Scripture Reading for January 18, 2014
Torah: Exodus 18:1 – 20:23, “Yitro” (Jethro …) New Testament: Hebrews 12:18 – 24 Gospel: Mathew 8:5 – 20, “Cefar Nahum” (Capernaum …)
This week’s prayer points
Tommorow at noon Ariel Sharon’s body will lie in state at the Knesset until 6:00 PM. On Monday at 10 AM there will be a memorial service at the Knesset, followed by the state/military funeral at 2:30 PM, where he will be laid to rest at his family’s Sycamore Ranch in the Negev. Throughout the…
Ariel Sharon, former Israeli prime minister, dies at 85
By JONATHAN LIS, HAARETZ.COM — Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died Saturday after a significant deterioration in his medical condition over the past two weeks. Sharon, who was 85, was comatose for past eight years. On January 4, 2006, Ariel “Arik” Sharon was at the height of his political power: His newly founded Kadima party…
Israel and the death of pan-Arabism
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— The so-called Arab Spring unleashed forces that have been dormant for a century. Like their counterparts throughout the region, Israel’s Arabic-speaking minorities are changing in profound ways. But our leaders fail to grasp the implications of what is happening. Consider the Christian community. Father Gabriel Nadaf, a Greek Orthodox priest from…
Video: The Maccabeats sing D’ror Yikra
Is it still a cappella if the Maccabeats used cups and a table for percussion? The Maccabeats are proud to present their latest pop-adaptation. They put the lyrics of “D’ror Yikra,” a traditional Shabbat-table song, to the tune of “Cups,” recently popularized by the movie Pitch Perfect. The Maccabeats are a now famous Jewish a…
The high price of Obama’s mideast peace push
By JOHN BOLTON, NY POST— The breaking news that al Qaeda has captured Fallujah and Ramadi raises the question whether America’s sacrifices in Iraq were made in vain. It also highlights the utter inadequacy of President Obama’s Middle East policy, especially his disregard for critical regional threats. Instead, Obama has focused on Israeli-Palestinian issues, essentially…
Wish I’d said that
“You were the shoulder on which Israel’s security rested. The story of your life is bound to the story of this country. And your life was dedicated to the life of this country. Your footprints are imprinted on every hill and in every valley. You cultivated the land with your scythe and defended it with…
Spot Report: The legacy of Ariel Sharon
Think of this: “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from Yahweh’s hand double for all her sins.”…”Once more a remnant of the house of Judah will take root…
Hope–filled or Hate-filled? What’s Your Dream?
By EARL COX, JPOST— New Year, new hope, new aspirations, and new dreams. Reflecting on the famous words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King decades ago, I, too, have a dream. This past year was filled with challenges and global turmoil. The Arab Spring sprung many very serious leaks which have yet to be mended. …
PM: In peace deal, no settlements will be evacuated
BY ISRAEL HAYOM— In a Likud faction meeting on Monday following the departure of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry from the region, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fielded questions about the peace process from MKs and assured them that “there will be no evacuation of settlements.” While a framework agreement had not yet been reached,…