By Dr Inna Rogatchi– The Death of a Rabbi Nowadays, there is hardly a holiday in Jewish life which comes without a cloud of sorrow. Just days ago, we were mourning the life of 21-year old British student taken so senselessly and so brutally in another terrorist attack in the heart of Jerusalem. And then,…
By Bill Wilson, Daily Jot— A possibly significant prophetic event occurred over the weekend when voters in Turkey passed a referendum to afford the country’s president near dictatorial powers by replacing the nation’s parliamentary system with a presidential government. Associated Press reports that some 18 changes will “allow the president to appoint ministers, senior government…
By Earl Cox, JPOST— After a hiatus of relative calm, anti-Semitism has been accelerating at an alarming pace across the globe. Its most ominous surge is in Europe, Australia and North America—those traditional bastions of equal rights. All is not quiet on the Western front. Global anti-Semitism rose 30 percent in 2013 and 40 percent…
Think on this: Yahweh bless you and keep you, Yahweh make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you. Yahweh turn his face toward you and give you his peace. In Jesus’ name, AMEN! (Numbers 6:22-27) Pray like this: Gracious heavenly Father, help us and remind us to pray God’s blessing on…
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel initiative” 1. In the pursuit of peace, alliances and interests, western policy-makers tend to sacrifice perplexing Middle East reality on the altar of oversimplification and wishful-thinking, which has fueled regional fires. 2. According to the Lebanese-born Prof. Fouad Ajami, former Director of Middle East Studies…
Torah: Exodus 33:12 – 34:26, “Shelosh Esrei Middot” (13 attributes of God’s mercy … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 37:1 – 14 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:12 – 22 Gospel: John 20:1 – 18, “Barishon bashavah” (On the first day of the week … )
By Shira Sorko-Ram, Maoz— When I moved to Israel in 1967 right after the Six Day War, I became aware of a cultural sensitivity far removed from the consciousness of the people of Texas, where I grew up. Very soon, I noticed that literally all Israelis were hypersensitive to any criticism of Israel. Immediately, the…
By Susan Warner, Frontpagemag— Two years ago, in a news briefing, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) was among the first to sound the alarm that Evangelical Christians had launched an organized effort to abandon their long-held Biblical commitment to Israel: “Just when the annual ‘Israel Apartheid Week’ campaign will be hitting college campuses across…
