Many people don't want to acknowledge that evil exists; they believe that people do bad things because circumstances or environment or conditioning leaves them no choice. Others know that evil exists but see it as a vague, unnamed malevolent force that somehow preys on innocent people. Yet history shows that evil is real and personal—and in fact, some individuals have become the very personification of evil. This month we remember one such person, and his name is Haman.

The question was common enough—Christians often ask us: What is the best way to witness to a Jewish person?" In this case, the lady who asked me was well dressed, down to hat and gloves, which seemed very proper for the Sunday morning church service. I was the preacher that day, she was a visitor. So, being Jewish, I answered her question with a question; "What is your connection or relationship to this Jewish person?"

The dictionary defines Sephardic (pronounced seh-far-dik) Jews as members of the occidental branch of European Jews settling in Spain and Portugal…"¹ That dictionary definition however, does not provide the more common understanding of the term. In North America today, Sephardic has come to refer, not just to Jews from Spain and Portugal, but to all Jews who are not Eastern European, that is, Ashkenazi (pronounced ahsh-ken-ah-zee).

Your host, Lon Solomon, is Jewish and has believed in Jesus 35 years; he's been pastor of McLean Bible Church for 25 years and has served as a valued member of Jews for Jesus Board of directors for 19 years. This will be his 31st tour of Israel.