Scripture Reading for April 13, 2013
Torah: Leviticus 21:1 — 13:59 ” Tazria” (A woman has conceived …) Haftorah: II Kings 7:3 –20 New Testament: Acts 4:27 — 31 Gospel: Matthew 8:1 — 17, “Hu ya’rad” (He came down …)
Sharp rise in global anti-Semitism, France leads
by SHAHAR CHAI, YNET— According to a new report on global anti-Semitism, 2012 registered a 30% increase in anti-Semitic acts compared to 2011. These acts include vandalism and direct threats on Jewish lives. Numbering 686 in 2012, they followed two years of general decline in such incidents. Among the countries listed, France has the dubious…
'We will never leave our fate in the hands of others'
By ISRAEL HAYOM— “In every generation our enemies rise against us to destroy us. In every generation, each man must view himself as though he had survived the Holocaust and went on to found the state of Israel. In every generation, it is our duty to ensure that the Holocaust does not recur.” So said…
Yom HaShoah
By SHEILA RAVIV — Yom HaShoah ve HaGvura 28th Nissan, 5773 – Day of Remembrance for the Holocaust and its Heroism. The Nazis yelled “Go back to Jerusalem” to us – now their heirs yell “Go back to Europe”. Never Again becomes little more than a knee-jerk reaction, because it is again, it is happening…