Scripture Reading for May 26, 2018
Torah: Numbers 4:21 – 7:89, “Nasso” (Take a census … ) Haftorah; Judges 13:2 – 25 New Testament: Acts 21:17 – 26 Gospel: John 17:20 – 26, “Hodati shecha” (I have declared your name …)
DetailsMessianic Lite: Nasso, “Take a census”
This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 4:21 to 7:89. The text is made up of seemingly unrelated passages that are out of any chronological order. The reading begins with a continuation of the census in the camp. Over 8,000 Levites are counted responsible for transporting the Tabernacle. Details are given for exactly which pieces go to which…
DetailsThe Real Palestinian Catastrophe
By Elliott Abrams, Weekly Standard— As Israel celebrated the 70th anniversary of its independence and the move of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, Palestinians last week commemorated their 70th “Nakba Day.” The Nakba, or catastrophe, in question is meant to be the founding of the state of Israel, but this year Palestinians had a real…
DetailsJerusalem speaks up and tells the world the truth
By Michael Sax, Israel Unwired— When a person says something so true and so embarrassing to the media that they pretend it didn’t happen, you know it’s priceless. This message from Stanley Goldfoot is a prime example of exactly that. Stanley Goldfoot was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. When he was 18 years old, he…
DetailsPA TV preacher: We’ll take Jerusalem “if not peacefully then by force… Allah, drive out the Jews”
A preacher on official Palestinian Authority TV threatened that the Palestinians or Muslims in general will “soon” conquer Jerusalem “by force,” unless it is handed over “peacefully”:
For the First Time Ever: A Jewish-Christian Party To Run For Knesset
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— Avi Lipkin, a well-known lecturer who has spoken in over 1,000 churches, announced that he has formed the first joint Jewish-Christian party and intends to lead it in the next Knesset elections. A closer look at his motives reveals that this may be the wave of the future.…
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Out of the North Evil Will Break Forth
By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— One must wonder why Turkish President Erdogan’s anti-Semitic rhetoric is brushed aside so lightly. Or, why Europe, enamored by the Palestinians whose dream is Israel’s annihilation, support the Iran nuclear deal. Instead of reminding itself of the Iranian fascination with the Nazi concept of the Aryan race (under Nazi influence Persia…
DetailsKnesset Approves Motion on Recognizing Armenian Genocide
By Lahav Harkov, Jpost— The Knesset will hold a vote on whether to recognize the Armenian Genocide, after approving Meretz chairwoman Tamar Zandberg’s motion for the agenda on the subject Wednesday. “This is our moral and historic obligation,” Zandberg said. “Some things are above politics.” The motion, approved 16-0, was to hold the first-ever debate…
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Palestinians: Americans Now Legitimate Targets
By Bassamm Tawil, Gatestone Institute— There is a new development in Palestinian hatred of the Trump administration: the Palestinian leaders’ verbal attacks on the US are now being translated into acts of violence against US delegations visiting Palestinian communities in the West Bank. The Palestinian campaign against the US began in December 2017, when President…
DetailsAmbassador Friedman: Evangelicals ‘Support Israel With Greater Devotion’ Than Many Jews
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz— The historic opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem was a religious as well as a political event with several prominent Christian leaders present. This support was not lost on US Ambassador David Friedman. In an interview with the New York Times on Saturday, Friedman said that Evangelical Christians “support Israel…
DetailsIsrael and Turkey in All-Out Diplomatic War, and It Could Get Worse
By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— Turkish-Israeli relations hit a new low this week after Turkey’s hot-headed dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel “a terror and an apartheid state” that was committing “genocide” in Gaza. Erdogan also accused Israel Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu of having “the blood of Palestinians on his hands” after 60 Palestinian Arabs…
DetailsQuote of the Week
“Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.” Thomas Bender, Intro to Democracy in America, abr. Ed., by Alexix de Tocqueville
Why Evangelical Christians Support Israel
By Israel Today— As whipped-up Palestinian rioters cry out for Jewish blood in their days of rage against ‘occupation’ of their land, we should be praying that these dear people, for whom Christ died, would instead call on the blood of Jesus for their redemption. This is their only hope – and ours too for…
DetailsTruth Report: “Profaning the name of Yahweh”
Think on this: “Praise Yahweh. Praise, O servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh. Let the name of Yahweh be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets the name of Yahweh is to be praised.” (Psalm 113:1-3) Pray like this: O Yahweh, our Father,…
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Shavuot- The Feast of Weeks
By CBNISRAEL— What the New Testament translates as “Pentecost” comes from the Greek translation of the Jewish festival of “The Feast of Weeks.” In the Christian world, it is remembered as the time when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Disciples who gathered in Jerusalem. In the time of Moses, the Feast of…
DetailsGaza Riots: Really About the Embassy?
By Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute— Much of the world is convinced that the Palestinian protests that took place on May 14 and 15 were directly connected to the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem. This misapprehension can be traced directly to the international media, which helped create the impression that the clashes that took…
DetailsLeading Scholar: Trump’s Embassy Move, Recognition of Jerusalem Represent ‘Important Turning Point’
By Benjamin Kerstein, Algemeiner— President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem and recognize the city as Israel’s capital represented an “important turning point” and “act of courage and integrity,” a leading scholar told The Algemeiner. The new embassy was dedicated on Monday at a ceremony attended by numerous dignitaries, including the…
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