By AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN, Times of Israel— Seven United States military veterans recently completed an unusual tour of duty — at Israel’s Beth She’arim archaeological excavation. The group participated in one of a growing number of international programs which send former servicemen back into the field — with shovels, not swords. By digging into the dirt, the…
By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— On Friday, Iran responded to the speech Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu gave during the annual General Assembly of the United Nations in New York City in which he revealed Iran has another never disclosed nuclear site in its capital Tehran. Netanyahu said a secret nuclear warehouse inside Tehran contained…
Think on this: “Even Jesus must remain in heaven until the time comes for Go to restore everything, as HE promised long ago through His holy prophets.” (Acts 3:21) Pray like this: Father, don’t let your people be deceived into thinking the Third Temple is the Temple of God — it is the Temple of…
By World Jewish Congress— 77 years ago, Dina Levina was at Babi Yar, a ravine just outside of Kiev, Ukraine, where she witnessed one of the largest massacres of the Holocaust. The massacre was the largest mass-killing under the auspices of the Nazi regime and its collaborators during its campaign against the Soviet Union and…
By Inna Rogatchi— Since I have heard Bilvavi for the first time in mid-2000s, the song took its place in my heart. I do rate it as the most beautiful Jewish melody to me. Bilvavi has a story. It is rooted in mid-XVI century Safed, encompasses to the early XXI century Tel-Aviv, Glasgow and London,…
In case I haven’t told you already, I wrote a book! If I have told you already, I am so sorry to keep harassing you. It’s just that I have been waiting for this moment for almost ten years. I want to make sure that at least my friends, family, and colleagues get the…
By The White House— PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much. It’s great to be with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and his representatives. Obviously, we have much to discuss. The Prime Minister was just thanking me again for what we did in Jerusalem, with respect to the embassy. That’s been something that,…
By The Prime Minister’s Office— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in New York City, met with US President Donald Trump, and made the following remarks at the joint statements: “Mr. President, Donald, thank you, and this is a manifold thank you. First, thank you for your strong words yesterday at the General Assembly against the corrupt…
By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— “I honor the right of every nation in this room to pursue its own customs, beliefs, and traditions. The United States will not tell you how to live or work or worship.” Trump is not my president. This is an important observation considering the gazillion non-Americans who think they have an…
By Gary Willig, Israel National News— Education Minister Naftali Bennett praised US President Donald Trump’s continued support for Israel, but reiterated his continued opposition to the Two State Solution after Trump stated that he “likes the two-state solution.” “The President of the US is a true friend of Israel,” Bennett wrote on Twitter. “However, it…
Numbers 29:23-28, “Sukkot” (Feast of Tabernacles …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 38:18- 39:16 New Testament: Revelation 17:1-10, 21:1-4 Gospel: John 7-8, “Sukkot” (Feast of Tabernacles… )
By Adina Hershberg, AISH— I never cried so much on Yom Kippur as I did this year. So many of the prayers reminded me of Ari. “Who by sword and who by beast.” “Our Father, our King, act for the sake of those who were slaughtered for Your Oneness.” “Our Father, our King, avenge before our…
The Rogatchi Foundation Media-release The new art musical video presents the Inna Rogatchi’s TRIBES. The SONS OF ISRAEL project. The projects is a part of the Outreach to Humanity series of projects carried on by The Rogatchi Foundation. The video is dedicated to the entire family of Rabbi Yonah and Mary Fuld, and in memory…
“Sukkot may contain symbols of the past, but it is a future-focused holiday. It occurs at the very culmination of the calendar: after the harvest, in the seventh month, on the fifteenth day (the full moon), and lasting for seven days. It depicts the messianic future of peace and God’s provision. As the Prophet Zechariah declared,…
Think on this: Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Almighty,…