Scripture Reading for November 2, 2013
Torah: Genesis 24:19 – 28:9, “Toldot” (Generations …) Haftorah: Malachi 1:1 – 2:7 New Testament: Romans 9:1 – 31 Gospel: Matthew 23:1 – 12, “Kesay Moshe” (Mose’s seat …)
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Cyber Attack Snarls Israeli Traffic
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Massive traffic congestion in and around the northern Israel city of Haifa last month was the result of a targeted cyber-attack, it was reported on Monday. An unnamed Israeli cyber-security expert speaking on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press that computer problems that caused major traffic jams for two…
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European-Israeli relations at a new low
By CAROLINE GLICK— Last month the European Union pushed European-Israeli relations to a new low. In mid-September, the IDF enforced a High Court of Justice order to destroy 250 structures built illegally by Palestinian squatters in the Jordan Valley. The High Court acted in accordance with the agreements signed between the Palestinians and Israel. Those…
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Rare biblical manuscripts on display
By MEDIA LINE— The parchment looks fragile, and holes dot the page, but the letters are as clear as when they were written 1,500 years ago. A piece of a prayer that at one time was meticulously set onto papyrus by a scribe. This is one of more than 200 ancient biblical objects that now…
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Jesus Denial and more Global Anti-Semitism ‘Denialisms’
By DANIEL JONAH GOLDHAGEN, ARUTZ 7— A disturbing survey of the dangerous ‘denialisms’ of global anti-Semitism”: Jesus denial, Bible denial and more . They are barely recognized and therefore unchecked. Holocaust denial is widely known and widely understood to be a form of anti-Semitism and a tool to delegitimize Israel. Anti-Semites do not want Jews…
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Iran could build a nuclear bomb in one month
By ISRAEL HAYOM— As of today, Iran could “break out” and produce a sufficient quantity of uranium for a nuclear bomb by using its installed centrifuges and low enriched uranium stockpiles in as little as one month, a report by the U.S. Institute for Science and International Security has found. Using its existing equipment and…
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Hate Fest at Stanford U. – Where is the Jewish Protest?
By LEE KAPLAN, JEWISH VOICE— A leader of the ‘National Students for Justice in Palestine’ movement in the United States once stated that the destruction of the Jewish state and its replacement by a Palestinian one will come about through the American college system. And Stanford University is more than willing to sully its good…
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Will Israel Cause World War III?
By GERALD HONIGMAN, ARUTZ 7— Just within the last few weeks, while engaged in several different programs on the Middle East, I had three men come up to me with their explanation of all of the region’s woes. All were intelligent individuals. I assessed this after long conversations with them. Their conclusion: It’s all Israel’s…
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Campaign Tells Jews: Visit the Temple Mount!
By MAAYANA MISKIN, ARUTZ7— A new campaign is calling on Jews to visit the Temple Mount. The initiative has been dubbed LIBA, which in Hebrew is an acronym for Jewish Freedom on the Temple Mount. Veteran Temple Mount activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick has been nominated to head the new program. The program will include organized…
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Spot Report: Is there hope for Christians and Jews together?
Think on this: “Whoever calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved.”… “Be always watchful and pray that you may have to power to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Joel 2:32. Luke 21:36) Pray on this: Father, we know that the ultimate care for…
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All you’ll ever need to know about the “end times”
The Sign by Robert Van Kampen In his book The Sign, I believe Robert Van Kampen has made a monumental contribution to all believing Christians and Jews. Published in 1992, his book has not had wide view or acceptance among believers, but as the “day” approaches, I believe God will work providentially so that it…
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World Council of Churches Stands By As Christians Perish, Churches Wither
By MALCOLM LOWE, GATESTONE— The World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva claims to represent and serve 345 churches worldwide. What has it done to help the persecuted churches in Iraq, Syria and Egypt? Or the flood of Syrian refugees into Jordan and Lebanon? Answer: it has devoted the whole of 2013 to promoting a…
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Questioning Israel’s future sustainability
By RON JAGER— The World Happiness Report, released recently, ranked Israel the 11th-happiest country in the world, ahead of the United States, and far ahead of its neighbors in the region, and was based on data collected from 156 countries between 2010 and 2012. The report ranked the happiness of the world’s nations based on…
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Wish I’d said that
“We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.”–George Orwell
Leaving prison, returning to terror
By ALEX FISHMAN, YNET— Two months after first wave of prisoner releases – on October 27 – the State of Israel is expected to release a second wave of Palestinian prisoners. As part of the preconditions for the resumption of peace negotiations, Israel is slated to release 104 prisoners who have been imprisoned since prior…
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Islam – The Root of Middle East Turmoil
By EARL COX, JPOST— US President Barack Obama recently threatened to add to the widespread Middle East combustion by bombing Syria, because they had allegedly used chemical weapons on their own civilian people. Meanwhile, Israel is still standing by, holding its breath, and watching with keen special interest. In fact, as Israel looks to the…
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This week’s prayer points
#1: THE SITUATION WITH IRAN The Obama administration has been involved in the six-party talks that took place in Geneva this week; discussing the removal of sanctions against Iran. Obama is in favor of removing some sanctions, if Iran is willing to make some compromises in its nuclear program. The Iranian leadership continues to declare…
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Video: What stake do Christians have in the Jewish return to Zion?
What Stake do Christians Have in the Jewish Return To Zion? Watch this fun & interactive look at great pro-Israel Christians from history. A fun & interactive look at great pro-Israel Christians from history: Thomas Brightman (1562 – 1607) William Blackstone (1841-1935) Charles H. Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) Pope Benedict XV (1854 – 1922) William…
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