Dear Friends,
This July, America turns 250 years old. A quarter millennium is a long time for any nation to survive, let alone thrive. What will it take for America to stay strong and prosper for the next 250 years?
John Adams gave the answer: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
The American experiment was not built on abstract Enlightenment philosophy alone. It was built on a biblical moral compass — a shared set of convictions about human nature, justice, accountability, and the limits of power that came directly out of the Hebrew Bible. The Founders didn't always agree on theology, but they operated inside a biblical framework. Take the Bible away, and you don't get a secular version of the same country. You get something else entirely.
That is what makes the current moment so critical. Today, more than half of American adults rarely or never engage with the Bible at all. Among Christians under 35, the numbers are significantly worse. An entire generation is growing up without the moral clarity that built Western civilization — and the consequences are already visible. You can see it in the moral confusion of the younger generation, and in the erosion of support for Israel among young Christians who simply don’t understand why Israel matters to all of humanity.
This June, Israel365 is doing something about it. All month long, we are publishing videos on all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible — the Torah, Prophets, and Writings — free on The Israel Bible YouTube channel. The first video is already posted: a conversation about the book of Genesis, Jacob and Esau, and the roots of replacement theology that continues to undermine Christian support for Israel to this day. Subscribe now so you don't miss a single book. Watch the videos. Share them with people in your church and community who need to hear this. That is the most direct thing you can do this month.
And on June 14, we are hosting a live event — Open the Book: A National Conversation on Biblical Literacy — bringing together Jewish and Christian leaders to face this crisis directly. The lineup includes Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Troy Miller of the National Religious Broadcasters, Dr. Corne Bekker, Dean of the Regent University School of Divinity, Pastor Jim Garlow, Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schachter, and Dr. Yael Leibowitz. This will be a conversation between people who understand the stakes and are asking what Jews and Christians, together, are going to do about it. It is free. Register here.
America's 250th birthday is a moment to celebrate. It is also a moment to ask what we owe the next 250 years. The answer begins with opening the Book.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki
Executive Director, Israel365 Action
