Scripture Reading for March 23, 2019
Torah: Leviticus 6:-8:36 “Tzav” (Command…) Haftorah: Jeremiah 7:21-8:3 New Testament: Hebrews 7:3-8:6 Gospel: John 17:6-12, “Sheemka” (Your Name… )
Torah: Leviticus 6:-8:36 “Tzav” (Command…) Haftorah: Jeremiah 7:21-8:3 New Testament: Hebrews 7:3-8:6 Gospel: John 17:6-12, “Sheemka” (Your Name… )
Purim has all of the kid flare of Halloween: treats, costumes and permission to be super loud, but with none of the darkness that Halloween brings out. Purim is the holiday when Jews (and many Christians) remember the story of Esther. Esther was an ordinary Jewish girl who became Queen of the Persian Empire. God…
By Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel— US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit the Western Wall on Thursday afternoon together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what could be seen as a tacit recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Jewish holy site. The visit would mark the first time that Washington’s top…
By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— Iranian leaders are very outspoken about their plans with Israel and have repeatedly warned that the ‘Zionist project’ or the Zionist ‘cancer tumor’ will be erased very soon. Already for a long time Israel’s political establishment realizes that this is not merely rhetoric but a very important part of Iran’s…