We are nearing the end of our yearlong Torah reading cycle. Over the last ten months, we have worked our way through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. Now, we only have nine chapters left in Deuteronomy. This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19. It is named Ki Tetze, which translates to “When you go out.”…
This week’s Jerusalem Connection Red Alert Report features a compelling conversation with Israeli historian Doron Sapir, whose work examines one of the most pressing questions of our time: How do identity, nationality, and the stories we were taught growing up shape how we understand history? Doron shares how his own journey — from studying electronics…
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 16:18 to 21:9. The portion takes its name from its opening command: “You shall appoint judges (shoftim) and officers within all your gates” (16:18). In this portion of Moses’s final address, he lays out the structural foundations of a just society. As he establishes the leadership framework that will…
By Amy Zewe— This week’s Jerusalem Connection Red Alert Report features a fascinating conversation with Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, author, Israel365News journalist, and longtime friend of our ministry. Shelley Neese joins me for this lively conversation with Eliyahu to explore his newest book, The Ketoret, the history of the Qumran Project, and the anticipation of the…
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 11:26 to 16:17. The Torah portion is called Re’eh, which is the imperative to look. It begins, “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse” (11:26). Until now, many of the laws of the covenant have seemed abstract. They were instructions for purging idols from…
This week on The Red Alert Report, Amy Zewe speaks with Pastor Regan King about a growing concern within the global church: the rise of antisemitism and the spread of misinformation surrounding the controversial Kairos II document (GKJs_response_Final.pdf). Pastor King, originally from Arkansas and now serving in London, shares his personal journey toward understanding the…
This week’s Torah portion is called Eikev, and it covers Deuteronomy 7:12 to 11:25. The name Eikev translates to “because” or “as a consequence of.” Much of its message is about the cause-and-effect relationship between Israel’s obedience and God’s blessings and her disobedience and God’s curses. The portion starts: “If you pay attention to these…
This week’s episode of The Red Alert Report features Dr. Gerald McDermott discussing his recent Christian Post article, co-authored with Dr. A.J. Nolte and Dr. Jules Gomes: “The Israel Genocide Delusion of the Church of England.” Join us to unpack the Church of England’s controversial General Synod vote that accused Israel of genocide and settler…
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11. It is called Va’etchanan, which translates to “I pleaded,” because it begins with Moses pleading with God for permission to cross the Jordan River. Deuteronomy 3:22–25 records Moses saying: At that time, I pleaded with the Lord: “Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand.…
Our latest episode of The Red Alert Report features author Rabbi Reuven Travis discussing his book, Finding America in Exodus: Lessons from the Torah for Today’s America. As our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, this conversation explores how the biblical book of Exodus shaped the American founding—and how its timeless lessons still speak to us…