I’ve heard the word peace since I was a child. I grew up in the 1960s and ’70s, and the desire for peace figured prominently into the psyche of that …
T’u B’shevat: Israel’s Arbor Day
“T’ u B’shevat, or not T’u B’shevat: that is the question” – Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. Okay. Maybe that’s not a direct quote from Hamlet, but it’s still a …
Grace Imitators
I wake up with the usual Thursday morning expectation. I pick up my phone, look at my Facebook app and sure enough, one new notification. As always, my mother has …
William Wilberforce : The Slave’s Hero, Israel’s Friend: Part Two
Soon after his meeting with Newton, Wilberforce wrote in his journal, “God Almighty has placed before me two great objects: the suppression of the Slave Trade and the Reformation of …
William Wilberforce : The Slave’s Hero, Israel’s Friend: Part One
I first heard the name William Wilberforce when I was a sophomore in high school. Knowing of my interest in politics and history, a friend gave me a copy of …