Scripture Reading for April 28, 2018
Torah: Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30, “Acharei mot” (After the death … ) Haftorah: Amos 9:7 – 15 New Testament: Hebrews 9:11 – 28 Gospel: John 3:14 – 21, “Shehigbiha ha’nahash” (Lifted the snake … )
Netanyahu Hires an Israeli Jew Who Believes in Jesus
By Israel Today— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office made waves this week when it hired long-time pro-Israel YouTube activist Hananya Naftali as its new deputy social media adviser. Israel Today has featured Naftali’s informative video clips a number of times. The material is as solid as it gets. What makes Naftali “controversial” for many Israelis is…
Was the Jewish Temple Really on the Temple Mount?
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— A once thoroughly debunked theory that the two Jewish Temples did not stand on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is currently gaining traction in the Christian world. A new “Cry for Zion” video explains why we know the Temples were on the Temple Mount and that it is…
Messianic Lite: Acharei Mot, “after the death”
This week we are reading the 29th weekly Torah portion: Leviticus 16:1 to 18:30. These chapters cover the practices and priestly rituals surrounding Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. The portion is read in synagogues as part of the services every year on Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the absolute holiest day on the…