to show Cooperberg as a radical right-winger or militant Israeli. His article was used as proof that the - [February 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-02) - Dear Friends, It’s a new year! How about making a resolution to do something significant for Israel this year? I’m dictating this message on January 1, and I’ve been reading umpteen columns in the newspaper today about New Year’s resolutions. Primarily they all come down to making amends with those we have not loved enough - [January 2001 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2001-01) - Dear Friends, I’m beginning to think that CNN is a far more dangerous enemy of Israel than the Palestinians and the Arab nations combined. It is so obviously biased in favor of Arafat and his hordes of stone-throwers (and riflemen) that it is called a “laughingstock” by Jerusalem Report columnist Ze’ev Chafets. But there was - [December 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-12) - Dear Friends, As we go to press, the situation in Israel is simmering down, and the unrest has become totally localized. As I observed back at the beginning of this particular “uprising,” it was merely ghetto rioting in which the have-nots, concentrated in their own neighborhoods, rioted outside their own homes, just as they did - [November 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-11) - Dear Friends, A newspaper columnist recently said something about the peace process which really set me to thinking. He stated that the Oslo Agreement of 1993 was really a way of deputizing the PLO to call off the Hamas (the terrorists among the Palestinians, we are to believe). Their payment would be land. If the - [October 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-10) - Dear Friends, Israel is the first nation to be attacked by the world media. Propagandists of all sorts have used radio, television, newspapers, etc., for political reasons and, of course, they still do; but seldom has an entire country been attacked on all fronts by virtually all media. As one of the world’s most peaceful - [September 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-09) - Dear Friends, As we go to print, the news of the world is that somehow the Chosen People have to be pried out of Jerusalem, their capital city, or at least that city has to be made an “internationally administrated zone.” In simpler terms, the unbeliever simply can’t stand God’s plans and will always try - [August 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-08) - Dear Friends, I want all of you to continue to call me Zola. But know that I am now Reverend Levitt! I was ordained on Sunday, June 25, at a small Bible church in a little town outside of a mid-size town outside of Dallas, Texas, where Israel is deeply respected and the Bible is - [July 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-07) - Dear Friends, Let us bow our heads and say farewell to the dearly departed. In this generation, truth—the sought-after virtue of Christian believers from time immemorial—has died. Truth has met its end in various places: Washington, D.C., Arab dictatorships, major Christian seminaries and secular universities. It is nearly gone from church pulpits, the legal system, - [June 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-06) - Dear Friends, Last night I dreamed about the Exodus. That was such an odd subject for a dream, but I just couldn’t shake it. I woke up time and again with different thoughts about it, and so I think the Lord would like me to deal with that subject. It is full of possibilities and - [May 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-05) - Dear Friends, What exciting times these are for those really interested in Scripture. I have spoken at three prophecy conferences in three weeks. And what a shame prophecy is taught in so few churches. A theologian speaking at one of the conferences cited the absence of prophecy books in seminary bookstores, where future pastors get - [April 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-04) - Dear Friends, I won’t belabor the points we made about the seminaries much further since, unfortunately, we have only a very small effect on these institutions. I do want to thank those of you who wrote to the seminaries and expressed your views, since potential donors certainly get their attention, to say the least. The - [March 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-03) - Dear Friends, I should begin by explaining why this letter will not comment on the material we presented concerning Dallas Seminary, Moody Bible Institute, and several other Bible schools in the last Levitt Letter. Obviously, our pointing out that these formerly great seminaries are teaching questionable doctrines, especially in regard to Israel, is very controversial. - [February 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-02) - Dear Friends, I am beginning this dictation on the first day of the new millennium. It seems that the expected Y2K troubles didn’t materialize, and the Lord did not choose to honor our particular calendar with His coming for the Church, so it’s back to ministry as usual. Now, the newspapers are having wonderful sport - [January 2000 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/2000-01) - Dear Friends, This is the time of year when many charities and many ministries ask for your help, and most are sincere and really do need the help. We’re no exception. In our case, our mission is very clear and the methods we use are seen weekly on national television. We are here, of course, - [December 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-12) - Dear Friends, Well, as far as Israel is concerned, the news is so-so. Because of the American election and the various shootings around the country, the entertainers we call news reporters have turned their attention to the home front. That’s all to the good for the Holy Land. The news media should be criticized for - [November 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-11) - Dear Friends, Dr. Gerald Schroeder always speaks to our tour groups in Israel and receives the same sort of excited reactions as when he appeared on our television program. He is the MIT professor, now residing in Jerusalem, who proposed that the six days of creation and the 15 billion years found by cosmologists in - [October 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-10) - Dear Friends, Tonight I am packing to leave for Israel! This will be my 63rd tour, and I promise you I’ll have trouble getting to sleep because of the excitement ahead. I guess I’m repeating myself, but it’s simply a wonderful place. I realize everybody can’t go, and with our television outreach, I’m trying to - [September 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-09) - Dear Friends, The letter I wrote to you in April designated September 10 this year, the evening on which the Feast of Trumpets begins, as a possible date for the Rapture of the Church. I wanted to mention this again because, after all, it just may happen. Now first, before I say anything else, let - [August 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-08) - Dear Friends, Last month’s hate crimes, the shootings in Illinois and Indiana by the neo-Nazi, made a very Biblical point. Those who hate the Jews simply have a problem of a supernatural nature. The Jews haven’t done anything to deserve their hatred. I have said it before, but hatred of Jews is simply hatred of - [July 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-07) - Dear Friends, My mind is full of our Prophecy Conference which took place Memorial Day weekend. I was very gratified with the caliber of our audience and the sheer amount of Bible we were able to teach. As you know from our past letters, Dr. Tom McCall and Todd Baker, our two ministry theologians, joined - [June 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-06) - Dear Friends, Well, May 4th has come and gone and, after all his blustering, Yasser Arafat did not declare a Palestinian state. The so-called Palestinians are a group of backward people under the thumb of virtual gangsters who appear to be living high on the donations that come from around the world to support some - [May 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-05) - Dear Friends: I have a uniquely personal experience to report in reference to the action in Yugoslavia. A member of my family was involved in similar goings-on in that area during World War II. It is unclear at the time of this writing how this situation will work out over there, but you will recall - [April 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-04) - Dear Friends: As I prepared to go to the God’s News Behind the News prophecy conference in Florida, I was asked to speak on subjects I never learned from the Bible. The most interesting topic was “Y2K Chaos — Fact or Fiction?.” I am more accustomed to explaining Passover, the Tabernacle, and the types and - [March 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-03) - Dear Friends: Each year at this time I contemplate my “Christian birthday.” I came to the Lord on March 14, 1971, through the urgings of Campus Crusaders at Indiana University. They challenged me to read the Scriptures, particularly the Book of John. I went by night, like Nicodemus, to the campus director’s home and bought - [February 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-02) - Dear Friends, Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I really mean that. The ministry is secure, the year-end giving was just fine, and we are off on what could prove to be our most important year yet. The unbeliever is feeling like this may be his last year, and that presents fertile - [January 1999 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1999-01) - Dear Friends, 1998 was a most wonderful year, and I am very grateful to you for all of your help. During the past year we made a number of important programs including two new series, Covenants of God and Love Stories of the Bible. We interviewed some interesting people and we taped the footage for - [December 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-12) - Dear Friends, Something is making some people look at the Bible more seriously these days and something else is making others turn away from the Scriptures. Could that something be the coming year 2000? In my own view, unbelievers everywhere are considering life on a cosmic scale—that perhaps the world really will come to an - [November 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-11) - Dear Friends, With all of the excitement over the tremendous response we received to the textbook issue and the Gerald Schroeder programs, I haven’t been talking much about what we are doing with television these days. When we have a major distraction like the textbook situation, we have to devote precious space in our letters - [October 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-10) - Dear Friends, As I prepare this letter I’m also packing for our Fall tour to Israel, and I am as excited as ever as I make my 59th tour of the Holy Land. For our 60th Anniversary Tour in December, I’m going to plan a special surprise for our pilgrims. I don’t know what it - [September 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-09) - Dear Friends, As part of our ongoing project with the bad textbook by Robert H. Gundry, A Survey of the New Testament, third edition, Dr. Thomas S. McCall, the senior theologian of this ministry, wrote a letter to Dr. Richard Wells, the president of Criswell College. We have reproduced Dr. McCall’s letter below. He is - [August 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-08) - Dear Friends, Sometimes a fellow just doesn’t know what to write. I started out last November to point out to college administrators of my own denomination that they had inadvertently selected a bad textbook. They agreed with me completely and even gave me reasons for the book’s errors. They indicated they would look carefully at - [July 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-07) - Dear Friends, Just as I was leaving for Israel, the Dallas Morning News ran an article by a local Rabbi complaining about the Messianic Jews. I took a moment while packing to fax an answer to the paper. Imagine my surprise when I had arrived in Galilee and learned that the Morning News wanted me - [June 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-06) - Dear Friends, “ …of making many books there is no end,” (Ecc. 12:12). That would be fine with me if they were all good books. But sometimes I run into something really discouraging. One of our ministry’s most tedious duties is responding to churches, seminaries and the like to correct their anti-Israel and anti-Jewish biases. - [May 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-05) - Dear Friends, For those of you who have asked for Bible, Bible and more Bible, our upcoming TV series The Covenants of God will certainly satisfy that request. The God of Israel made eight separate agreements with men and nations throughout Scripture, and in my mind, understanding these thoroughly is “rightly dividing the Word of - [April 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-04) - Dear Friends, With the Spring Festivals arriving, I noticed that this year is a little bit special. The holidays closely follow the same pattern that they did in our Lord’s final year. Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits occur on the same weekend along with what we have come to call Easter and that positioning - [March 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-03) - Dear Friends, I think it’s time that the free world stops trying to deal with dictators. Three different news items caught my attention recently, and they seem to be related. First of all students at a Tel Aviv university think that the “peace process” has finally stopped (thank God!). I’m glad if it really has, - [February 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-02) - Dear Friends, I learned a shocking fact from CAMERA (the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America), whose releases we have long run in the Levitt Letter. It seems that Israel, a country the size of a large U.S. city (about 4.7 million), receives coverage from 400 reporters from various regions. This astronomical - [January 1998 Personal Letter](https://www.levitt.com/letters/1998-01) - Dear Friends, The upcoming year may well be the most important in the history of our ministry. It seems that the world is coming to an end one way or another, and as broadcasters, of even minor importance, we can shed some light on what’s really going on. As Bible readers, our insights will be ## Resources - [Antisemitic Beliefs booklet](https://www.levitt.com/resources/antisemitic-beliefs) - We have been selling a booklet titled Antisemitic Beliefs, produced by Stand With Us. This important booklet is now out of print, however Stand With Us is now offering it for free. See the Antisemetic Beliefs booklet online from their website. See other related documents in their library. We have replaced this booklet with this - [BBB on Roku](https://www.levitt.com/resources/roku) - You can watch our TV show on your Roku video TV box. 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