Let My People Learn

Aryeh Lightstone, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, is uniquely poised to unravel the past, present, and, most importantly, the future of U.S. foreign policy with the Middle East. "A powerful affirmation of humanity’s capacity to achieve the extraordinary." —Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President, 2017-2021 "Aryeh demonstrates that faithful adherence to one’s core beliefs—in both his faith and his nation—are not only possible but necessary. Read and enjoy." —Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, 2018-2021 The Trump Administration's "Peace to Prosperity" vision for the Middle East was unveiled on January 28, 2020. What followed over the next eleven months, concluding with the signing of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement was one of the most fascinating and consequential periods of U.S. foreign policy in a generation, leading to five normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim states. The Abraham Accords achieved what had seemed impossible for decades and set the Middle East on a trajectory toward a broad regional peace. Aryeh Lightstone is uniquely positioned to tell the story. As the senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, he was in the room for nearly every major discussion and decision involving Middle East policy. He was tasked with the most complex and sensitive component of the Abraham Accords: turning them into practical action and doing it quickly—during a pandemic, no less. In addition, he led the Abraham Accords Business Summit and the Abraham Fund, and served as the key contact between Israel and the other Accords nations. Let My People Know provides a behind-the-scenes account of the strategies that allowed the Abraham Accords to be struck, and an unvarnished look at the region's idiosyncrasies that factored into the process. A rabbi and an enthralling storyteller, Lightstone paints a vivid picture of the varied cultures and personalities involved. He also offers a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of an embassy. Finally, he explains what the Biden administration must do better to advance America's interests abroad. We now have a paradigm for a forward-looking Middle East policy that ultimately benefits the United States. Lightstone makes the case for strategic action to maintain the momentum.

Are you or your ministry struggling? Or perhaps youre not where you thought youd be. Find out what can happen when you to tap into the resources God has already provided and see your vision become reality! God has given your church or ministry everything it needs for victoryyour people. The foundation for the Church is Christ and gifted service. Its that simple! When people work and serve in their giftedness, they are complete. Many of their inborn emotional needs will be met. The people who serve take ownership and owners invest in what they own. In other words, giving will increase. These people also have the joy and peace mentioned so many times in Scripture. Isnt that what you want for your people? Its up to you! Do you want to continue the 80/20 rule, where 80 percent of the work and giving is accomplished by 20 percent of your people, or will you Let My People Serve and see transformed lives, not only in your local ministry, but worldwide? Time is running out. Let all of His churches work together with one accord for His glory.

Let My People Go by E. E. Edgar, MBA [--------------------------------------------]

The judgment scene in Matthew 25 is a call for believers in Jesus Christ to get out of our clubhouses and onto the streets, where the “least of these my brothers” (v.40) may be found. Let My People Go is a twelve-step invitation to our American church culture to examine what we are supposed to be doing as Christians, what we are doing, and whether what we are doing is standing in the way of what we are supposed to be doing. The man who deeply affected author Stan Moody as a Christian was a brilliant, sixty-four-year-old convicted sex offender by the name of Sheldon Weinstein. On April 24, 2009, Shelly died in solitary confinement at Maine State Prison of a ruptured spleen about an hour after Moody requested toilet paper for him. Moody has chronicled his death in a narrative titled “Death in B117.” With America now boasting 25 percent of the world’s prisoners, the last vestige of hope for these discarded citizens in our jails and prisons and on our streets is a faith community now facing declining membership and shrinking revenues. Poverty and homelessness has at last come home; how we respond to it is a reflection of the seriousness of our faith.

Let My People Go! is a prophetic call to the Church, to believe and walk in the same Gospel that the first disciples believed and demonstrated in their daily lives. We know that the New Testament is not written in classical Greek form. It is, however, Hebrew in its thought pattern and sentence structures. This should be anticipated, as the writers were predominantly born-again, Spirit-filled, tongue-talking Hebrew Christians. The Message that they passed on to us must be interpreted from this perspective in order to arrive at the truths they intended to convey to us. A failure to interpret and receive their writings from their perspective results in a twisting of the scriptures and a skewed, distorted picture of the Gospel Message. In delivering the message of the Gospel, we as believers and ministers are called by God to "carry the mail." As the mailmen of God, we have no right to change in any way the content of the Message we carry. When we do this, we find that there are a small number of Greek words upon which their Gospel Message is built. These words become the threads of revelation, that when woven together, reveal the true picture of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. With the exception of the apostle Paul, most of the New Testament writers were not scholars, but blue-collar workers; fishermen, tax collectors, etc. People like us. If it was not too deep for them to write, it is not too deep for us to understand. After all, Jesus Promised that the same Holy Spirit who inspired those men would "guide you into all the truth" (John 16:13). The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not difficult to understand but it takes courage and trust to receive it and live it as it was originally given. In the end, the picture of our lives must demonstrate the same Gospel as the lives of the first disciples. If not, we are in error and in need of change.

If you are a Christian you will probably put this book down, but because you are a Christian you should definitely not put it down, you need to read it! If you are a feminist this book is for you. If you are against human trafficking this book is for you. If you are an environmentalist this book is for you. If you are against inequality this book is for you. If you are against injustice this book is for you. If you are an activist this book is for you. If you feel like you have no place on this earth this book is for you. If you think you are walking alone this book is for you. This book will connect the person that you are, with the person that you were created to be. This book is for you! And when you read it, you will understand. A better meaning to life.

Let My People Go: Insights to Passover and the Haggadah offers an analysis of ancient and modern perspectives on the themes of slavery and freedom. Rabbi Jeffrey M. Cohen provides an original interpretation of the central biblical sources of Passover, with particular focus on the Haggadah and its manifold rituals. Topics discussed include, Why We Were Slaves in Egypt, Is Freedom a Jewish Concept?, The Symbolism of the Paschal Lamb, The Four Cups of Wine, The Challenge of the Omer Period, and more. Rabbi Cohen brings to the reader indispensable insights of this festive holiday, while he enriches the celebration of the Seder and enlightens the reading of the Haggadah. Rabbi Cohen currently serves as rabbi of the Stanmore Synagogue in London, England, the largest Orthodox congregation in Europe, and is a past member of the Chief Rabbi’s cabinet.

The Let My People Go handbook is a practical guide to equip churches to love their most vulnerable neighbors. The name, Let My People Go, recalls the words of Moses as he spoke to those who had enslaved his people. Moses called for holistic freedom, freedom from physical and spiritual bondage. It's the authors' prayer that this guide would help you and your church take up this mantle of liberty in your community. Human trafficking is the exploitation of vulnerability for commercial gain. Lmpg wants to empower your church to fight human trafficking by loving those most vulnerable around. In this curriculum, you will be given the tools to address the vulnerabilities in your church and outside of your church in a way that is congregational & collaborative with the gospel As its motive.