By Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld, Arutz 7— “Hamas, which I know well, is an ideological political organization that views extreme violence as a means to achieve its political ends. In the 21st century an individual or group that tries to achieve its goals by violent means should not be legitimized by anybody. In my definition, Hamas…
DetailsBy Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— On Wednesday, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem will begin its 37th annual Feast of Tabernacles, a spectacular week of devotion and learning that will bring together over 6,000 pilgrims from nearly 100 nations. Based on the gathering of nations in Solomon’s Temple for the holiday of Sukkot, the 2017 Feast…
DetailsBy Mike Evans, JPost— The Feast of Tabernacles has become a magnet in Jerusalem, drawing tens of thousands of Evangelical Friends of Zion from every continent. They come to express their love for and solidarity with the Jewish people. The pilgrims come to pray for peace in Jerusalem and extend their blessings to Israel. They…
DetailsThink on this: “Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” (John 14:6) Pray like this: Gracious Father, be pleased to grant your people sufficient courage to remain true to our commitment to you when we are confronted with Satanic obstacles. In Jesus’…
DetailsBy Michael Freund, Jerusalem Post This past Friday afternoon, as millions of Jews worldwide were preparing themselves for the onset of Yom Kippur, Israeli tennis star Dudi Sela found himself standing on a court in Shenzhen, China, leading his opponent in the middle of a critical match. After a nine-month drought, Sela had finally made…
DetailsBY JEWS FOR JESUS— The Feast of Tabernacles had ended. The crowds had dispersed and those who had traveled to Jerusalem from the outlying regions were making their way home. The sukkahs were being cleared away along with well-shaken lulavs, bent and broken from the joyous celebration. Jerusalem was returning to its usual bustling pace.…
DetailsBy Yoram Ettinger 1. Sukkot and Senator Robert Byrd. The holiday of Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles) is dedicated to the study of the Book of Ecclesiastes, which was often quoted by the late Senator Robert Byrd, the longest serving Senator and Member of Congress in US history, who was known to quote Biblical verses.…
DetailsBy Hannah Nesher, Voice for Israel— As we celebrate the Festival of Sukkot סֻּכּוֹת (Feast of Tabernacles or Booths), we complete the annual Biblical cycle of the feasts (called mo’adim in Hebrew) that occur in the fall. As an agricultural festival, Sukkot marks the end of the harvest time and is therefore called the “Feast…
DetailsBy Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Aish-— Oprah Winfrey always seems to know just what to ask in order to really get to know her subjects. She said one of her favorite questions was this: “If you could invite anyone from all of history for a dinner party you’re giving, who would you choose?” Jews long ago…
DetailsYasser Arafat’s PLO executed 942 Palestinians during the First Intifada (1987-1991). That’s more than the total number of Palestinians who died while attacking Israeli soldiers during that same time period. That did not stop the international community from accepting the PLO (and later its subsidiary the Palestinian Authority) as the “sole legitimate representative” of Palestinians…
DetailsBy JNS.org— More than 6,000 Christian pilgrims from some 100 countries are set to arrive in Jerusalem this week ahead of the 38th annual Feast of Tabernacles celebration hosted by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ). The event, which runs this year from Oct. 6-11, is the “largest annual Christian gathering in Israel,” David Parsons,…
DetailsBy Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— On Sunday, an estimated 500 million participants from over 175 nations joined together in a unified day-long prayer for the peace of Jerusalem. Reverend Robert Stearns, Executive Director of Eagles’ Wings, a global missional community based outside of Buffalo, New York, led the prayer from the Haas Promenade overlooking the…
DetailsBy Bassam Tawil, Gatestone— Nimer Mahmoud Jamal, the 37-year-old Palestinian terrorist who on September 25 murdered three Israelis at the entrance to Har Adar near Jerusalem, had a permit from the Israeli authorities to work in Israel. His family and friends say he also had a good life and was considered lucky to have been employed…
DetailsBy Prof. Efraim Inbar, Israel Hayom— Hopes in the West that Iran would become more moderate after the 2015 nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) between it and world powers in 2015 have gradually been replaced with fears about Iran’s worrying behavior. While Tehran is trying to be seen sticking to the nuclear…
Details“Was Jesus a Jew? Of course Jesus was a Jew. He was born of a Jewish mother in Galilee, a Jewish part of the world. All of his friends, associates, colleagues, and disciples—all of them were Jews. He regularly worshipped in Jewish communal worship, what we call synagogue. He preached from Jewish texts from the…
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