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May 28, 2016 | #1622—Itamar Marcus, Part 2
In part 2 of our interview, Itamar Marcus discusses how the Palestinian Authority is misusing funds sent to them from the US. Itamar Marcus, founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch, is one of the foremost authorities on Palestinian ideology and...
May 21, 2016 | #1621—Itamar Marcus, Part 1
We all know Israel is often blamed for the Palestinians’ misfortune, but how should we answer that accusation? Chris Katulka interviews Itamar Marcus of the Palestinian Media Watch to discuss this difficult topic. Itamar Marcus,
May 14, 2016 | #1620—The Life is in the Blood
Chris welcomes Sharon Schmidt into the studio to talk about the exciting and important work going on at Israel’s national blood bank and how they are literally saving Israeli lives on a daily basis. Sharon is The Greater Philadelphia Area Director of A...
May 7, 2016 | #1619—Israeli Independence Day
Elliot Jager is a Jerusalem-based journalist and author of The Pater: My Father, My Judaism, My Childlessness. Available for purchase at Amazon. Currently, a senior editor at The Jerusalem Report, he is a former editorial page editor at The Jerusalem P...
April 30, 2016 | #1618—Four Cups of Passover, Part 2
Last week, our host and Bible teacher Chris Katulka began a series focused on the four cups of the Passover, and specifically, the meaning and significance of the first two cups. This week, we finish our series up by looking at the third and fourth cup...
April 23, 2016 | #1617—Four Cups of Passover, Part 1
This weekend marks the beginning of Passover for our Jewish friends all around the world. The Passover celebration was designed by God so that the Jewish people would remember that God set them free! However,
April 16, 2016 | #1616—Majoring on the Minor Prophets, Part 2
This week on The Friends of Israel Today, Chris Katulka concludes his series on the minor prophets. In our short segment, Chris chats with Mike Kellogg to find out what it has been like for him to be the voice of Zvi Kalisher in Apples of Gold for the ...
April 9, 2016 | #1615—Majoring on the Minor Prophets, Part 1
Reading books of the Bible written by the minor prophets can be a challenge. Though they are significant, they aren’t the easiest books to understand. If you don’t have an understanding of what was happening during Israel’s history when the minor proph...
April 2, 2016 | #1614—ISRAEL MY GLORY: IN DEPTH-MAR/APRIL
The Holocaust is one of the most well-documented events in human history. However, efforts are being made to rewrite the historical narrative of the Holocaust as anti-Semitism is once again on the rise in Europe and the United States.
March 26, 2016 | #1613—What’s Your Source of Confidence? Part 3
Over the past several months many Israelis have been stabbed in areas like Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, primarily by Palestinians. All of these stabbings have been random acts of terrorism committed by men, women,