Scripture Reading for April 29, 2017
Torah: Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59, “Tazria” (She bears seed … ) Haftorah: II Kings 7:3 – 20 New Testament: James 5:13 – 18 Gospel: Matthew 8:1 -17, “Ish mezorah” (Man of leprosy … )
DetailsTorah: Leviticus 12:1 – 13:59, “Tazria” (She bears seed … ) Haftorah: II Kings 7:3 – 20 New Testament: James 5:13 – 18 Gospel: Matthew 8:1 -17, “Ish mezorah” (Man of leprosy … )
United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 11:30 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. Friends, members of Congress, ambassadors, veterans, and, most especially, to the survivors here with us today, it’s an honor to join you on this very, very solemn occasion. I am deeply moved to stand before those who survived history’s…
By Bob Unruh, World Net Daily— Communist North Korea long has been a threat to world stability, with its parades of military weaponry, nuclear capabilities and its promises of destruction and death for its foes. That rhetoric has surged in recent months, with dictator Kim Jong-un warning he would rain “nuclear thunder” down on the…
“For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.” (Matthew 24:21-22)
By Elad Benari, Israel National News— U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to fight anti-Semitism, in a prerecorded video speech to the World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly in New York City. In the speech, given on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah), Trump praised Israel as a “great nation”. “On Yom Hashoah,…
By Danielle Ziri, Jpost— Antisemitic incidents in the United States surged by 34 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, and have jumped 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, new data released by the Anti-Defamation League on Monday showed. In its annual ‘Audit of Antisemitic Incidents’, the ADL reported that there has been a…
Think on this: “Watch, stay awake at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these that are going to take place, and stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:36) Pray like this: Father, in anticipation of the coming holocaust help your people to focus on the only saving and…
By Ron Jager— This week, Israel will be commemorating not only the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust but also recall the untold stories of the many acts of Jewish resistance that occurred during this period throughout Europe; the Holocaust being the darkest period of Jewish history. Yet in recent months, as the…
By Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute— The city of Birmingham in the West Midlands, the heart of England, the place where the Industrial Revolution began, the second city of the UK and the eighth-largest in Europe, today is Britain’s most dangerous city. With a large and growing Muslim population, five of its electoral wards have the…
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”–The late Eli Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor
By Yori Yalon, Noam Dvir, and Gideon Allon, Israel Hayom— As the sun begins to set this evening, ushering in Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, the atmosphere will change. Slowly, the quotidian routine will give way to reflection as businesses and leisure venues close to allow the nation to honor the memory of the 6 million…
Musical video-essay featuring MICHAEL ROGATCHI’s In the MIRROR of SHOAH series of original oil paintings and INNA ROGATCHI’s BLACK MILK & DARK STARS collection of fine art photography and collages reflecting the Holocaust in the metaphorical way. The album of the artistic couple has been completed by Inna Rogatchi in commemoration of the 60th anniversary…
By Giulio Meotti, Israel National News— If I wrote from the point of view of my personal interest as a non Jew, I would tell Europe’s Jews: stay here, on our side, because your departure would bring irreparable harm. If I look at what better serves the interests of the Jews, it would not be so…
By Caroline Glick, JPOST— On Friday, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis will visit Israel as part of a tour of the region that will bring him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Djibouti. The declared purpose of Mattis’s trip is to “reaffirm key US military alliances, engage with strategic partners in the Middle East…
Torah: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47, “Shemini” (Eighth … ) Haftorah; II Samuel 6:1 – 7:17 New Testament: Hebrews 8:1 – 6 Gospel: Luke 24:44 – 53, “Kol ha’catov” (All that is written … )
By Karen McDonough/JNS.org— When Mark Rosenblatt touched down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv April 5 and powered on his cell phone, he got the surprise of his mobile technology life. Rosenblatt received a text message from his cell phone carrier, Verizon, reading, “Welcome to Palestine.” “I did a double take,” said Rosenblatt, a…