By Earl Cox, Israel Always— Anti-Semitic incidents are exploding across America, with more than 100 recent bomb threats to JCCs, overturned gravestones at Jewish cemeteries, and other troubling incidents. This “unprecedented and inconceivable escalation of anti-Semitic acts in the United States … is “chillingly reminiscent of the pogroms in Eastern Europe and … the Nazi…
The very beginning of this video is unmistakable. The word “Holocaust” with a star of David beneath it is as explicit as Iran can be. Iran’s sick dream? If you know Persian you can really hear all the gory detail. If not it’s horrifying enough. What modern-day country creates videos about how they will destroy…
By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe— THIS WEEKEND, Jews the world over celebrate the festival of Purim, a highlight of which is the public reading of the biblical book of Esther. In 10 fast-moving chapters, it recounts the first recorded attempt at a Jewish genocide. The Persian emperor Ahasuerus (known to historians as Xerxes I) allows…
By JTA— Education Secretary Betsy DeVos praised Orthodox Jewish schools as a model for publicly funded education. “I applaud Agudath Israel for their leadership and commitment to providing their community with access to educational options that meet the academic and religious needs of their families,” she said Wednesday after meeting with leaders of the Haredi…
Think on this: “I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and in this way all Israel will be saved.” (Romans 11:25-26) Pray like this:…
By Abra Forman, Breaking Israel News— On Tuesday, Christians for Israel International presented a “Jerusalem Declaration” to President Reuven Rivlin at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. The Declaration states that Christians acknowledge that the city of Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people as part of God’s covenant promise and expresses unconditional support for the governance…
By Isi Leibler, JPost— Political correctness still seems to impel us to continue chanting the mantra that we are prohibited from relating to antisemitism as a cause for settling in Israel and insisting that the only motivation for aliya today is to enable a committed Jew to lead a truly Jewish life in his homeland.…
Torah: Exodus 27:20 – 30:11, “Tetzaveh” (You shall command … ) Haftorah: I Samuel 15:2 – 34 New Testament: Hebrews 13:10 – 17 Gospel: Matthew 23:1 – 12, “Kiseh Moshe” (the seat of Moses … )
