Quote of the Week
“The countless generations of Jews murdered, martyred, and massacred for the sake of Jerusalem say to you, Comfort ye our people.”—Yitzhak Rabin, IDF chief of staff in 1967, later Prime Minister
In just three days!
Never underestimate what YHVH can accomplish! Look what He did in a single 3-day period of time! **Despair changed into hope **Bondage turned into freedom **Darkness turned into glorious light **Sadness tuned into elation **Brokenness turned into wholeness **Rejection turned into intimate embrace **Confusion turned into revelation understanding **Doubt turned into faith **Disappointment turned into…
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Spot Report: “Why Obama hates Netanyahu”
Think on this: “Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. … I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced…
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Anti-Semitism on US college campuses, educating pro-Israel Americans and marking the Shoah
By ERIC MANDEL, JPOST— Last week I was privileged to speak to two very different audiences about the Middle East and Israel. Though the talks had the same title, “Understanding the Middle East: Iran, the Sunni-Shi’ite War, the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict, Anti-Semitism and the Delegitimization of Israel,” the reasons I was invited, and the questions…
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Passover blood libels, then and now
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Passover is a festival of redemption, a day when we celebrate our forefathers’ exodus from Egypt and the start of their collective journey to the Promised Land. Nowadays, it is a time when families typically come together around the Seder table, enjoy each other’s company and revel in the abundant rituals…
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Passover Guide for the Perplexed
BY AMBASSADOR (RET) YORAM ETTINGER— 1. David Ben Gurion, the Founding Father of the Jewish State (UN Commission, 1947): “300 years ago, the Mayflower launched its historical voyage. Do many remember the exact data of the voyage, how many passengers were on the Mayflower and what kind of bread did they consume? However, 3,300 years…
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Scripture Reading for April 4, 2015
Torah: Exodus 12:21 – 51, Numbers 28:16 – 25, “Passover Sabbath” Haftorah: Joshua 5:2 – 61 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:20 – 28 Gospel: Luke 22:7 – 20, “Passover/Communion”
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Video: Dayenu by the Maccabeats
Music video for “Dayenu,” a multi-genre twist on the classic Passover Seder song.
‘What Every Christian Needs to Know About Passover’
By DAVID LAZARUS, ISRAEL TODAY— That is the title of a new book by Reform Rabbi Evan Moffic, who demonstrates a deep appreciation for the central place of Jesus in the Jewish Passover. In his book, which came out in February just in time for the holiday, Moffic hopes to help Christians understand the intimate…
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Netanyahu voices outrage that nuclear talks go on while Iran vows to destroy Israel
By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday excoriated world powers over their dogged pursuit of a nuclear deal with Iran, pointing to recent statements by officials in Tehran — notably their calls to eliminate Israel — as evidence of the Islamic Republic’s unwillingness to compromise on its nuclear ambitions and campaign…
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Caroline Glick: Annex Judea and Samaria Now
By Yoni Kempinski and Elad Benari, INN— Journalist and writer Caroline Glick, author of the book “The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East”, says Israel should annex Judea and Samaria now, in response to President Barack Obama’s statements that the United States will “re-evaluate” its support for Israel at the…
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Truth Report: Will you also make Psalm 34:3 a special life verse?
Psalm 34:3 O magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
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Stumbling over the calling of Israel
By AVNER BOSKEY, FINAL FRONTIERS MINISTRY— Christians across the planet have just celebrated Palm Sunday, the day commemorating Yeshua’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem in that pre-Passover week leading up to His crucifixion and resurrection. On the Monday of that week (Matthew 21:18) Yeshua declared that the Psalmist’s prophecy 118:22-23 actually spoke of how Israel’s leaders…
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Did Bibi take a chance? No, he took a stand!
By EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— There’s an old saying. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent speech to the US Congress and his victory in the Israeli elections are, without doubt, still the topics of heated conversation in the…
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Happy Land of Israel Day
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Today, the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, marks the anniversary of one of the most important events in the history of the Jewish people. According to the Book of Joshua (4:19), it was on this day, exactly 3,327 years ago, that the people of Israel traversed the Jordan…
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Spot Report: “Has Obama provoked the curse of God?”
Think on this: “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him that curses you.” (Genesis 12:3) Pray on this: Father, it is with one mind and heart that we bless Israel and receive your blessing with thanksgiving.
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