Quote of the Week
“Faith is not certainty: it is the courage to live with uncertainty.”—Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
‘This was never Palestinian land’
BY Hezki Baruch, Israel National News— Zionist Organization of America chief Morton Klein ridiculed claims that Israel has ‘occupied’ Judea and Samaria, telling supporters at the ZOA annual gala Sunday night in New York that no Palestinian Arab nation ever existed. “This was never their sovereign land,” said Klein. “And if it was their sovereign…
AP Interview: Israel planning UN action against Iran
By Josef Federman— TEL AVIV, Israel — Following the surprising resignation of Lebanon’s prime minister, Israel is planning a diplomatic offensive to step up pressure on Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah at the United Nations, a senior Israeli government minister said Thursday. Intelligence Minister Israel Katz told The Associated Press that he believes conditions…
The Iran-Hamas-Hezbollah Connection
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone— The Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has had enough. Last week, Iran finalized its takeover of Lebanon when Hariri resigned, and reportedly fled to Saudi Arabia. Hariri, denouncing Hezbollah and its Iranian backers, said he feared for his life. Hariri has good reason to be afraid of Hezbollah, the powerful…
Scripture Reading for November 11, 2017
Torah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18, “Chayei Sarah” (The life of Sarah … ) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1 – 31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15: 50 – 57 Gospel: Matthew 1:18 – 24, “Huledet Yeshua” (The birth of Jesus … “
Messianic Lite: Chayei Sarah, “Life of Sarah”
This week’s parsha is Genesis 23:1 to 25:18 Parashah Chayei Sara covers an important event in Abraham’s faith journey. In Genesis 23, Abraham has lost his wife Sara. The details given are not about his mourning but rather the intricate negotiations between Abraham and the Hittites over a burial place for Sara. Considering this summer’s…
Jewish Humor and the Holocaust
By Ron Jager— For the past few days I have had to re-examine many assumptions concerning what the Holocaust means to liberal Jews as a result of Larry David’s monologue on Saturday Night Live. As I viewed his monologue over and over, it seemed to resonate with a message that should be entitled; Why it’s time for…