by David Isaac, www.shmuelkatz.com “Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.” — Genesis 25:34 One can’t help but think of the Biblical story of Esau and the way he cavalierly dispensed with his birthright after…
by JINSA Report, JINSA.org Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaking at a conference of international parliamentarians and experts attending a conference on combating anti-Semitism, told the assembled that Canada refused to “pretend” to be an “honest broker” on Israel, even though it meant losing its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council. Canada…
by Israel Today Israel’s chief rabbis have declared that this Thursday will be a day of prayer and fasting in Israel to implore God to send much needed rain. Israel has entered its seventh year of drought, though this winter was predicted to be the driest yet. So far, those forecasts are proving accurate. Since…
Israel’s “non-Jewish” Jews The subject of Russian Christian immigrants in Israel is a sensitive one that most are hesitant to discuss. The Auschwitz Album Revisited Pat Mercer Hutchens, teacher and accomplished practicing artist, has completed a series of twelve paintings to remember and honor those who perished in the Holocaust. All the paintings were motivated…
by Caroline Glick, JPost Two weeks ago, a Palestinian from Bethlehem was arrested by the US-financed and trained Palestinian Authority security forces. He was charged with “carrying out commercial transactions with residents of a hostile state.” No, he was not buying uranium from Iran. His purported crime was purchasing wood products from an Israeli community…