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“In its collective fate and destiny, Israel will constitute the most compelling evidence of divine involvement in human history.” Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
“In its collective fate and destiny, Israel will constitute the most compelling evidence of divine involvement in human history.” Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Think on this: “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each…
By Yoram Ettinger— 1. The tyrannical Ayatollah regime – oppressing Iran’s majority – is driven by a megalomaniacal ideology, clearly reflected by its K-12 curriculum, brainwashing Iran’s youth for full commitment to the “divine battle” against the US, “the Great Satan,” the “infidel” Sunni Muslims, Christians, Jews, Baha’is, Kurds, Azerbaijanis, etc. 2. The Ayatollahs’ super-ideology…
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— On Friday morning it was reported that US President Trump’s plan for a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) was revealed to Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman during his visit to Washington last week. According to the report, Israel will be called upon to relinquish…
By Avi Abelow, Israel Unwired— President Trump must decide by May 12th whether to cancel the Iran nuclear deal or to renegotiate critical changes that Obama left out. Iran wants neither option. In response, Iran is threatening the United States with serious “consequences”. Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif today issued a serious…
By Tovah Lazaroff, JPOST— Even Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s diplomatic friends condemned him. Friends and foes alike blasted Abbas as an “antisemite” and a “Holocaust denier,” after he charged that the Nazis killed Jews in the Holocaust because they were money lenders. “The Holocaust did not occur in a vacuum, it was the result…
By Moshe Dann, JNS— The problem with “the two-state solution”—creating a sovereign independent Palestinian state west of the Jordan River—is that a Palestinian state already exists east of the Jordan River; it’s called Jordan. Its population is predominantly “Palestinian,” and it is located in the eastern part of what was once called “Palestine.” Demographically and…
Torah: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23, “Emor” (Say … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 44:54 – 31 New Testament: I Peter 2:4 – 10 Gospel: John 2:12 – 24, “B’ bet ha’micdash” (In the Temple … )
This week our Torah portion covers Leviticus 21:1 to 24:23. The section is called “emor” which means “speak.” The Bible moves from the sanctification of the people to the sanctification of time. The chapter lays out the appointed festivals, the rhythm that would sustain Jewish memory for the rest of time. The sacred calendar includes…
By Sarah N. Stern, Voice of Truth— Yesterday, Prime Minister Netanyahu astonished the international community by displaying the 110,000 documents that the Mossad was able to gather from a dilapidated warehouse in Tehran proving that the Iranian regime has been lying all along about the use of its uranium enrichment program. What is not so…
By Gary Bauer— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an extraordinary address today to his nation regarding the status of Iran’s nuclear program. Not only was Netanyahu speaking about the existential threat confronting Israel, his remarks come at a time when war (whether from Syria or Gaza) could breakout at any minute. Just as French…
The seventh annual Jerusalem Post Conference commences Sunday at the Marriott Times Square Hotel in New York. The day-long event features notable Israeli and American speakers, including politicians, leaders and celebrities. Speakers include Ministers Avigdor Liberman, Gilad Erdan, Gila Gamliel, Yoav Gallant, Tzachi Hanegbi and Israel Katz, along with former prime minister Ehud Olmert, in his…
By Benjamin Kerstein, Algemeiner— President Donald Trump will unveil his long-gestating peace plan after the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem, an Israeli source stated on Saturday. Media reports have indicated that Trump’s plan is finished, but until now there have been no indications as to when it might be made public. Israel’s Channel…
By Breaking Israel News— The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (“The Fellowship”) is breaking ground on its new Jerusalem headquarters, a multi-million dollar building that will provide a home in the Holy Land for visiting Christians. In the context of what has become known as “the golden age for Jewish-Christian relations,” the new center…
“From beginning to end, the Holy Scriptures testify that the predicament of fallen humanity is so serious, so grave, so irremediable from within, that nothing short of divine intervention can rectify it.” ― Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ
By Times of Israel Staff— The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, lashed out at Hamas Thursday, accusing the Palestinian terror group of “using children as cannon fodder,” following the deaths of dozens of people in clashes with Israeli forces during protests along with border in the Gaza Strip. “Anyone who truly cares…