Scripture Reading for December 15, 2018
Torah: Genesis 44:18-17:27, “Vayigash” (and he drew near … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 37:15-20 New Testament: Ephesians 2:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 24:29-31, “Acari Zarai” (After the tribulation … )
DetailsQumranology: What is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is not one of the biblical feasts or festivals that is prescribed in the Torah, like Sukkot, Shavuot, or Passover. It is a tradition started by the sages. The story of Hanukkah actually comes from the First Book of Maccabees. That is not part of the Hebrew Cannon, just like it is not part…
Details
Netanyahu: Hezbollah will get ‘unimaginable blow’ if it attacks
By Herb Keinon, JPost— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visited the north Tuesday for the second time in less than a week, said that the uncovering of the third Hezbollah attack tunnel is part of the process of “systematically dismantling” these weapons. Netanyahu said that Hezbollah will “make a big mistake” if it tries to…
Details‘Settling the score’ with terrorists won’t prevent subsequent attack
By Alex Traiman, JNS— On the last night of Hanukkah, a Palestinian terrorist wounded seven in a drive-by shooting at a bus stop outside the large Jewish community in Ofra, Samaria. Injured in the attack were Shira Ish-Ran, a 21-year-old and 30-week pregnant woman, and her husband, Amichai, both of whom suffered multiple gunshot wounds.…
Details
The latest poll on anti-Semitism in Europe looks bad. Trust me: It’s true
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ, TIMES OF ISRAEL— The last time that a stranger directed an anti-Semitic insult at me, I was carrying supplies for my son’s birthday party. It was on a Sunday afternoon on Dam Square. Carrying Star of David party decorations in a see-through bag, I paused to snap some pictures on my cellphone…
Details
Building Up Israel is Preparation for Messiah
By Dr. Rivkah Lambert, Breaking Israel News— In a Torah class, sponsored by Yiboneh and delivered in Jerusalem earlier this week, Orthodox scholar Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz explained that there are alternative scenarios for the messianic figure known in Judaism as Moshiach ben Yosef (Messiah, son of Joseph). Quoting the Vilna Gaon, who was among the…
DetailsIsrael’s New Strategy in the War Against Iran
By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— With “Operation Northern Shield” entering its second week and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) working to destroy a third Hezbollah attack tunnel underneath the border with Lebanon it has become increasingly clear Israel is waging a psychological war against Iran and its proxies. This is done by using cutting edge technology,…
DetailsNetanyahu Doesn’t Rule Out Taking Battle Inside Iran
By Herb Keinon, JPost— Israel does not rule out acting militarily inside Iran’s border if it feels that is necessary for its security, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Asked at an annual appearance before the foreign press if Israel would act inside Iran’s borders, Netanyahu said, “Our redline is our survival. We do…
Details
The Next War Between Hezbollah and Israel
By Caroline Glick, Jpost— Israelis woke up Tuesday morning to the news that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had initiated a new campaign called “Northern Shield.” The mission, which began in the middle of the night between Monday and Tuesday, is to destroy attack tunnels that Hezbollah, the Iranian-controlled terror army in Lebanon, has excavated.…
Details
Israel and Russia Are on a Collision Course in Syria
By Yaakov Lapin, Algemeiner—- The crisis in Russian-Israeli relations that followed the downing of a Russian aircraft in September lacks an exit strategy, and has resulted in significantly higher tensions in the Syrian arena. Russia is seeking to pressure Israel into rolling back its air strikes in Syria, fearing that they will jeopardize the stability…
DetailsTunnels are only a precursor to the real threat
By Ron Ben Yishai, Ynet— At present, Israeli defense officials don’t foresee a military escalation in the north. While the IDF is working to expose and destroy a Hezbollah tunnel—and perhaps several tunnels—in the Metula area, the work is being done inside Israeli territory and neither Hezbollah nor the Lebanese government have any cause to…
DetailsTruth Report: “The real war we are fighting”
Think on this: “O God, do not keep silent;be not quiet, O God, be not still.See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads. With cunning they conspire against your people; They plot against those you cherish. ‘Come’ they say, ‘let us destroy them as a nation that the name of Israel…
DetailsThird Lebanon War Seems Inevitable Amid Threats, Discovery of Terror Tunnels
By Israel Today— Analysts have been saying for years that it was only a matter of time until Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist militia were again engaged in open conflict. The events of the past several days have finally woken most Israelis up to the seriousness of those warnings. Over the weekend, Hezbollah deputy secretary…
Details
Operation “Northern Shield” Could Reshape the Northern Front
By Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, JCPA— The discovery of Hizbullah’s invasion tunnels has removed a critical component of the organization’s and Iran’s plan for war against Israel, expected to break out at some time. The discovery robbed them of the ability to surprise Israel through an offensive (under)ground assault into Israeli territory, which was to…
DetailsQumranology: Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls, Part 2
On November 24, 1947, with the British Mandate approaching expiration, the nascent Jewish nation was caught up in a bloody civil war with Palestinian nationalists. Jerusalem was divided by barbed wire, booby traps, and makeshift walls as British troops strained to quell the violence. Professor Eleazar Lipa Sukenik, from Hebrew University, received a call from…
DetailsScripture Reading for December 8, 2018
Torah:Genesis 41:1- 44;17, “Miketz” (at the end of … ) Haftorah: I Kings 31:15-41:1 New Testament: Romans 10:1-13 Gospel: John 10:22-30, “Chag me chanucha” (Feast of Hanukkah…)
Details