This past Sunday morning, 1,600 Jewish pilgrims gathered at the Mugrabi gate to enter the Temple Mount at 7:30am. Well into their fast, they stood waiting in the August heat. For hours, they were refused entrance. The official word from Israeli police was that there would be no Jewish entry to the Temple Mount for…
By Jonathan Sacks, Times of Israel— Near the end of Va’etchanan is a statement with such far-reaching implications that it challenges the impression that has prevailed thus far in the Torah. This remark gives an entirely new complexion to the biblical image of the people Israel: “The Lord did not set His affection on you…
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— A major step was made towards reinstating the Temple service: after an intensive study into the practical details, an actual heifer, albeit not a red one, was burned in precisely the manner that will enable the Jewish people to be purified. Chapter 19 of the Book of Numbers…
By JNS , Israel Hayom Staff— The United Nations’ anti-racism committee began a mandatory two-day review on Tuesday of the policies and practices of the Palestinian Authority, whose delegation responded by criticizing experts of the 18-member panel for asking about anti-Semitic incitement based on evidence provided by the international human rights group UN Watch, whose…
By Ron Cantor, Messiah’s Mandate— Two Israeli sisters who are studying at the University of Indianapolis were scared to find swastikas drawn inside their dorm room just after arriving on campus for the fall semester. Michal and Shira Sasson, who are twins, are now juniors at the college and have been attending there and playing…