Month: December 2017

Mansfield has first public menorah lighting

MANSFIELD — A baptism of fire occurred Tuesday night on the city’s south side involving a menorah and the first night of Hanukah. According to Rabbi William Hallbrook of Sar Shalom Messianic, the trailblazing congregation’s menorah lighting is believed to be the first occurrence in the area on record. During

Clergy sound off on Trump’s historic Jerusalem recognition declaration (VIDEO)

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Nearly seventy years after Israel was voted into existence, President Donald Trump has gone against the international community and fulfilled an ancient prophecy. On December 6th, 2017 the President released the Jerusalem Declaration decreeing: “Consistent with the Jerusalem Embassy Act, I am directing the State Department

Local clergy say new study shows attending church can be antidotal

MANSFIELD — Regularly attending worship services at a church or a synagogue may actually be a blessing in disguise.   This is according to a recent study done by Vanderbilt University this past summer.  Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society, Mr. Marino Bruce of Vanderbilt University found in a study