Scripture Reading
Torah: Deuteronomy 29:10 – 30:20, “Niezavim” (You are standing …) Haftorah: Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9 New Testament: Romans 10:1 – 18 Gospel: Matthew 5:17 – 20, “Al tacheshvu” (Do not think … )
Messianic Lite: Nitzavim, “Ones standing”
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 29:9 to 30:20. Moses is now 120 years old and it is the last day of his life. The people of Israel are standing before Moses as he lays out the final terms of the covenant. He is asking them to seal the covenant with an oath so that…
Trump’s ‘Peace Process’ Starts by Ending the Fake One
By Caroline Glick, Jpost— President Donald Trump’s decision last week to defund the UN Refugee Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) may not seems as significant as recognizing that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital and transferring the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. But it is. Both actions involve rejecting myths embedded in the failed peace…
Abbas: Trump Offered US Peace Plan Based on Confederation with Jordan
BY TOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH, JPost-— The United States presented Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with a peace deal based on a confederation with Jordan, the Israeli left-wing organization Peace Now reported on Sunday. The group publicized the possibility of a US-led confederation peace plan after it met with the PA leader in Ramallah.…
Why Israelis Shy from Victory
By Daniel Pipes— One day, imagine, a U.S. president tells an Israeli prime minister: “Palestinian extremism damages American security. We need you to end it by achieving victory over the Palestinians. Do what it takes within legal, moral, and practical boundaries.” The president continues: “Impose your will on them, induce a sense of defeat so…
Trump Dinner for Evangelicals
By Mike Evans, CBN News— On Monday, August 27, the White House hosted a dinner in honor of evangelical leadership; it was truly on the level of a State dinner. I attended and spoke briefly at that dinner but when I saw the media reports about the evening I could not believe what I was reading.…
Abbas voices support for tripartite ‘confederation’ with Israel and Jordan
By RAPHAEL AHREN, Times of Israel— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has voiced interest in a tripartite confederation with Jordan and Israel, in what would appear a dramatic departure from his longstanding insistence on a two-state solution, according to Israeli peace activists and a Palestinian official. According to the dovish Peace Now group, a senior…
Pew’s New Analysis: 42% of US Jews Reject their Religion
By JNI, Breaking Israel News— The Pew Research Center on Wednesday published an analysis of beliefs and behaviors across denominations that identifies important traits that unite people of different religious affiliations—or divide people who share the same affiliation – producing a new and revealing classification of religion in America (The Religious Typology – A new…