Scripture Reading of March 10, 2018
Torah: Exodus 35:1 – 40:33, “Vayakhel” (and he assembled …) Haftorah: I Kings 7:40 – 50 New Testament: I Corinthians 3:11 – 17 Gospel: Mark 2:23 – 28, “Ha Shabbat” (The Sabbath… )
DetailsMessianic Lite: Vayak’hel, “And he Assembled”
This week marks our 22nd Torah portion in the annual reading cycle. The text covers Exodus 35:1 to the end of the book. The portion is almost a copy of what we already read back in Exodus 25. Both sections expound on the minutia of the Tabernacle structure and its furnishings. The main difference is…
DetailsThe empty talk of two states
By Jonathan Tobin, Jewish News Syndicate— Time was, the endorsement of a two-state solution by the executive director of AIPAC wouldn’t have been news. But when Howard Kohr told those who gathered for the group’s annual conference on Monday that the organization still believes in a vision of two states for two peoples, it was…
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Louis Farrakhan … Again
By Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL— In recent times, there has been one constant in anti-Semitism in America: Louis Farrakhan. His lacerating speeches over more than three decades and more from his pulpit and perch at the Nation of Islam have repeatedly placed Jews at the center of conspiracy theories blaming them for everything from controlling the…
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Adding fuel to the fire
By Earl Cox, Israel Always— Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently accused leftist Jewish billionaire George Soros of funding anti-government campaigns challenging Israel’s deportation of tens of thousands of illegal African infiltrators. Soros denied it. But he also denied grants to anti-Israel groups such as J Street and Adala—until DCLeaks posted several of his Open…
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Caroline Glick: Trump’s Urgent Lebanon Problem
By Caroline Glick, JPost— Since 2006 — the end of the Second Lebanon War — the U.S. has transferred advanced arms to the (LAF) worth $1.5 billion. The U.S. has also trained 32,000 LAF troops and officers. Over the past 18 months, the shipments have included a startling array of advanced weapons, including: six A-29…
DetailsUN Complains About Trump Aid Cuts to Palestinians, but Ignores the Real Problem
By Ryan Jones, Israel Today— The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) complained this week that US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut funding had left the organization crippled. While there are numerous refugee situations in the world, UNRWA exists solely to aid the Palestinians and perpetuate their status as “refugees.”…
DetailsTruth Report: “Jews believing in Jesus!”
Think on this: Jesus said: “You will not see me again until you say ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh!” (Matthew 23:39) Pray like this: Father, Enable Jews world wide, as only you can to see Jesus as the human expression of Yahweh, in Jesus’ name, AMEN!
DetailsQuote of the Week
“We are all surrounded by things which we apprehend but cannot comprehend.” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, God in Search of Man
Eliminating Hezbollah’s leader could decide next war, defense official says
By Israel Hayom— The recent security escalation on the northern borders has made another war with Hezbollah in the foreseeable future more likely, a senior defense official said Wednesday. The Lebanon-based terrorist group, which serves as Iran’s proxy in the Middle East, has gained valuable fighting experience from its involvement in the Syrian civil war,…
DetailsIsrael Prepares for War in the North
By Israel Today— A top Israeli general and member of Knesset says that recent clashes with Iranian and other forces in Syria indicate that war in Israel’s north is only a matter of time. In an interview with Arutz Sheva radio, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Ben-Reuven, who is also a member of Knesset with the Zionist Union (Labor)…
DetailsIran is playing with fire, Israeli defense official warns
By Yoav Limor, Yoni Hersch, Daniel Siryoti and Eli Leo, Israel Hayom— Iran is “playing with fire” in its efforts to entrench itself in Syria, Israel’s northern neighbor, a senior Israeli defense official warned Wednesday. The statement followed a Fox News report that included satellite images that prove Iran is building another permanent military base in…
DetailsWhen the ‘agent of peace’ cries for jihad
By Dr. Reuven Berko, Israel Hayom— There are those who claim that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the last agent of Palestinian peace; that he has conceded the “right of return,” is opposed to terror and the religious war “toward which the leaders of Israel are moving.” According to this approach, Israel has to…
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ZOA: If Reports About Trump Administration’s “Peace Deal” are True, It’s a Disaster
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America is deeply concerned about the recent Arab media reports outlining contents of the not-yet-released Trump administration peace plan. If the reported provisions of the plan are true, the Trump Administration’s “deal of the century” would be the…
DetailsScripture Reading for March 3, 2018
Torah: Exodus 30:11 – 34:35, “Ki tisa” (When you take … ) Haftorah: I Kings 18: 1 – 39 New Testament: II Corinthians 3:1 – 39 Gospel: Mark 2:23 – 28, “Be Shabbat” (On Shabbat … )
DetailsGround Forces to play a bigger role in next war
By Yoav Zitun, Ynet— The IDF’s Ground Forces Command has been developing new weapons systems that will reshape the battlefield for the infantry, armored corps, combat engineering units and artillery forces, as troops are expected to face a whole new series of threats on land, in the air and below ground. The Command revealed this…
DetailsMessianic Lite: Ki Tissa, “When you take”
This week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 30:11 to 34:35. The narrative pendulum swings from Israel’s highest high— the giving of the ten commandments— to her lowest low—the casting of the golden calf. At the exact moment that Moses descends from his forty-day stint on Mount Sinai, he witnesses the people reveling in idolatry, breaking the…
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