Quote of the week
“No city in the world, not even Athens or Rome, ever played as great a role in the life of a nation for so long a time, as Jerusalem has done in the life of the Jewish people.” —David Ben-Gurion
Spot Report: “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem”
Think on this: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure…I will say, ‘Peace be within you,’ For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your prosperity.” (Psalm 122:6-9) Pray like this: While we pray for the peace of Jerusalem, we know that peace will…
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Scripture Reading for October 3, 2015
Torah: Numbers 29:7-11, “Sukkot” (Sukkot … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 38:18 – 39:16 New Testament: I Thessalonians 5:1 – 11 Gospel: John 7:1 – 44, “Sukkot” (Sukkot … )
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IN PICTURES: Thousands flock to Western Wall for traditional priestly blessing
By: Jeremy Sharon, JPOST— The relaxed and convivial atmosphere of the Succot holiday was very much in evidence in the Old City of Jerusalem and the Western Wall on Wednesday morning, as some 50,000 people flocked to the Kotel for the biannual Priestly Blessing, recited there en masse during the intermediate days of Succot and…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Address to the U.N.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you greetings from Jerusalem. The city in which the Jewish People’s hopes and prayers for peace for all of humanity have echoed throughout the ages. Thirty-one years ago, as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, I stood at this podium for the first time. I spoke that day against a…
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Jews ‘no longer feel safe’ in Europe and mass exodus increasing as a result of surge in anti-Semitic incidents
By: Leo Cendrowicz, Independent— The current influx of refugees into Europe could be mirrored by a mass exodus of Jews, faith leaders have warned as new figures revealed a rise in anti-Semitic incidents over the past year. European Jewish Congress President Dr Moshe Kantor told a conference in Brussels: “If hundreds of thousands of Jews leave…
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Truth Report: (Psalm 121) “Who is in charge of your security?”
I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Yahweh watches over you—…
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Pope Francis’ sins of omission
By: Ruthie Blum, Israel Hayom— As his five-day visit to the United States comes to an end, Pope Francis continues to receive the undivided attention of audiences as major in number as in stature. It is not clear whether the head of the Holy See is worried about the danger of succumbing to the sin of…
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Poll: One-Third of Americans Would Not Hide Jew During Holocaust
By: Cynthia Blank, Israel National News— Nearly one-third of American adults, if alive during the Holocaust, would refuse to shelter a Jew from the Nazis, a recent poll found. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the poll was conducted as part of a unique marketing ploy to promote the digital release of Return to the…
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Quote of the Week
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.”—Winston Churchill
Spot Report: “The Cancer of Deception”
Think on this: Jesus said: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is given for many for the forgiveness of sins. As often as you drink this, do so in remembrance of me.” (I Corinthians 11:25) Pray like this: Gracious Heavenly Father, we praise you for the blood of Jesus that cleanses…
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Scripture Reading for September 26, 2015
Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1- 52, “Ha ‘ azinu” (Give ear … ) Haftorah: II Samuel 1:1 – 52 New Testament: Romans 11:11 – 24 Gospel: John 4:13 -16, “Ha’ yeshuah me’ hayehudeem” (Salvation is of the Jews … )
DetailsIsrael fears return of Persian Empire
By: Ben Caspit, ALMONITOR— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked Sept. 21 for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an unusual, perhaps even unprecedented move, Netanyahu took Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot as well as military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi with him. In general, Israeli prime ministers…
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Our Iranian Interlocutor- Ali Khamenei’s dark obsession with Jews and Israel
BY ALI ALFONEH and REUEL MARC GERECHT, Weekly Standard— Antisemitism has never been an easy subject for America’s foreign-policy establishment. Read through State Department telegrams and Central Intelligence Agency operational and intelligence cables on the Middle East and you will seldom find it discussed, even though Jew-hatred—not just anti-Zionism—has been a significant aspect, if not…
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President Obama and Pope Francis Both Admit That Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism
By: Adam Levick, Algemeiner— It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for “progressive” anti-Zionists. First, Barack Obama, during his interview with Jeffrey Goldberg last week, clearly suggested that denying Israel’s right to exist is anti-Semitic. More recently, it was reported that Pope Francis told Portuguese-Israeli journalist Henrique Cymerman that “anyone who does not recognize the…
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This week’s prayer points
MEDITATE ON ZECHARIAH 12:2-9 2 “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling (staggering, bewilderment, drunken destabilization) to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. 3 “It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all…
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