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…
Europe wants unity on Iran while undermining Trump on Jerusalem
By Caroline Glick, JPost— As French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel beat a path for the White House in back-to-back visits this week, the media coverage of U.S. – European Union relations is focused on efforts to convince President Donald Trump to keep faith with his predecessor Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with…
Over-reacting and Under-reacting: Case Portman and Case Konstanz
By Inna Rogatchi, Rogatchi Foundaiton— It is all about us. How do we react to events, and what makes our indignation to flare out. What qualifies an incident of any kind as a public scandal – for us, both individually and collectively. In my view, what could be called as Case Portman has underlined our…
Gentiles and Israel’s Restoration
By Israel Bible Center-— In Matthew 8:11-12 we encounter one of Jesus’ most controversial statements. In reaction to the extraordinary faith of the Roman centurion Jesus declares, “I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of…
Quote of the Week
“Only in Israel is the fulfillment of commands a society-building exercise, shaping the contours of the country as a whole. Only in Israel can we fulfill the commands in a land, a landscape, and a language saturated with Jewish memories and hopes. Only in Israel does the calendar track the rhythms of the Jewish year.…
Truth Report: “The ultimate restoration of Israel”
Think on this: “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put…