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…
DetailsBY 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…
DetailsTorah: 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”
DetailsMusic video for “Dayenu,” a multi-genre twist on the classic Passover Seder song.
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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsPsalm 34:3 O magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsThink 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.
DetailsBy ANNE BAYEFSKY, FOX NEWS— What country deserves more condemnation for violating human rights than any other nation on earth? According to the U.N.’s top human rights body, that would be Israel. Last week, Israel was the U.N.’s number one women’s rights violator. This week it is the U.N.’s all-round human rights villain. The U.N.…
DetailsBy YONI HERSCH, ISRAEL HAYOM— The international community is turning a blind eye to the murder of minorities in the Arab world, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor said this weekend. “Last year police in Saudi Arabia stormed a Christian prayer meeting and arrested its entire congregation, including women and children. … In…
DetailsBy FATHER GABRIEL NADAAF, JPOST— My name is Gabriel Nadaaf and I have the privilege of being a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth in the Galilee. My people have mistakenly been called “Christian Arabs,” but the reality is that we are Arameans—descendants of people who lived here in Israel since biblical times. Recently, Israel’s Interior…
DetailsBy ARIEL COHEN, JPOST— A staunchly Conservative Christian and pro-Israel Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, became the first candidate from either party to announce his run for the American presidency in 2016 on Monday, and he is hoping that his religious constituencies will support him. Cruz is no stranger to letting his religion influence his…
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