Scripture Reading for September 13, 2014
Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8, “Ki tavo” (When you go in …) Haftorah: Isaiah 60:1 – 22 New Testament: Ephesians 1:3 – 14 Gospel: Matthew 23:23 – 24, 37 – 39, “Oey lechem” (Woe to you … )
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8, “Ki tavo” (When you go in …) Haftorah: Isaiah 60:1 – 22 New Testament: Ephesians 1:3 – 14 Gospel: Matthew 23:23 – 24, 37 – 39, “Oey lechem” (Woe to you … )
Why are we revitalizing our Operation Aliyah ministry? Because antisemitism is rapidly on the increase world-wide! The Jerusalem Connection is joining a chorus of high-profile figures who are pleading with France’s Jews to make Aliyah. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said antisemitism in Europe is reaching pre-WWII levels. Vladimir Sloutsker, current head of the Israel…
By ARUTZ SHEVA— France for the first time has become the country with the highest numbers of aliyah (immigration to Israel), according to the French office of the Jewish Agency for Israel on Friday. “France is today the leading country for Jewish emigration to Israel. It has never been before,” said Ariel Kandel, who heads…
By JONATHAN TOBIN, COMMENTARY MAG— One of the ongoing conundrums of Middle East politics is the fact that the United States and Iran have wound up on the same side in the conflict against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But in this case the enemy of our enemy isn’t necessarily our friend. Or at least…
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Israel’s Channel 10 on Wednesday night broadcast what it said was footage from a recent “Islamic State gathering” on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The report, which is to be broadcast in full next week, said the gathering underlined that Islamic State intends to focus on Israel in the future. Formally,…
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— During the recent war in the Gaza Strip, armed Hamas militias committed the ugliest crimes and violations. This charge was not made by the Israeli Government Press Office or the Israel Defense Forces spokesman. Rather, it was Palestinians who made this charge – and not just ordinary ones. Leaders of…
Think on this: “I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, 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. The…
Romans 9:11-12 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand: not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” 13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to present a framework for renewed peace talks with Israel, according to a Palestinian ex-minister close to Abbas. In an effort to jumpstart stalled peace talks and expedite the establishment of a Palestinian state, Abbas is preparing to present Israel with a specific timetable for…
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— This week marks a significant anniversary, one that carries with it some crucial lessons as the West confronts the mounting danger posed by the Muslim jihadis of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It was 75 years ago, at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939, that a German warship…
“Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh, either.” — Golda Meir
By LEA SPEYER— The US condemned Israel on Sunday for its plan to appropriate some 1,000 acres of land in Judea and Samaria to state control. The land is close to where three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists in June. “We have long made clear our position to continued settlement activity,”…
By CAROLINE GLICK— The war with Hamas is not over. What we are experiencing today is a temporary cease-fire. The most basic reason the war is not over is because Hamas has no existence outside its war against the Jewish state. Hamas exists to obliterate Israel. The goal of each round of fighting is to…
This 14 minute video is a “must watch” to understand the Israel of 2014. They are no longer the Jews of 1933-38!!!
The Jewish People: Rejected or Beloved? by David Reagan What is God’s Relationship to the Jewish People? Have the Jews ceased to be God’s Chosen People? Are they guilty of the unforgivable sin of “killing God”? Has God replaced them with the Church? Has God transferred their promises to the Church? Have they lost all…
Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19, “Ki Teizei” (When you go out …) Haftorah: Isaiah 54:1 – 10 New Testament: I Corinthians 5:1 – 5 Gospel: Matthew 5:27 – 30, “Shematim” (You have heard … )
Think on this: “The authorities that exist have been established by God — there is no authority except that which God has established.” … “Jesus said, ‘All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me.’”… “Yahweh has established His throne in heaven and His kingdom rules over all.” (Romans 13:2; Matthew 28:18; Psalm…