“Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God’s Book of Life.”—Rabbi…
DetailsThe Jerusalem Connection is presenting a Rosh Hashana special from good friends, Inna and Michael Rogatchi of The Rogatchi Foundation, an international culture charity which supports and promotes culture, education, moral and historic heritage of the Jewish people. This original painting and the JEWISH MELODY original art series was created by Michael specifically for the…
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Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 52, “Ha’azinu” (Give ear …) Haftorah: Hosea 14:1- 9 New Testament: Romans 10:14 – 11:12 Gospel: John 5:17 – 21, “Bati lechaim” (I come to fulfill … )
DetailsBy RABBI TULY WEISZ, TEACH FOR ISRAEL— Don’t be surprised if you hear Jews wishing each other a “Happy New Year” over the next few weeks. It’s not that we are confused or have our watches set three months fast, but, because on Wednesday, September 4, is the holiday of Rosh Hashana (Hebrew for “Head…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK— Over the past week, US President Barack Obama and his senior advisers have told us that the US is poised to go to war against Syria. In the next few days, the US intends to use its airpower and guided missiles to attack Syria in response to the Syrian regime’s use of…
DetailsBy SHIRA SORKO-RAM, MAOZ— I’m sitting on my reclining chair looking out the window at the blue sultry August skies. Nothing but peace and quiet in our little suburb north of Tel Aviv. Yes, it is true that the most ghastly crime thinkable is taking place not far away. Syria’s president is gassing his own…
DetailsThink on this: “I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed — in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye at…
DetailsBy TULY WEISZ— If you still have not signed the petition urging the United States Congress to pass HB 2846: ‘The Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act,’ here are 10 reasons why you should sign the petition to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 1) The…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— The winds of war are blowing through the Middle East. The U.S., Britain and France are preparing to attack Syria while Israel is trying to stay out of the picture. However, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Syria in response to threats that Syria would strike Israel in…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— After nearly two-and-a-half years of dithering, President Barack Obama finally seems poised to take action against the thuggish regime of Bashar Assad. When the Syrian military attacked rebel-held suburbs of Damascus last week with chemical weapons, killing hundreds of innocent people in what US Secretary of State John Kerry labeled a…
DetailsBy ISRAEL TODAY— Eyewitnesses told Turkish media this week that a portion of the Temple Mount platform near the Al Aqsa Mosque has collapsed, creating a serious safety hazard and a possible threat to the stability of the Islamic structure. If the report is accurate, it would be the second serious collapse on the Temple…
DetailsSUGGESTED INTERCESSION: **Pray for the truth to be revealed about the gas attacks near Damascus, and about the true motivations of the western leaders for jumping into this sectarian battle. **Ask YHVH to direct the timing, the form, and the length of this war, if it is his timing to bring it now. Pray that…
DetailsBy YOAV LIMUR, ISRAEL HAYOM— The general assessment in Israel on Saturday was that the period of American restraint over events in Syria was over. An American attack against Syrian government targets is expected sooner or later, although the scope of such a strike is unclear and officials in both Washington and Jerusalem think there…
DetailsBy DR. MORDECHAI KEDAR, MAKOR RISHON — What do the following things have in common: the Muslim Brotherhood’s demonstration in Rabi’a al-Adawiya Square in Cairo, Hamas’ deep misgivings in Gaza, the declaration by the leaders of the Islamic Movement in Jordan, and the demonstration held by the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel?…
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 29:10 – 30:20, “Nitzavim” (Keep these words…) Haftorah: Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9 New Testament: Romans 10:1 – 18 Gospel: John 4:19- 24, “Hayeshuah Hayehudeem” (Salvation is of the Jews …)
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Aside from the carnage in Benghazi, the most enduring image from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as US Secretary of State was the fake remote control she brought with her to Moscow in 2009 with the word “Reset” in misspelled Russian embossed on it. Clinton’s gimmick was meant to show that under President…
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