Wish I'd said that
“You are not required to complete the task, you are not free to withdraw from it…but be aware that the reward of the righteous will be given in the World to Come.”—From the Talmud, Pirkea Avot 2:21
“You are not required to complete the task, you are not free to withdraw from it…but be aware that the reward of the righteous will be given in the World to Come.”—From the Talmud, Pirkea Avot 2:21
Think on this: “So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel — let the reader understand — then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”…”Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— While visiting New York over the past two weeks, spending one Shabbat in Oceanside, and another Shabbat in Hillcrest, meeting with a wide spectrum of supporters of Israel, I depart and return to Israel with a sense of sorrow and dismay. For many, Israel remains a focal point of their lives enriching…
DetailsBy VICTOR SHARPE, The phrase “Two State Solution” in referring to the Israel-Palestinian conflict has been embraced by politicians and journalists alike, repeated endlessly, and touted as the panacea for a “just and equitable” solution to the dispute. But it is based on erroneous geography and history; on a mixture of wishful thinking, naiveté and…
DetailsBy SHIRA SORKO-RAM, MAOZ— There is one phrase that every media network in the world knows and uses – “occupied territory.” This phrase shapes the orientation and perspective of literally the entire world. In its truest definition/meaning/understanding, occupied Palestinian territory means Israel is illegally occupying land belonging to someone else. In other words Israel is…
DetailsBy DAVID M. WEINBERG— My predictions for the local and regional scene in 2012 were spot on! I foresaw that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would fall over the 2013 budget; that Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich would eclipse former Kadima head Tzipi Livni and Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid); that Netanyahu would act to solidify…
DetailsBy ROI KAIS, YNET— Egyptian media recently aired a video showing President Mohammed Morsi making harsh statements against Israel in 2010 when he served as the Muslim Brotherhood’s official spokesman. In the first clip, Morsi described “Zionists” as “blood suckers” “warmongers” and “descendants of apes and pigs.” “These futile (Israeli-Palestinian) negotiations are a waste of…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 6:2–9:35 “Va’era” (and I appeared …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25–29:21 New Testament: Romans 9:14–33 Gospel: John 8:52–59 “Amrue lo” (They said to Him …)
DetailsFor many years it was on my mind and heart to paint Jerusalem as it might have been when The Temple (Ha Mikdash, The Holy Place) was on the Holy Temple Mount in Jerusalem in the Land of Israel.
DetailsBy SHERWIN POMERANTZ, JPOST— In 2008, the Sovereign Nation of the Coushatta Indiana Tribe of Louisiana was the first Native American tribe to establish a formal relationship with Israel, hosting an affirmation of friendship event with Israeli consular officials and issuing a proclamation that May 14 would be “Stakayoop Yanihta Yisrael” or “the day to…
DetailsBy AVIEL SCHNEIDER, ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian governments in Gaza (Hamas) and the so-called “West Bank” (Mahmoud Abbas) have refused to take Palestinian refugees from war-ridden Syria. Recently, the UN Works and Relief Agency (UNWRA), which was created to handle the issue of Palestinian Arab refugees, asked the Palestinian governments to allow their brothers from…
DetailsBy DANIEL MCCABE— “In sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart.” 1 Peter 1:22 Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent lived a double life. By day he and Lois Lane worked for The Daily Planet in Manhattan, New York. But in a moment’s notice Clark would dash into a phone booth…
DetailsBy TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU, ARUTZ 7— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu quoted this week’s Torah reading, which states, “Now There Arose a New King Over Egypt” and warned of a Hamas takeover of Ramallah. At a meeting of the Bible Circle held by the Prime Minister in memory of his late father-in-law, he said, “Like then, like…
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By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE– The truth sometimes hurts; that is why the Palestinian Authority has been working hard to prevent the outside world from hearing about many occurrences that reflect negatively on its leaders or people. In recent years, the Palestinian Authority leadership, often with the help of the mainstream media in the US…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND— This past Tuesday was a day that somewhere, deep inside of me, I had fancifully dreamed would never come. After three or four fitful hours of sleep, I awoke at dawn, downed a mugful of coffee, and proceeded to drive my oldest son to the Tel Hashomer military base, where he underwent…
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