Weekly scripture
Torah: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41, “Shelach lekha” (Send for yourself …) Haftorah: Joshua 2:1 – 2:24 New Testament: Hebrews 3:7 – 4:1 Gospel: John 17, “Deber Yeshua” (Jesus spoke …)
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Nigerian church again blesses Israel
By YOSSI ALONI, ISRAEL TODAY— Nigerian church and government officials last week came to Israel bearing a large financial gift for Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical organization (the local equivalent of the Red Cross). The Nigerian Redeemed Christian Church of God had previously donated a new ambulance to the MDA station in Jerusalem.…
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Thank you Hafez Al-Assad
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— The threats emanating from Syria have become downright frightening. For the past several days, Home Front Defense Minister Gilad Erdan has been warning repeatedly that it is certain that Israeli population centers will be hit by Syrian ballistic missiles and that we have to be prepared for the worst-case scenarios, including…
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U.S.: Israel's Prosperity a Problem
By SHOSHANA BRYEN, GATESTONE— At first blush, it might have sounded like praise, but it wasn’t. Before meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Secretary of State John Kerry pronounced Israel’s prosperity an impediment to “peace” with the Palestinians. “I think there is an opportunity , but for many reasons it’s not on the tips of…
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Why should Christians care about Israel?
By DAVID RUBIN— Israel is a tiny country about the size of the American state of New Jersey, and therefore, it seems quite puzzling that we hear about Israel in the news to such a disproportionate extent. Whether it’s the “peace process”, the “settlements”, or the latest war or terrorist attack, Israel is in the…
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Video: The Divergent Interests in the Syrian Cauldron
In recent weeks, Vladimir Putin hosted successive delegations of foreign leaders from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. With Moscow as the new address to find a solution to the Syrian civil war, what are the likely scenarios…
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UN Health Assembly, Syria, Slam 'Inhuman Israeli Practices'
By JEWISH PRESS-— The annual assembly of the UN’s World Health Organization today adopted a resolution criticizing Israel — in the organization’s only debate on a specific country — with Syria protesting “inhuman Israeli practices” that target “the health of Syrian citizens.” The WHO resolution against Israel was not yet published, but was likely a…
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This week's prayer points
–Praise YHVH for His sovereignty over all matters, as well as implore Him to express/demonstrate that sovereignty over all these concerns/challenges facing Israel. –Ask YHVH to reveal how we are to pray at all times. Ask His forgiveness for any presumption we may have demonstrated in past prayers. Ask for His help, to keep us…
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Christian oil company boosts exploration in Israel
By RYAN JONES— Zion Oil & Gas, an American Christian-run company, submitted a new exploratory license last month that will significantly increase its efforts to find oil in Israel. Zion already explores for oil in areas covering some 218,000 acres of the Jewish state on its Asher-Menashe, Jordan Valley and Joseph licenses. The new Megiddo-Jezreel…
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US lawmakers pledge to back Israel against Iran
By MICHAEL BOWMAN, VOA NEWS— The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a resolution affirming America’s firm opposition to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and pledging full support for Israel in the event of an Israeli military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. The chance to slam Iran’s government and speak up for Israel brought a rare moment of…
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Town raises Palestinian flag at City Hall
By HANAN ADELY, ATLAS SHRUGGED— The raising of a flag Sunday at Paterson’s City Hall in New Jersey was like any of the dozen or so similar events held in the city each year in a nod to its diversity. Except it wasn’t. That’s because the flag raised — for the first time in Paterson,…
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Wish I'd said that
Have we any heritage save the sanctuaries of God? then how should we forget His Holy Mount? Have we either in the East or the West A place of hope wherein we may trust Except the land that is full of gates Towards which the gates of Heaven open. Judah HaLevi, the Spanish Jewish Poet,…
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Spot Report: Israel and the 3rd Temple
Think on this: “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s…
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Nazi flag flies south of Jerusalem
By ISRAEL TODAY— Residents of the Arab town of Beit Omar between Jerusalem and Hebron strung up a large Nazi flag adjacent to their local mosque on Monday in a clear message to the Jews living nearby. A resident of the nearby Jewish communities of the Etzion Bloc said the incident was very jarring. “I…
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Russia's Brinkmanship with US Clashes with Israel's Security
By YAAKOV LAPPIN, GATESTONE— Russia is aggressively squaring off with an indecisive and rather meek West about Syria, and in the process, is also threatening to undermine Israeli efforts to ensure that Iran and Syria do not ship strategic weapons to Hezbollah. The Syrian civil war has become a dangerous and complex battle of multiple…
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Torah: Numbers 8:1 – 12:16, “Beha’aloteka” (When you set up …) Haftorah: Zechariah 2:1 – 4:14 New Testament: Revelation: 11:1 – 14 Gospel: Matthew 17:1 – 13 “Vehishtana” (He was transfigured …)
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