Scripture Reading for August 1, 2015
Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11, “Va’etchanan” (And he pleaded … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 40:1 – 26 New Testament: Romans 11:18 – 24 Gospel: Matthew 23:17 – 39, “O’ei lechem” (Woe to you … )
Knesset Renews Ties to Worldwide Christian Lawmakers
By Israel Today— Israel’s Knesset last week renewed its Christian Allies Caucus, something that must be done after each election. The fact that the Knesset continues this trend is evidence that it views relations between Israel and the Christian world with increasing importance. The event, chaired by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, was attended by no…
Iraqi politician calls for peace with Israel: Muslim world
By Pamela Bland Snow and Emmie Goodenough, JNS.org— Sunni Muslim Iraqi politician Mithal Al-Alusi, who leads the Ummah Party, told the Kuwaiti daily newspaper Al-Rai that Iraq should make peace with Israel. He also called Iran “insane” and said the Muslim world has created the Islamic State terror group by fostering a “mentality of vengeance…
Syrian Christians and the English Jew
By Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post— Christianity, whose presence in the Middle East predates Islam’s by 600 years, is about to be cleansed from the Middle East. Egyptian Copts may have found some respite under President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, but after their persecution under the previous Muslim Brotherhood government, they know how precarious their existence in…