By Inna Rogatchi, Rogatchi Foundaiton— It is all about us. How do we react to events, and what makes our indignation to flare out. What qualifies an incident of any kind as a public scandal – for us, both individually and collectively. In my view, what could be called as Case Portman has underlined our…
DetailsBy Israel Bible Center-— In Matthew 8:11-12 we encounter one of Jesus’ most controversial statements. In reaction to the extraordinary faith of the Roman centurion Jesus declares, “I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of…
Details“Only in Israel is the fulfillment of commands a society-building exercise, shaping the contours of the country as a whole. Only in Israel can we fulfill the commands in a land, a landscape, and a language saturated with Jewish memories and hopes. Only in Israel does the calendar track the rhythms of the Jewish year.…
DetailsThink on this: “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put…
DetailsBy Arutz Sheva— Israel and the US have nearly completed the preparations necessary to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The historic move is scheduled for May 14. Among the preparations are road signs, as well as an access road for the Embassy built behind the current US Consulate. The new Embassy…
DetailsBy Shoula Romano Horing— For me, as an Israeli, the country’s most impressive achievement as it approaches its 70th birthday is that modern Israel has not only survived attacks by its many Arab and Muslim enemies, but also prospered in roughly the same location as the ancient Jewish kingdoms of Israel and Judah. In 70 A.D.,…
DetailsBy Michael Gryboski , Christian Post Reporter— A pro-Israel Christian organization has taken issue with a recently released joint statement by several mainline church groups denouncing violence against Palestinian protesters. Over the past few weeks, violent protests along the Gaza Strip border have resulted in around 30 Palestinian protesters being killed by Israeli soldiers. In…
DetailsThis Sabbath, we have reached our 27th weekly Torah portion. For those of you who are new to Messianic Lite, we are following the annual Jewish reading calendar. That means there is no skipping. That would be cheating. But to be honest, if I had to choose any section to skip, it would probably be…
DetailsTorah: Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59, “Tazria” (She conceives … ) Haftorah: II Kings 4:42 – 5:19 New Testament: Act 4:12 – 16 Gospel: Matthew 8:1 – 4, “Ish metzorah” (A leprous man … )
DetailsBy Earl Cox, JPost— Tne front of Hamas’s “March of Return” is a war of words – to project a sympathetic brand of the Palestinians as victims in order to influence global public opinion. While the terrorist group’s young recruits dress in kaffiyehs and sling Kalashnikovs over their shoulders, its leaders in coat and tie…
DetailsBy Times of Israel— On the eve of Israel’s 70th Independence Day, its population stands at 8,842,000, of whom 74.5 percent are Jewish, according to figures released on Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The Jewish population stands at approximately 6.589 million, while Arabs number some 1.849 million, 20.9% of the population. There are…
DetailsBy Anna Ahronheim, JPost— Israel is preparing for a crossborder attack by the Revolutionary Guard Corps, in response to a strike allegedly carried out by the Jewish state against an Iranian-operated air base in Syria that killed seven of its soldiers. Israel believes the attack will come in the form of precision- guided missiles or…
DetailsBy Dr. Mordechai Kedar— Towards the end of 2010, when the “Arab Spring” erupted destabilizing governments and social order in most of the Middle Eastern countries, questions began to be raised about the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and whether the tidal waves sweeping across the Arab world would reach its borders. So far, King Abdullah…
DetailsBy Anna Ahronheim, Jerusalem Post— Iranian Army Ground Forces commander Brig.-Gen. Kiumars Heidari has warned that Israel can no longer threaten the Islamic Republic. As tensions continue to rise along Israel’s northern border, Heidari said Iran’s armed forces “are much more powerful than before” and that “the date has been set” for Israel’s destruction, according…
DetailsBy Nitzan Kedar, Arutz 7— Israel has sent a clear message to Russia in the past 24 hours that the sale of the advanced S-300 missile defense system to the Syrian regime will cross a red line. A political source who revealed the message in a conversation with Arutz Sheva stated that the message was…
DetailsAs the historian of antisemitism looks back over the millennia of horrors he has recorded, an inescapable conclusion emerges: Antisemitism is the longest and deepest hatred of human history. Other hatreds may have surpassed it in intensity for a historical moment, but all in their turn have assumed—or presently commence to assume—their proper place in…
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