By DENNIS PRAGER— Earlier this month, the Church of Scotland issued a report titled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A Report on the ‘Promised Land.’” The essence of the report is that according to the Bible, Jews have no more attachment to the land of Israel than anyone else. Hence “promised land” is in quotation marks…
DetailsBy VICTOR SHARPE— Tomislav Nikolic, the president of Serbia, has just began an official state visit to Israel. This is the first time that President Nikolic has traveled to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem, and perhaps the first time a leader of Serbia has done so. It is very fitting that Serbia and Israel should have political,…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— In 2010, Cpl. Eleanor Joseph became the first female Arab combat soldier in the IDF. Joseph, a Christian Arab told Ma’ariv that her good luck charm is a drawing of the Star of David with the caption: “I have no other land, even when my ground is burning.” Her commander drew…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— Winston Churchill has been quoted as saying “Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are beyond question the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has ever appeared in the world.” A huge proportion of shapers of the modern…
DetailsTorah: Numbers 4:21 – 7:89, “NASO” (Lift up …) Haftorah: Judges 13:2 – 25 New Testament: Acts 21:17 – 26 Gospel: Mark 1:1 – 8, “TECHELAT” (In the beginning …)
DetailsBy MESSIANIC JEWISH LEADERSHIP — At its General Assembly, beginning May 18, the Church of Scotland will consider a report by its Church and Society Council, entitled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A report on the ‘promised land.’” The report, first released on May 3, was withdrawn for revision on May 8. Leaders of several international…
DetailsBY ISRAEL TODAY— Five Jewish men were arrested on Wednesday for quietly praying atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, an expression of faith that caused the many Muslims around them to explode in fury. Police stationed at the sensitive holy site said a mob of Muslims gathered around the Jewish men, hurling insults and nearly coming to…
DetailsBy DAVID LEV, ARUTZ 7— On a tour of the Great Wall of China Thursday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that the wall was an apt simile for Israel’s situation. China had constructed a wall to defend itself, and Israel must do something similar, he said. “Just like the Chinese defended themselves by locking themselves…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— Syria will “give Hezbollah everything” in recognition of its support and will follow the terror group’s model of “resistance” against Israel, a Lebanese newspaper on Thursday quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying, AFP reported. Assad’s comments, published by Al-Akhbar, reportedly came during meetings with Lebanese visitors in Damascus and appeared intended to…
DetailsBy KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE-— The Arab League foreign ministers who met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington last week were convinced that they had a mandate from the Palestinians to talk about possible land swaps between Israel and a future Palestinian state. Ahead of their departure to the US, the ministers…
DetailsBefore the reading of the Torah, on the first day of Shavuot, a beautiful 11th century poem called Akdamut is recited in the Synagogue. This poem was written by Rabbi Meir bar Yitzchak from Worms, Germany. Akdamut consists of praise for God, His Torah, and His people. In most synagogues the poem is read responsively:…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— The past few weeks have been difficult ones for the United States and its allies, as they received some painful reminders that the war on terror is far from over. In a dastardly attack on April 15, two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon, killing three people, wounding 264 others…
Details“We have never been the same since the day on which God overwhelmed us at Sinai.”-–Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Think on this: Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our…
DetailsBy EDMUND SANDERS and PATRICK J. MCDONNELL— With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the Arab Spring’s most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria’s civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The bombings of targets near the Syrian capital — including two strikes in a 48-hour period beginning…
DetailsBy REUTERS— Israel’s air strikes on Syria could add pressure on the Obama administration to intervene in Syria, a key Republican said on Sunday, but the US government faces tough questions on how it can help without adding to the conflict. Hours after Israeli jets bombed Syria on Sunday for the second time in 48…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— Although the veil of secrecy over the strikes that occurred in Syria in recent days has not yet been lifted, something is clear: Israel appears to be working to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Syria and Hezbollah are reluctant to respond and the Obama administration continues to be…
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