This week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 18:1 to 20:23. Pharaoh has let the Israelites go. They are encamped opposite Mount Sinai, eating manna and quail. They are entering their seventh week of freedom. God is about to call them into covenant and appoint them as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. They are…
DetailsBy Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— A crowd of angry Palestinian protesters chased American diplomats out of Bethlehem on Tuesday, signifying a shift of focus in Palestinian anger, which is now directed at the United States and its president. Jerusalem, formerly the battlefield for the Muslim-Jewish conflict and directly north of Bethlehem, appears to…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 18:1 – 20:23, “Yitro” (Jethro … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 9:5-6 New Testament: II Corinthians 1:20 – 22 Gospel: Matthew 5:17 – 20, “Bati lechayeem” (I came to fulfill … )
DetailsBy Israel Today— US President Donald Trump won’t stop merely as cutting financial aid if the Palestinian Authority doesn’t change its belligerent tune, and soon. According to sources that spoke to Israel’s Channel 2 News, Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Davos last week that he might soon shutter the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)…
DetailsBy Dr. John Meinhold, American Thinker— I never fully understood the plight of the Jews in Israel until I heard Ed Koch, the late mayor of New York City, spell it out years ago on a talk radio show. Koch simply said, “Israel is surrounded by millions of people who want to kill them.” Jerusalem…
DetailsThink on this: Yahweh says: “I will bless those who bless you and those who curse you I will curse.” (Genesis 12:3) Pray like this: Father, grant that all true believers will bless Israel and the Jewish people. In Jesus name, AMEN!
DetailsBy Israel Today— While attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, US President Donald Trump again let loose on the Palestinian Authority (PA), accusing it of being the primary obstacle to peace. “That money is not going to them unless they sit down and negotiate peace, because I can tell you that…
DetailsBy David Rosenberg, Israel National News— A plurality of Palestinian Arabs support terror attacks against Israelis Jews, while only about a quarter say they support negotiations to resolve the conflict, a new poll shows. According to the results of a survey released Thursday by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, nearly 40% of…
DetailsBy Inna Rogatchi, The Rogatchi Foundation— Polish Lawmakers Championing Delusional Inquisition My mother’s family is from Krakow. Since my childhood, following my mom’s attitude to life, I read and speak Polish, and am fully aware with the Polish history, its culture and traditions. My husband’s family on his father’s side is from Poland too, and the…
DetailsBy Daniel Greenfield, Sultan Knish— Palestinian boss Mahmoud Abbas recently declared that Israel is “a colonial enterprise that has nothing to do with Jewishness”. Moses, King David and thousands of years of Jewish history would disagree. Israel and the Jews are part of the story of human civilization. Over 50% of the human race has…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 13:17 – 17:16, “Beshalach” (When he sent away … ) Haftorah: Judges 4:4 – 5:31 New Testament: I Corinthians 10:1 – 5 Gospel: John 6:15 – 71, “Yeshua holek al hyam” (Jesus walks on the sea…)
DetailsThis week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 13:17 to 17:16. In a nutshell, this reading presents a series of rapid fire miracles. The Israelites finally leave Egypt. The waters part and they march through on dry land with walls of water on their right and left. Pharaoh’s army drowns in their pursuit of the runaway slaves.…
DetailsBy YNetnews— Israel’s prime minister is suggesting a “new model” for peace with the Palestinians that would allow them to govern themselves but maintain Israeli control over security. Speaking at a discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu declined to endorse a “two-state solution” favored by the Palestinians and…
DetailsBy Jacob Magid, Times of Israel— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that Israel would retain control over Jerusalem’s holy sites in any peace deal, while ensuring “complete religious rights for those of all faiths.” His comments came amid speculation over the content of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. “We’re keeping the holy…
DetailsBy Tsivya Fox, Breaking Israel News— Approximately 200,000 Holocaust survivors live in Israel, one third of whom live in abject poverty. With International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaching this Saturday, January 27 and having in mind that an average of 40 Holocaust survivors die each day, now is the time to ensure that those who suffered…
DetailsBy TOI Staff, Times of Israel— The US leadership is looking beyond its recent cuts to the the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, with the State Department reexamining the entirety of its aid budget to the Palestinian Authority, Hadashot news reported Wednesday. According to the TV station, which indicated the report was based on US…
DetailsBy Rebecca Montag, JPost— King Abdullah of Jordan said that there will not be a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without the United States, despite US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “We cannot have a peace process or peace solution without the role of the United…
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