By Sarah Chin, JuicyEcumenism— In 1995, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) issued “For Peace in God’s World,” calling on Lutherans to “strengthen the will and ability to resolve conflicts peacefully” and “conciliate differences.” On August 11, 2016, ELCA betrayed the lofty goals expressed in that document by adopting resolutions calling on the U.S.…
By Chelsen Vicari, JuicyEucmenism— On Tuesday, an expert on Christian media said the evangelical relief group World Vision must recognize when it is used as a tool in the propaganda war against Israel and restore its evangelical roots if it wants to remain an effective Christian charity. Christian Media Analyst for the Committee for Accuracy…
By Moshe Ya’alon, LA Times— U.S. political leaders of both parties argue that destroying Islamic State is America’s top priority in the Middle East. In reality, that’s not nearly as important as confronting the challenge posed by Iran. The nuclear deal that went into effect a year ago may have postponed the danger of an…
By Mary Orndorff Troyan, Greenville Online— A Kiawah Island couple’s letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham about their son’s death in Israel has prompted the South Carolina senator to threaten U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority. Graham, along with Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., say the U.S. should stop all economic assistance to…
By Herb Keinon, JPost— A Who’s Who of world leaders will descend on Israel beginning on Thursday to attend the funeral of Shimon Peres, the state’s ninth president and two-time prime minister and one of its founding fathers, who died on Wednesday morning at the age of 93. Peres will be buried in a state…
Torah: Deuteronomy 29:10 – 30:20, “Nitzaveem” (Standing … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9 New Testament: Romans 10:1 – 18 Gospel: John 3:14 – 18, “Shehigbihah Moshe” (Moses lifted up … )
By Breitbart— USA Today reports: PARIS — Yael Haccoun and her family are Orthodox Jews from the working-class Paris suburb of Sarcelles, but they flew to Israel in late September to start a new life and escape the anti-Semitism around them. “French people think that it’s natural when Jews are targeted” in terror attacks, said…
By Times of Israel— The Hamas terror group urged Palestinians to hold a “Day of Rage” on Friday, coinciding with the state funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, which will be held in Jerusalem on that day. The call is meant to mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of a wave of terror…
