Quote of the Week
“The countless generations of Jews murdered, martyred, and massacred for the sake of Jerusalem say to you, Comfort ye our people.”—Yitzhak Rabin, IDF chief of staff in 1967, later Prime Minister
“The countless generations of Jews murdered, martyred, and massacred for the sake of Jerusalem say to you, Comfort ye our people.”—Yitzhak Rabin, IDF chief of staff in 1967, later Prime Minister
Never underestimate what YHVH can accomplish! Look what He did in a single 3-day period of time! **Despair changed into hope **Bondage turned into freedom **Darkness turned into glorious light **Sadness tuned into elation **Brokenness turned into wholeness **Rejection turned into intimate embrace **Confusion turned into revelation understanding **Doubt turned into faith **Disappointment turned into…
Think on this: “Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. … I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced…
By ERIC MANDEL, JPOST— Last week I was privileged to speak to two very different audiences about the Middle East and Israel. Though the talks had the same title, “Understanding the Middle East: Iran, the Sunni-Shi’ite War, the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict, Anti-Semitism and the Delegitimization of Israel,” the reasons I was invited, and the questions…
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Passover is a festival of redemption, a day when we celebrate our forefathers’ exodus from Egypt and the start of their collective journey to the Promised Land. Nowadays, it is a time when families typically come together around the Seder table, enjoy each other’s company and revel in the abundant rituals…
BY AMBASSADOR (RET) YORAM ETTINGER— 1. David Ben Gurion, the Founding Father of the Jewish State (UN Commission, 1947): “300 years ago, the Mayflower launched its historical voyage. Do many remember the exact data of the voyage, how many passengers were on the Mayflower and what kind of bread did they consume? However, 3,300 years…