The book of Leviticus is daunting to read, and if we’re honest with ourselves, we either avoid reading it or find it confusing if we do. This is true for many reasons. There is more than 3 millennia of cultural difference, different worship styles, different ways of connecting to God, and different holidays and festivals. However, if we stop and bring understanding to the general message of Leviticus, we can better understand the bits and pieces that don’t make sense to us today. Join us for the next two weeks as we study and bring to life this foundational book that is often the most neglected.

Israel is ready for peace. They believe if their Middle East neighbors would stop fighting them and invest that energy into business they could be a real force for good in the world. Find out why they believe this as we look at some recent actions taken by the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee and how they are a sign of desired peace.

Read Chris’s blog post on this topic, Peace from the Ground Up.

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOwpqrlrjB4&t=7m12s

It has been 63 years since Israel became a state. Much time has passed, and after everything Zvi endured in his life, he is humbled and amazed that he is still alive. This week during Apples of Gold, a dramatic retelling from the life of Holocaust survivor Zvi Kalisher, listen and hear him reflect on the moment when he was first given a Bible and realized after all these years that it was the Lord on his side all along.

The Friends of Israel Today and Apples of Gold theme music was composed and performed by Jeremy Strong.

Also heard on this weeks show:
»Secret Place (Alex Fitch) / CC BY-NC 3.0
»Kinderszenen Op. 15, Kind im Einschlummern, Robert Schumann (archive.org)

Available on the Free Music Archive.