By: Bill Katz Argentina has one of the largest, most vibrant Jewish communities in the world. You might think, “That’s impossible! Argentina is at the very end of the world!” The truth is that many … Read More
Annexation: Facts & Fiction
June 24th, 2020 Israeli PM Netanyahu has promised again and again to annex the Jordan Valley and the settlements in the Judea & Samaria region. We are now quickly approaching a July 1st deadline for … Read More
Growing up Jewish in Argentina
By: Bill Katz “Che Ruso, que te pasa?” (Hey Russian, what’s your problem?) I grew up hearing that in my little town of Santa Fe, Argentina. For many people, I was a “Russian” and I … Read More
The Origins of The Jewish community in Argentina
By: Bill Katz Those of us who lived in Buenos Aires in March of 1992 still remember that hot afternoon on March 17th. At about 2:45 PM, the newscasts began announcing that a violent explosion … Read More
Pentecost is Shavuot
By: Bill Katz I’m always surprised when some people tell me they don’t know that the birth of the Church was a Jewish event! It’s sad to see many believers ignore the Jewish context of … Read More
COVID-19 & Rising Anti-Semitism
Pictured above: Someone being dropped off by his mom at an anti-Semitic rally in Ohio in the U.S. By: Netanel R. May 12th, 2020 It may come as no surprise that with a bunch of … Read More
We Remember: Yom HaShoa to Yom HaZikaron
By: Netanel R. April 27th, 2020 “And the LORD said, ‘What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.’” (Genesis 4:10) In Israel, we take memorial days … Read More
Passover: A New Meaning for Our Time
On Wednesday evening this coming week, my family and I will have the privilege to join Jewish people around the world in an ancient tradition called Passover. This feast of remembrance, which God instructed Moses … Read More
Hanging in the Balance
“How lonely sits the city, that was full of people!” — Lamentations 1:1 — By: Netanel R. March 25th, 2020 I never thought I would live to see the day when the streets of Jerusalem … Read More
Purim in Pictures
This time every year in Israel, one can see in the windows of many restaurants and bakeries a treat known as “Ozney Haman” (Hebrew for: “the ears of Haman”) or “hamentaschen” (Yiddish for: “Haman pockets”). … Read More