Scripture Reading for June 30, 2018
Torah: Numbers 22:2 – 25:9, “Balak” (Devastator … ) Haftorah: Micah 5″6 – 6:8 New Testament: Romans 11:25- 32 Gospel: Matthew 5:17 – 20, “Al Takeshuv” (Don’t think … )
DetailsTrump Tries to Bypass Palestinian Leadership in Peace Push
By Israel Today— US President Donald Trump’s envoys at the weekend tried to bypass the Palestinian Authority by appealing directly to the Palestinian Arab street not to reject a peace proposal that their leaders hadn’t even yet examined. Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and US Middle East peace envoy Jason Greenblatt…
DetailsIran’s Death to Khamanei Protests Continue into Third Day
By Seth Frantzman, JPost-— Iran’s regime is struggling to restore calm in the capital, after three days of protests rocked central and symbolic areas, including the Bazaar and near the parliament. The protests have focused on the economic crisis in Iran and the feeling that the leadership is disconnected from the concerns of average Iranians.…
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After Erdogan’s Victory, What Should Israel Do?
By Herb Keinon, JPost— azans might have shot off fireworks in celebration, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas may have put in a congratulatory call, but there was obviously no joy in Jerusalem on Tuesday at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory – and that of his party – in Sunday’s election. Erdogan, who supports Hamas…
DetailsThe Peril of Politicized Antisemitism
By Caroline Glick, JPost— Google search of the terms “Trump Nazi,” brings up 70,900,000 results. There are a number of distressing aspects to this state of affairs. First and foremost, it is pure libel to call US President Donald Trump a Nazi His daughter Ivanka is Jewish. His daughter-in-law is Jewish. Half his grandchildren are…
DetailsTrump on US embassy move: ‘I receive more praise from evangelicals than from Jews’
By Jewish News Syndicate— U.S. President Donald Trump has received tremendous support from Jews for his decision to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but even more so from evangelical Christians, according to an interview with the U.S. leader by talk show host Mike Huckabee. During a June 18 interview that aired…
DetailsDespite signs of moderation, Presbyterian Church continues trend of targeting Israel at its General Assembly
By Sean Savage, Jewish News Syndicate— At its biennial General Assembly last week in St. Louis, the Presbyterian Church USA, one of the largest mainline churches in American Protestantism, continued to express support for the anti-Israel BDS movement by passing a number of resolutions condemning Israel. This comes as the Presbyterians, like other mainline protestants…
DetailsThe President of The Rogatchi Foundation Dr. Inna Rogatchi is Awarded the Italian National Art, Literature and Music X Il Volo di Pegaso Award
The Rogatchi Foundation June 15, 2018 Rome, Italy The Rogatchi Foundation is very pleased to inform that the co-founder and the President of the Foundation Dr Inna Rogatchi has been awarded the Italian National X Il Volo di Pegaso Art, Literature and Music Award in the Fine Art Photography category. The grand ceremony of the…
DetailsTruth Report: “Will Trump’s peace plan for Israel work?”
Think on this: “Yahweh remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you…
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Stop taking Evangelical support for granted
By Michael Freund, JPost— In recent years, a certain mantra has gained traction among many pro-Israel activists according to which long-term US support for the Jewish state is guaranteed, thanks to the country’s growing number of Evangelical Christians. Hence, the thinking goes, even if American Jewry’s size and influence is in decline, we can all…
DetailsScripture Reading for June 23, 2018
Torah: Numbers 19:1 – 22:1, “Chukat” (Decree of … ) Haftorah: Judges 11:1 – 33 New Testament: Hebrews 9:11 – 28 Gospel: John 3:10- 21, “Moreh b’Yisrael” (Teacher of Israel … )
DetailsMessianic Lite: Hukkat, “Decree”
This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 19:1 to 22:1. Numbers 19 starts out with God instructing both Moses and Aaron on the law of the red heifer. According to the law, a red heifer must be found which has no blemish or defect and has never “borne a yoke.” After slaughtering the perfect red heifer,…
DetailsIranians to Israel: “We Love You, and Know You Love Us”
By Israel Today— An Israeli reporter in Russia to cover the World Cup caught up with fans of the Iran national team just after its match against Morocco, and some of what they had to say was eye-opening. A group of three Iranian men pleased with their team’s 1:0 win over Morocco went on to…
DetailsCiting ‘chronic bias against Israel,’ the US quits the UN Human Rights Council
By Jewish News Syndicate— U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that the United States is pulling out of the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing the world body’s “chronic” bias against Israel as one of the primary factors for the withdrawal. “For too long, the human-rights council has been a protector…
DetailsWalking the Gaza Border with Earl Cox
The people living in southern Israel deserve to be honored as heroes. They have built lovely homes and vibrant communities and are raising beautiful families under the harshest of conditions thanks to their hostile neighbors. Only a short distance away Palestinian terrorists are continually taking aim at these Israelis simply because they are Jewish and…
DetailsCome Back for Me Captures Weight of Holocaust Trauma
By Mordechai Ben-Dat, Canadian Jewish News— Parallel lines never meet – unless a lodestone of overwhelming force pulls them inexorably toward each other. At that pivotal point of attraction, of course, the two lines cease to be parallel. As we ultimately see, when they converge, they become integral components in a reconfigured aesthetic of movement…
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