By CAROLINE GLICK— Passover, which begins on Monday night, is the festival of freedom. The holiday reminds us of the brutal enslavement of the Jews by Pharaoh and the Egyptians. We recall their midnight flight from Egypt, pursued by the mighty Egyptian army, and God’s miraculous rescue of the Jews at the shores of the…
DetailsBy MICHAEL BROWN— There is no doubt that there is real suffering among the Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank (which is actually ancient Judea and Samaria). The question is who, precisely, is most responsible for their suffering? Certainly, Israel is far from blameless in its treatment of the Palestinians, and it helps…
DetailsBy LUKE MOON, JUICY ECUMENISM— Over the past several decades, some of the most steadfast backers of Israel have been Christians, particularly in the United States. But opponents of Israel are well aware of this and, not content with working against the Jewish state in other institutions, they have changed their tactics accordingly, working overtime…
DetailsBy AVNER BOSKEY, FINAL FRONTIER MINISTRIES— The prophetic significance of the four lunar eclipses occurring on Jewish biblical feast days in 2014-15 has become a recent focus on the internet and even a best seller on Amazon. A few voices are suggesting that the so-called ‘blood moons’ are a portent of earth-shaking prophetic significance regarding…
DetailsThink on this: “The gifts and the callings of God are irrevocable.”… “I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and in this way all…
DetailsIn loving memory of Martha Patricia Mercer Hutchens February 22, 1937 – March 31, 2014 Song written and composed by Andrew McKain
Details“One can reformulate and restyle the festivals to a certain extent, but one cannot create something from nothing… Celebrate the festivals of our ancestors and add to them something of your own… those who do not find meaning in the festivals and holy days have empty, non-spiritual souls.”—Hayim Nahman Bialik, Famous Jewish poet, 1930
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ordered Israeli government ministries to cut off high-level contacts with the Palestinian Authority on non-security related issues. The Prime Minister’s Office said the move was a response to the recent Palestinian decision to submit applications to join 15 international organizations and conventions. The order does not…
DetailsTorah: Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30, “Acharei mot” (After death …) Haftorah: Malachi 3:4 – 24 New Testament: Hebrews 9:11 – 28 Gospel: John 3:1 – 21, “Ahchad hafruseem” (A Pharisee …)
DetailsBy EARL COX, JPOST— A group of Israeli rabbis has issued an open letter warning that the United States Secretary of State John Kerry’s reckless peace efforts, if they should come to fruition, “will result in divine retribution” against those involved. Kerry’s “incessant efforts to expropriate integral parts of the Holy Land and hand them…
DetailsBY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER— When has a secretary of state been involved in so many disastrous, self-initiated negotiations? First, John Kerry convenes — against all advice and holding no cards — Geneva negotiations to resolve the Syria conflict and supposedly remove Bashar al-Assad from power. The talks collapse in acrimony and confusion. Kerry’s response? A second…
DetailsBy TOVA DVORIN, ARUTZ 7— Middle Eastern affairs professor Nissim Dana spoke to Arutz Sheva Monday about his upcoming book, To Whom Does This Land Belong?: New Insights into the Koran, and revealed that Islam absolutely does not have a claim to the Land of Israel – even by its own standards. The Professor explained…
DetailsBy JUDI RUDOREN, MICHAEL GORDAN, AND MARK LANDER, NY TIMES— The Middle East peace talks verged on a breakdown Tuesday night, after President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority defied the United States and Israel by taking concrete steps to join 15 international agencies — a move to gain the benefits of statehood outside the…
DetailsDear friends of The Jerusalem Connection, On Monday night at 11pm, Pat Mercer Hutchens went to be with her Savior in Heaven. After enduring a grueling battle with ovarian cancer for many years, the doctors informed Pat and Jim two weeks ago that they no longer had any treatment options. Her earthly body was rapidly…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— At first glance it would appear to be a recipe for disaster, a proposal so brash it could ignite a conflagration between Arab and Jew. But the idea to build a synagogue on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which was recently put forward by an impressive array of rabbis, professors and…
DetailsBy HERB KEINON, JPOST— US Secretary of State John Kerry met in Jerusalem Monday evening with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, amid reports the US may release Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard by mid-April as part of a wider package designed to resuscitate the negotiations. Reuters, citing sources close to the negotiations, said that under the plan…
DetailsBY RON JAGER— As we have all watched in disbelief over the past few weeks, we keep wondering when Obama will wake up and understand the ramifications of his strategic concessions. We wonder when Obama will put aside his seemingly childish eagerness for obscure negotiations. When will he put aside his hunger for diplomatic success,…
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