Scripture Reading for November 24, 2018
Torah: Genesis 32:3 – 46:43, “Vayeshlach” (and he sent … ) Haftorah: Obadiah 1:1-21 New Testament: Hebrews 11:1-20 Gospel: Matthew 26:36-46 “Gatsemaneem” (Gethsemane … )
Truth Report: “Israel in Crisis”
Think on this: “I’m going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding people reeling…on that day I will make the leaders like a firepot in a wood pile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume right and left all the surrounding peoples, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place.”…
Why Israel let Hamas win
By Caroline Glick, JPost— Israel’s security cabinet’s decision Tuesday afternoon to walk away from the war Hamas initiated Monday and to accept a “ceasefire” is frustrating and infuriating. Hamas shot nearly 500 projectiles into Israel in under 24 hours. It blew up a bus with a Kornet anti-tank missile. Sixty Israelis were wounded, several critically.…
How a museum became a beacon of reconciliation in America’s most divided city
By Rabbi Tuly Weisz, Fox News— For 2,000 years, the Bible has been the greatest source of division between Christians and Jews. In fact, our bitter history is full of biblically-driven religious intolerance and persecution. However, in America’s arguably most divided city – Washington D.C. – there is a place that serves as a model…
Scripture Reading for November 17, 2018
Torah: Genesis 28:10 – 32:3, “Vayetzei” (Generations … ) Haftorah: Hosea 12:13- 14:9 New Testament: Revelation 11:1-12 Gospel: John 1:19-57, “Aduto shel Yochanan” (Testimony of John … )
Netanyahu Under Fire as Israelis Protest Gaza Ceasefire
By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— Israelis learned about the latest Gaza ceasefire following a two-day, 500-rocket barrage from the likes of Hamas and Al Jazeera. Only later did the Israeli media inform the country that our cabinet had agreed to this cessation of hostilities. None of the top national leaders–including the prime minister, defense ministry…
Anti-Semitic hate crimes in US up 37% in 2017, FBI says
By Israel Hayom— Hate crimes in the United States jumped 17% in 2017, with a huge 37% spike in anti-Semitic attacks, marking the third year in a row that such attacks have increased, according to FBI data released on Tuesday. The release of the data comes just weeks after a gunman burst into a Pittsburgh…
Government shakeup in Israel
By David Isaac, World Israel News— Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced his resignation in a press conference, Wednesday afternoon, expressing dissatisfaction with Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas. He says he will call for immediate elections. “I announce my resignation,” Liberman said. “Yesterday’s ceasefire, in combination with an agreement process with Hamas is a capitulation to…