Scripture Reading for April 14, 2012
Torah: Leviticus 9:1-11:47 “Sh’mini” (Eighth) Haftorah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 New Testament: Acts 10:9-22, 34-35 Gospel: John 13:1-17 “Yeshua yadah” (Jesus knew)
B'tayavon: Israel Independence Day Cake
Ingredients 2 rolls (16.5 oz each) refrigerated sugar cookie dough 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, very softened 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 carton (8 ounces) whipped topping 3 to 4 cups blueberries 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup orange juice 1/4 cup pineapple juice Directions 1) Preheat…
Video: Cry no more
Official music video from the title song of Yaakov Shwekey’s new album.
Sacred Season: Passover and Eucharist
BY RABBI DR. GERALD MEISTER, TRAVELUJAH— In the liturgical narrative of the Seder of Passover night, we are solemnly instructed that “in every generation each must regard himself as though personally coming out of Egypt.” The exodus from Egypt, the Passover, is not a one- time event, but the beginning of a continuing process even…
A tale of two civil wars
BY ALAN W. DOWD, FRONTPAGMAG— The Syrian civil war is now more than a year old. The Syrian army has killed some 10,000 people—and counting. Although Damascus has made promises about ceasefires and diplomatic settlements, it’s not in Bashar Assad’s DNA to countenance any challenge to his rule. Recall that his father slaughtered 20,000 Syrians…
Obama: 'Judge me by where my heart lies'
BY EARL COX, JPOST— US President Barack Obama’s speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) challenged people to judge him by his deeds, not his words. Once again, it is the rhetoric used in hope of masking the deeds that stands out in a speech that tried to convince supporters of Israel that…
Sacred Season: Passover and Eucharist
BY RABBI DR. GERALD MEISTER, TRAVELUJAH— In the liturgical narrative of the Seder of Passover night, we are solemnly instructed that “in every generation each must regard himself as though personally coming out of Egypt.” The exodus from Egypt, the Passover, is not a one- time event, but the beginning of a continuing process even…
Beating Obama
BY RON JAGER— The past two weeks will go down as the worst weeks of the Obama presidency. Obama managed to embarrass himself abroad, humiliate himself at home, reinforcing the underlying feeling that he shouldn’t have been elected in the first place, let alone be re-elected later this year. To begin with Obama responded to…