Scripture Reading for September 22, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52, “Ha’azinu” (give ear … ) Haftorah: II Samuel 22:1-52 New Testament: Romans 10:9-15 Gospel: John 15:1-17, “Ha’gefen Ha’ amiteet” (The True Vine …)
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By Times of Israel— US President Donald Trump offered his blessings to the Jewish people Tuesday on behalf of himself and his wife Melania ahead of the High Holiday of Yom Kippur, the traditional day of atonement. “Melania and I send our warmest greetings to all Jewish people on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of…
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Israel’s restoration triggers international worship
By Avner Bosky, Final Frontier Ministries— The Hebrew prophets speak much of an eschatological connection between two events – Israel’s restoration/revival (on the one hand) and a huge manifestation of praise and worship by all the nations (on the other). Let’s unpack this vision. Psalm 117:1-2 and God’s heart A thousand years before Yeshua was born,…
DetailsTruth Report: The Day of Atonement & Jesus our Messiah
Think on this: “For the life of the creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the alter; it is the blood that makes atonement for ones life.” (Leviticus 17:11) Pray like this: Heavenly Father, let the world know that the only atonement for sin…
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US Congress votes $38 billion defense aid to Israel into law
By Ariel Kahana, Erez Linn, Israel Hayom— A bipartisan bill that would cement the U.S. military aid to Israel into law has passed a major hurdle on Wednesday night. The U.S. House of Representative approved the measure, known as the Ileana Ros-Lehtinen U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, several weeks after it passed the Senate. It…
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The Lessons of the Oslo Accords
By Michael Freund, JPost— Over the course of the past 70 years, Israel has committed its fair share of grave miscalculations, many of which continue to haunt the country and harm our national security. From the failure to annex Judea, Samaria and Gaza in the immediate aftermath of the 1967 Six Day War, to the…
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Analysis: How Realistic Is the Jordan Option for Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?
By Rachel Avraham, Jerusalem Online— Recently, it was reported by Abu Mazen that Trump’s deal of the century is, in fact, a confederation between the PA and Jordan, an idea that was discussed at the Jordan Option Conference at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center last year and that I reported on in a recent article…
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US departure from conventional wisdom
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel initiative” The evolution of President Trump’s stance on the Palestinian issue reflects extrication from conventional wisdom, which was embraced by his predecessors and the establishment of the State Department, academia and the media, while systematically crashed against the rocks of Middle East reality. In contrast to…
DetailsWrong, Wrong, and Wrong: Decrying the Murder of Ari Fuld
By Inna Rogatchi © Who said that they do not follow our calendar? Ever so often the despicable murders by the Palestinian terrorists of innocent Israeli people, children, teenagers, rabbis, teachers, housewives are committed on or close to Shabbat or our holy days. Our New Year 5779 have just started. And two days before Yom…
DetailsMessianic Lite: Vayeilech, “And he went”
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 31:1 to 31:30. Although Moses is trying to be an encouragement, he is also a prophet and it is impossible for a prophet to be blindly naïve. Moses knows that once the people are in the land and they no longer have to rely on God for their daily…
DetailsScripture Reading for September 15, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 30, “Vayielech” (and he went … ) Haftorah: Hosea 14:10; Micah 7:18 – 20; Joel 2:15 0 27 New Testament: Romans 10:14 – 18 Gospel: John 4:19 -26, Hayeshuah maet ha’yehudim, (Salvation is of the Jews…)
DetailsMessianic Lite: Vayeilech, “And he went”
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 31:1 to 31:30. Although Moses is trying to be an encouragement, he is also a prophet and it is impossible for a prophet to be blindly naïve. Moses knows that once the people are in the land and they no longer have to rely on God for their daily…
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Miracle of Sound: Visit of the Jewish Soul
By Inna Rogatchi ©, 2018- During the three weeks of repentance preceding Tisha B’Av, the Av 9th, the day of the peak of Jewish sorrow, among many of the restrictions valid for the period, the ban on music is the most difficult for me. Music in all its variety is as natural and as necessary…
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Palestinians to Consider Severing Israel Ties, Erekat Says
By Abbas Al Lawati, Bloomberg— The Palestinian Authority vowed to reconsider its cooperation with Israel as it again accused the U.S. of taking sides in the stalled Middle East peace process. Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat told reporters in Ramallah that the full range of political, economic and security ties would be reassessed in the…
DetailsQ&A: Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt Details the Thinking Behind the Mideast Peace Plan
By Josh Hasten, Jewish Press— Tasked by U.S. President Donald Trump to help reach the “deal of the century,” Jason Greenblatt, who serves as one of Trump’s top Middle East envoys, has a herculean task before him: to help negotiate the peace plan between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Along with Trump’s son-in-law and senior…
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Palestinians Declare Trump Their Enemy, Threaten Explosion of Violence
By Israel Today— Palestinian Authority officials have warned that their people will respond to US President Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy moves in, apparently, the only way they know how–with an explosion of violence. Earlier this month, Trump made good on his promise to cut all American funding to UNRWA, the United Nations body set…
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