Scripture Reading for 5-5-2018
Torah: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23, “Emor” (Say … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 44:54 – 31 New Testament: I Peter 2:4 – 10 Gospel: John 2:12 – 24, “B’ bet ha’micdash” (In the Temple … )
Torah: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23, “Emor” (Say … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 44:54 – 31 New Testament: I Peter 2:4 – 10 Gospel: John 2:12 – 24, “B’ bet ha’micdash” (In the Temple … )
This week our Torah portion covers Leviticus 21:1 to 24:23. The section is called “emor” which means “speak.” The Bible moves from the sanctification of the people to the sanctification of time. The chapter lays out the appointed festivals, the rhythm that would sustain Jewish memory for the rest of time. The sacred calendar includes…
By Sarah N. Stern, Voice of Truth— Yesterday, Prime Minister Netanyahu astonished the international community by displaying the 110,000 documents that the Mossad was able to gather from a dilapidated warehouse in Tehran proving that the Iranian regime has been lying all along about the use of its uranium enrichment program. What is not so…
By Gary Bauer— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an extraordinary address today to his nation regarding the status of Iran’s nuclear program. Not only was Netanyahu speaking about the existential threat confronting Israel, his remarks come at a time when war (whether from Syria or Gaza) could breakout at any minute. Just as French…
The seventh annual Jerusalem Post Conference commences Sunday at the Marriott Times Square Hotel in New York. The day-long event features notable Israeli and American speakers, including politicians, leaders and celebrities. Speakers include Ministers Avigdor Liberman, Gilad Erdan, Gila Gamliel, Yoav Gallant, Tzachi Hanegbi and Israel Katz, along with former prime minister Ehud Olmert, in his…
By Benjamin Kerstein, Algemeiner— President Donald Trump will unveil his long-gestating peace plan after the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem, an Israeli source stated on Saturday. Media reports have indicated that Trump’s plan is finished, but until now there have been no indications as to when it might be made public. Israel’s Channel…
By Breaking Israel News— The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (“The Fellowship”) is breaking ground on its new Jerusalem headquarters, a multi-million dollar building that will provide a home in the Holy Land for visiting Christians. In the context of what has become known as “the golden age for Jewish-Christian relations,” the new center…
“From beginning to end, the Holy Scriptures testify that the predicament of fallen humanity is so serious, so grave, so irremediable from within, that nothing short of divine intervention can rectify it.” ― Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ