Scripture Reading for June 14, 2014
Torah: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41, “Shelach Lekha” ((Send for yourself …) Haftorah: Joshua 2:1 – 24 New Testament: Hebrews 3:7 – 4:7 Gospel: John 3:1 – 21 “Nachdimon shmo” (Nicodemus is his name … )
DetailsTorah: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41, “Shelach Lekha” ((Send for yourself …) Haftorah: Joshua 2:1 – 24 New Testament: Hebrews 3:7 – 4:7 Gospel: John 3:1 – 21 “Nachdimon shmo” (Nicodemus is his name … )
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK— Mahmoud Abbas must be great at cards. The PLO chief has no real assets to speak of. He’s physically unattractive. He has zero charisma. He’s old. And no matter how hard he tries, Abbas can’t do much of anything to dampen public support for Hamas or raise public support for himself. By…
DetailsBy BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS—- A ten-year-old minor was almost arrested Tuesday morning (Jun. 3) by Israeli police after prostrating himself on the Temple Mount, and by doing so “breaking the rules” laid down by the police for Jewish worshipers on the Mount. The boy’s mother shared with Tazpit News Agency the events that transpired. The…
DetailsBy WSJ— The 1988 Hamas Charter explicitly commits the Palestinian terror group to murdering Jews. Thanks to the formation this week of an interim government uniting Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, which the U.S. supports to the tune of more than $400 million a year, the American taxpayer may soon become an indirect party to…
Details“Only in moments when we are able to share in the spirit of awe that fills the world are we able to understand what happened at Sinai. Revelation means that the thick silence which fills the endless distance between God and the human mind was pierced, and man was told that God is concerned with…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration said on Monday it plans to work with and fund the new Palestinian unity government. Israel immediately voiced its disappointment with the decision, which was also criticized by some U.S. lawmakers. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a unity government on Monday in a reconciliation deal…
DetailsShavuot in 2014 started on the night of June 3rd and lasts until June 5th. In Judaism, Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. In Christianity, that celebration extends to Pentecost, the giving of the Holy Spirit. The traditional reading for Shavuot is from the Book of Ruth.
DetailsThink on this: “Jesus must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything.”… “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and I he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their…
DetailsBy VICTOR SHARPE, ARUTZ 7— “Then said Satan: This besieged one, how shall I overcome him? He has courage and ability, he has weapons and imagination. “So he said: I shall not take his strength, nor muzzle nor bridle him. Nor soften nor weaken his hands, only one thing I shall do; “I shall dull…
DetailsBY JIM HUTCHENS— Shavuot is what the Bible refers to as “Feast of Weeks.” Most non-Jews don’t have the foggiest idea what it means. The Greeks called it “Pentecost,” from a Greek word meaning 50. It is called “Pentecost” in the New Testament. Today, Christians acknowledge Pentecost fifty days after Resurrection Sunday or Easter. It’s…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— In recent weeks the abrupt disappearance of the latest cycle of “Price Tag” incidents as quickly as it began making the timing of this recent “Price Tag” cycle just prior to the visit of Pope Francis irresistibly suspicious, and creating fertile ground for the implementation of Mandatory period emergency regulations to clear…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND— With the collapse of American-led efforts to revive negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the peace process has largely faded from view, as the prospect of a deal seems more remote than ever. Even the key players appear to have moved on, as US Secretary of State John Kerry is now busy…
DetailsBy EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— The Evangelical Christians of the world are the most ardent supporters of Israel. They are puzzled to say the very least as to how a member of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition, namely Tzipi Livni, could take independent actions with brazen disregard of the Israeli government’s position concerning the Hamas allied…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— On June 10, the Knesset will elect President Shimon Peres’s successor. As he departs the President’s Residence at the end of June, the media will provide saturation coverage of his final days and tell us over and over that Peres is the greatest statesman in Jewish history. His personal gravitas is…
Detailsby Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, PMWATCH— For Pope Francis’ visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority next week, the PA has commissioned an art exhibit that includes works of art portraying Palestinians as Jesus. The exhibit consists of visual displays merging classical paintings of biblical scenes with photos of Palestinians and have been…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— “We are protecting the heart of the nation — we will never divide our heart,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, marking the eve of the 47th Jerusalem Day — the day that celebrates the anniversary of the reunification of the capital — at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem. “Because we…
DetailsBy INNA ROGATCHI— “ The energy of these stones has provided the nourishment for many generations of the Jewish people, for all those who are keeping Jerusalem in their hearts as the nucleus of their universe. There is no other sensation in the world as the one when one’s hand is touching those warm, wise…
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