By Shelley Neese This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 26:1 to 29:8. It takes its name, Ki Tavo, from its opening Hebrew words, which mean “When you come” or “When you enter.” The commandments that follow are for when Israel crosses the Jordan River, takes possession of the land, and settles into its new national…
This week’s Jerusalem Connection Red Alert Report features a powerful conversation with Yael Shavelson, a Pepperdine University master’s student whose story reveals how Jewish identity is being challenged—and strengthened—on today’s college campuses. Yael’s journey reflects a growing struggle for Jewish students nationwide and invites both Jews and Christians to consider how we support those facing…
We are nearing the end of our yearlong Torah reading cycle. Over the last ten months, we have worked our way through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. Now, we only have nine chapters left in Deuteronomy. This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19. It is named Ki Tetze, which translates to “When you go out.”…
This week’s Jerusalem Connection Red Alert Report features a compelling conversation with Israeli historian Doron Sapir, whose work examines one of the most pressing questions of our time: How do identity, nationality, and the stories we were taught growing up shape how we understand history? Doron shares how his own journey — from studying electronics…
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 16:18 to 21:9. The portion takes its name from its opening command: “You shall appoint judges (shoftim) and officers within all your gates” (16:18). In this portion of Moses’s final address, he lays out the structural foundations of a just society. As he establishes the leadership framework that will…
By Amy Zewe— This week’s Jerusalem Connection Red Alert Report features a fascinating conversation with Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, author, Israel365News journalist, and longtime friend of our ministry. Shelley Neese joins me for this lively conversation with Eliyahu to explore his newest book, The Ketoret, the history of the Qumran Project, and the anticipation of the…
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 11:26 to 16:17. The Torah portion is called Re’eh, which is the imperative to look. It begins, “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse” (11:26). Until now, many of the laws of the covenant have seemed abstract. They were instructions for purging idols from…
This week on The Red Alert Report, Amy Zewe speaks with Pastor Regan King about a growing concern within the global church: the rise of antisemitism and the spread of misinformation surrounding the controversial Kairos II document (GKJs_response_Final.pdf). Pastor King, originally from Arkansas and now serving in London, shares his personal journey toward understanding the…
This week’s Torah portion is called Eikev, and it covers Deuteronomy 7:12 to 11:25. The name Eikev translates to “because” or “as a consequence of.” Much of its message is about the cause-and-effect relationship between Israel’s obedience and God’s blessings and her disobedience and God’s curses. The portion starts: “If you pay attention to these…
This week’s episode of The Red Alert Report features Dr. Gerald McDermott discussing his recent Christian Post article, co-authored with Dr. A.J. Nolte and Dr. Jules Gomes: “The Israel Genocide Delusion of the Church of England.” Join us to unpack the Church of England’s controversial General Synod vote that accused Israel of genocide and settler…
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11. It is called Va’etchanan, which translates to “I pleaded,” because it begins with Moses pleading with God for permission to cross the Jordan River. Deuteronomy 3:22–25 records Moses saying: At that time, I pleaded with the Lord: “Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand.…
Our latest episode of The Red Alert Report features author Rabbi Reuven Travis discussing his book, Finding America in Exodus: Lessons from the Torah for Today’s America. As our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, this conversation explores how the biblical book of Exodus shaped the American founding—and how its timeless lessons still speak to us…
We have finally made it to the last book of the Torah. Deuteronomy is Moses’s magnum opus, his farewell speeches to the people he has led out of Egypt and into the wilderness. They are finally at the cusp of entering the promised land, and what Moses and everyone with him understand is that he…
In today’s episode of The Red Alert Report, we highlight a powerful example of what it means to bless Israel in word and deed. Join me as I speak with Medi Baruh, Director of Resource Development and Partnerships at Social Delivery, an Israeli organization that embodies the biblical call to care for the vulnerable and…
This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 30:2–36:13. The double reading portion of Matot-Masei brings the book of Numbers to its end. Positioned on the plains of Moab, the Israelites stand at the threshold of the Promised Land. This final section functions as a bridge between the wandering generation and the conquest generation. Through legal stipulations,…
Our newest episode of the Red Alert Report features pastor, author, and InGrace TV host Jim Scudder Jr. discussing his timely book, The Spiritual War Against Israel. In a moment when confusion about Israel is growing — even within the church — Jim offers a clear, biblical perspective on why Israel matters today and why…
This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 25:10–30:1, and it is titled Pinchas. Phinehas is the name used in English Bibles, so that’s the name I will use in this podcast. Phinehas was a prominent biblical priest whose leadership started in the wilderness wanderings and continued into the early period of the Judges. He was the…
In this week’s Red Alert Report, Amy Zewe sits down with author, TV Host, and Israel advocate Risto Huvila to discuss one of the most urgent issues facing the Middle East today: the future of Jerusalem. Risto is the founder of the Pro-Jerusalem Alliance, a global initiative dedicated to preserving Jerusalem as the undivided, eternal…