Scripture Reading for September 1, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 28:9, “Kitavo” (When you go in … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 6:1 – 22 New Testament: Ephesians: 1:3 – 11 Gospel: Matthew 1:18 -25, “Huledet Yeshuah” (The birth of Jesus …)
DetailsPresident Trump and First Lady Melania Hosting a White House Dinner for Evangelicals Tonight
By David Brody, Jenna Browder, Breaking Christian News— They want to honor the contributions evangelicals have made to American life. Many senior administration advisors will be in attendance along with more than one-third of Cabinet members. Members of the White House’s faith advisory group will be there, including Pastor Robert Jeffress who appeared on CBN’s…
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Why Trump’s New Palestinian Refugee Policy is the Closest We’ve Ever Been to Peace
By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— Trump’s presidency divides Americans like never before. Most, however, would agree that his policy decisions vis-a-vis the Middle East match Israel’s interests, and at least on this point, Israel’s friend–Democrats and Republicans, alike–should support him. And Trump’s new policy regarding the Palestinian refugees is no exception. As published in the…
DetailsBolton: US to Cut UNHRC Funding Over Anti-Israel Bias
By JNS— U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton recently announced that the United States plans to cut its funding of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which the U.S. withdrew from in June due to the body’s anti-Israel bias. “We are going to de-fund the Human Rights Council,” Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the…
DetailsWhere is the U.S.-Turkey Crisis Headed?
By Seth Frantzman, JPost— Turkey buying the Russian S-400 missile defense system would threaten the security of our F-35 aircraft and let Putin collect critical intelligence on us. We must pass my provision in the defense bill this week to block the F-35 delivery until Turkey ends its deal with Russia,” wrote US Sen. Chris…
DetailsTruth Report: “Should Israel be a Jewish state?”
Think 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…
DetailsMessianic Lite: Ki Tetze, “When you go”
We are nearing the end of our year-long Torah reading cycle. We started in Genesis last October. And over the last ten months we have worked our way through Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and now we only have about 12 chapters left in Deuteronomy. This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 21:10 to 25:19. The entire section…
DetailsScripture Reading for August 25, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 2519, “Ki Teitzei” (When you go out…) Haftorah: Isaiah 54:1 – 10 New Testament: I Corinthians 5:1 – 5 Gospel: Matthew 5:27 – 30, “Shematem” (You have heard…)
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Repentance for Christians Involves Rejecting Replacement Theology
By Rivkah Lambert Adler, Breaking Israel News— Rabbi Tuly Weisz, director of Israel365 and the publisher of The Israel Bible and Breaking Israel News believes that the rejection of replacement theology by contemporary Christians is a “prerequisite for all of the other stages of geula (redemption).” He told Breaking Israel News, “As a Jewish rabbi, I’m…
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New poll shows only 17 percent of Democrats view Netanyahu favorably
BY Jacskson Richman, JNS— A new poll released this week highlights the growing partisan gap on Israel in the United States. Compared to 64 percent of Republicans, just 17 percent of Democrats support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday. At the same time, Netanyahu received a 30 percent…
Details‘This Is Our Heritage,’ Zulu King Declares Following Emotional Visit to Israel
By South African Jewish Report— A descendant of Shaka kaSenzangakhona — the legendary 19th-century Southern African king more commonly known as Shaka Zulu — has returned from a visit to Israel with a pledge to mobilize solidarity with the Jewish state among his fellow South Africans. “I landed in Israel during trying times whereby the…
DetailsHow Worried Should Israel Be About Trump’s Latest Remarks?
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— That US President Donald Trump devoted a portion of his Charleston, West Virginia rally on Tuesday to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process suggests that he intends to very soon unveil his Mideast peace plan, dubbed by Trump himself as the “deal of the century.” During the remarks, Trump reiterated that Israelis…
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Bolton: No Quid Pro Quo For Embassy Move to Jerusalem
BY Herb Keinon, Michael Wilner, JPOST— US President Donald Trump’s comments in West Virginia on Tuesday that Israel would have to pay a high price in negotiations with the Palestinians for the move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem does not represent a change of American policy, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said Wednesday.…
DetailsAndrew Brunson Case Proves US-Turkey Alliance has been Over for Years
By Caroline Glick, JPost— As the crisis in U.S.-Turkey relations escalates, the time has come to imagine the unimaginable. Imagine that Turkish President Recep Erdogan decides — G-d forbid — to execute American pastor Andrew Brunson. On Wednesday, a Turkish court in Itzmir province rejected an appeal by Brunson’s lawyer to release him from house…
DetailsAbbas’s Responsibility for Gaza Crisis
By Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute— The Palestinian Authority (PA) is continuing to pursue a policy of double-dealing regarding the Gaza Strip. On the one hand, President Mahmoud Abbas and the PA leadership continue inciting against Israel by holding it solely responsible for the humanitarian and economic crisis in the Gaza Strip. On the other hand,…
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