By HEIDI HALL, CHRISTIANITY TODAY— Megachurch pastor Charles Stanley has turned down an award from a pro-Israel Jewish group, citing controversy over his views about homosexuality. The Atlanta-based chapter of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) had planned to honor Stanley this week with its prestigious Tree of Life Award for his long support of the…
By MELANIE LIDMAN, TIMES OF ISRAEL— On Thursday evening at 6:15 p.m., as barbecue smoke wafts over the entire length of Israel as Independence Day ceremonies draw to a close, church bells will peal over the Old City of Jerusalem, echoing through its ancient stone alleyways. The bells from 18 churches will ring 100 times…
By NOA AMOUYAL, JPOST-— One doesn’t have to be very vigilant to realize European Jews are in crisis mode. The tragic May attack at the Jewish Museum in Belgium where four people died; the grisly shooting at the Hyper Cacher market in France in January that claimed an additional four lives; and repeated incidents of…
By TRICIA MILLER, CAMERA— In June 2013, the magazine published an article that falsely portrayed Israel as being at the center of Christianity’s collapse in the Middle East when in fact, the Jewish state is the one country in the region where the population of indigenous Christians has increased over the past several decades. A…
By the Zionist Organization of America— The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) strongly praises Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH) for sponsoring the bipartisan United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 (S.619) and Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Juan Vargas (D-Cal) for sponsoring the United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act of 2015…
Torah: Leviticus 12:1 – 59, “Tazria” (Has conceived … ) Haftorah: II Kings 7:3 – 20 New Testament: I Peter 1:13 – 16 Gospel: Matthew 8:14 – 17 “Lebite shel caphas” (the house of Peter … )
By TOVA DVORIN, ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu released a special video greeting on Wednesday night, in honor of Israel’s 67th Independence Day. In the message, which was broadcast during the annual Independence Day event on Mount Herzl, Netanyahu spoke about Israel as a source of pride. “Independence Day is an occasion for…
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday afternoon at the first official event marking Memorial Day at Jerusalem’s Yad Lebanim memorial for fallen soldiers, commencing a day of national mourning ahead of the evening siren. The event marked the opening of some 28 hours of commemorations and ceremonies nationwide to honor the…
Isaiah 43:11 I, even I, am Yahweh, and apart from me there is no savior.
By DAVID RUBIN— The recently-signed framework agreement between the P5+1 group of nations and Iran, currently being promoted by the Obama administration and its many Democratic lackeys in Congress, has greatly increased the likelihood of a massive Israeli preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Even though the American (and other) sanctions on Iran haven’t officially…