By Michael Brown, Christian Post— This year, as Christians celebrate Good Friday, Jews will be celebrating Passover. But most years, the two holidays are separated, sometimes by several weeks. How did we end up with two distinct holy seasons when, in the beginning, they were one? It’s important to remember that, two-thousand years ago, there…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Times of Israel— Demonstrations Friday along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip mark the beginning of the Palestinians’ return to “all of Palestine,” Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a speech at the scene. “We are here to declare today that our people will not agree to keep the ‘right of…
BY Earl Cox, JPost— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s priorities are not geared toward helping his people, but on maintaining his grip on power, privilege, and finagling foreign aid. The PA’s increased payments to terrorists and their families to $403 million a year, from $347 million last year are a stark incentive to violence and…
Torah: Exodus 12:21-51, “Pesach” (Passover) Haftorah: Joshua 5:2 – 6:1 New Testament: I Corinthians 5:7- 8 Gospel: Matthew 26:17 – 30 “Pesach” (Passover)
So far, we have been reading straight through the Torah from Genesis to Leviticus. But for the next two weeks, the normal Torah portion reading cycle breaks and focuses strictly on Passover readings. This will happen again for Shavuot in the spring and the high holidays in the Fall. If you didn’t already know, Passover…