Exodus 6:2 to 9:35 This week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 6:2 to 9:35. The Parashah is called Va’era which means “and I appeared,” the first words spoken to Moses in the text. In Va’era the story of the Exodus begins. Plagues hit the Egyptians in full force. Pharaoh knew the names of many false gods,…
DetailsBy Shira Sorko-Ram, Maoz— This should be rather simple. What is a capital? Answer: It is a city in a country where the government is situated, including official residences of its president or prime minister, its Supreme Court and its legislative branches. What’s so hard about that? Really, nothing. In this world of chaos, believe…
DetailsBy Israel National News— The Derech Chaim Movement headed Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh on Wednesday morning demanded the Palestinian Authority be dismantled. Rabbi Shevach, 35, was murdered in a terror attack on Tuesday night, when an Arab terrorist shot at the rabbi’s car as he drove by Havat Gilad. He left behind a widow and six…
DetailsBy Israel Today— When US President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last month, he was very careful to not use the words “united” or “undivided,” as Israel insists the city must remain. Now, Israel is being told by another global power that it will ultimately have to “share” Jerusalem with…
DetailsBy Eliana Rudee, Breaking Israel News— The year 2017 was packed with what many describe as “remarkable” or “unprecedented” events. Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration and his latest announcement that he sees Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish people are considered by believers to be prophetic signs that the world is coming ever closer…
DetailsBy Ben Cohen, Algemeiner— Israel published on Sunday a blacklist of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) organizations whose members and leaders will be prevented from entering the country – among them a French organization that receives taxpayer funds from state bodies, a British advocacy group whose patrons include the leader of the opposition Labour Party,…
DetailsThink on this: “God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever,the name you shall call me from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3:15) Pray like this: Gracious Father,…
DetailsBy Ryan Jones, Israel Today-— One thing is becoming certain – you dismiss US President Donald Trump’s threats at your own peril. For decades, Middle East despots and warlords were conditioned to shrug off American pressure, knowing full well that the White House didn’t have the guts to follow through. Some might argue that it’s…
DetailsAn Iranian journalist staged a protest in Jerusalem, calling out to the Israeli government, Prime Minister Netanyahu in particular, to help the Iranians against the regime because “Iranian people really love Israel”.
By Martin Sherman— The ongoing turmoil in Iran highlights both the duplicity to which the Obama administration resorted & the missed opportunity for a better deal. The alternative is a region wide explosion with totally unpredictable consequences….Just think how that would work out in the end… I think that is a policy of self-destruction –…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1, “Shemot” ( Names … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13, 29:22 – 23 New Testament: Acts 7:17 – 35 Gospel: John 17:20 – 26, “Hodate shemcha” (I have declared your name…)
DetailsThis week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 1:1 to 6:1. This parashah is called Shemot which in Hebrew means “names.” Exodus begins with a pharaoh who “knew not Joseph” coming into power. The first words out of the new pharaoh’s mouth are “Look, the Israelites have become too numerous for us. Come we must deal shrewdly…
DetailsBy Earl Cox, Israel Always— US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel did not address the city’s final status or its borders under Israeli sovereignty. Since his stand acknowledges treaties both parties agreed to, then “why do the nations rage” (Psalm 2)? Perhaps Trump’s equitable and balanced stance confronts the…
DetailsBy Israel Today— In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, following a succession of impassioned speeches both for and against, Israel’s Knesset finally voted on and passed the “United Jerusalem Bill.” The bill is an amendment to the Jerusalem Law passed in 1980, when Israel officially declared the entirety of Jerusalem to be its undivided…
DetailsBy Ben Ariel, Arutz 7— The bill was authored by Jewish Home chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett and was submitted by MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli (Jewish Home). The law stipulates that a majority of 80 Knesset members will be required to change the status of Jerusalem or for any transfer of territories from the capital…
DetailsBy Israel Today— US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that if the Palestinian Authority does not become more conciliatory in its approach to Israel, then it will no longer receive American financial aid. The Palestinian leadership has painted Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a major obstacle to peace,…
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