I very much appreciate your kind words. Religiously, we shall have to disagree on the identity of the Redeemer. That’s fine, as long as it is done in a civil and congenial manner, as we have done and will, I trust, continue to do.
As a side note, I watched part of the 3-part CNN special on religion a couple of months back (that part which I could stomach), and watched Pastor Hagee with interest. He is, in case you don’t know, very kindly disposed toward Jews and Israel. He mentioned that he’s got a good friend who is a rabbi in San Antonio, and that one day they were discussing the Messiah. They decided that there was only one thing that was certain - one of them would be correct, and the other both wrong and very surprised at the Messiah’s identity. I think that the same holds for us.
Peace also be with you and yours.
Most definitely.:)
I have a question on the personal side. I recently discovered that my mother’s family immigrated to America from Germany somewhere between 1915-1921. (My mother didn’t know her mother because at the age of three my grandparents separated and my mother was raised by her father’s aunt.) I have just begun some research myself on my mother’s family. My mother believes they were German Jews. I found their name on a Jewish surname list (AVOTAYNU)but want to research to find out more about them. Do you have any suggestions as to any good websites or references I might find to help me? Anything would be much appreciated. Thank you.