Scripture Reading for December 14, 2012
Torah: Genesis 41:1 — 44:17 “Mikatz” (at the end …) Haftorah: I Kings 3;15 — 4:1 New Testament: Romans 19:1 –13 Gospel: John 8:48 — 58 “Hashevoo” (They answered … )
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Spot Report: "Where was God in Newtown?"
Think on this: “He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations.…
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Video: Menorah That Survived Sandy To Be Lit At White House
A menorah rescued from a Long Island synagogue will head to Washington D.C. and be the centerpiece of Thursday’s White House Chanukah ceremony. The almost seven-feet tall, brass candelabra from Temple Israel on Long Beach will symbolize how the entire region is coming into the light after the darkness of Superstorm Sandy, according to Rabbi…
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Wish I'd said that
“I know nothing which can so comfort the soul; so calm the swelling billows of sorrow and grief; so speak peace to the winds of trial, as a devout musing upon the subject of the Godhead.”-–Charles Spurgeon, 1855
Israeli leaders disgusted by latest church vandalism
BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israeli leaders on Wednesday expressed revulsion over the latest act of vandalism against Christian symbols. Hours earlier, presumably Jewish assailants spray-painted anti-Christian graffiti on the walls of a monastery in central Jerusalem. The Monastery of the Cross at the southern end of Jerusalem’s Sakker Park was defaced with the slogans…
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Northeastern Students Call for Murder of Jews
By DR. RICHARD CRAVATTS, ARUTZ 7— As an example of what the insightful commentator Melanie Phillips referred to as a “dialogue of the demented” in her book, The World Turned Upside Down, Northeastern University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), paralleling the moral incoherence of anti-Israel activists demonstrating elsewhere in American and European…
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The mainstreaming of anti-Semitism
By LAURI B. REGAN, AMERICAN THINKER— In a recent Shabbat sermon, the senior rabbi at one of Baltimore’s largest congregations explained why, whether he liked it or not, he felt compelled to talk about Israel. He suggested that due to the voluminous number of e-mails he received discussing an article written by Ed Koch and…
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B’tayavon: Chipotle chickpea soup
Ingredients 2 16 ounces cans cooked chickpeas, drained 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and pepper 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/4 cup unsalted butter 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup onion, diced 1 tablespoon flour 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 2 cups water 2 smoked chipotle peppers in adobo sauce from can, diced 1 (14.5 ounces) can…
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Israel, heed the words of your Prime Minister
By EARL COX, JPOST— In recent weeks my heart has been heavy for the tremendous burden being shouldered by Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. How does he address what seems an inevitable attack from Iran without alienating the international community and especially America’s President Barack Obama who, for almost four years, has been lethargic in…
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The real obstacle to peace
By PETER MARTINO, GATESTONE— Iran is building nuclear weapons, Syria is slaughtering its citizens, Libya is being taken over by al-Qaeda, Egypt is threatened with another Pharaoh, Turkey is working toward rebuilding the Ottoman Empire, and Christians are being massacred in Egypt, Nigeria and Mali (among other countries). But last Thursday, the European Commission summoned…
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History’s Dark Chapter Retold
By VICTOR SHARPE— The Second World War is over and much of Europe is a wasteland. Millions of displaced persons roam the ravaged landscape in the wake of the German Nazi devastation. Millions more are dead but none of the citizens of Europe have suffered disproportionally more than its Jewish remnant. At the beginning of…
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The original spin on Chanukah
By RABBI AVI SHAFRAN, JWReview— ‘TIS THE SEASON to be Jewish; menorahs and latkes abound, and oil (for each, unfortunately) will soon flow like water in countless Jewish homes. Chanukah, thank Heaven, is once again upon us. It has become fashionable to attribute the popularity of the Jewish festival of lights — second among American…
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Fact checking Judea and Samaria
By YORAM ETTINGER— 1. Judea and Samaria (Jewish roots) or West Bank (Arab roots)? “Judea” (יהודה) is the origin of the term “Jew” (יהודי). Its Hebrew spelling combines one of God’s names: Jehova (יהוה) and one of God’s acronyms: ד’. Judea and Samaria are the cradle of Jewish history, religion, culture, holidays, ethos, language and…
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Greeks and Palestinians, then and now
By NADAV SHRAGAI, ISRAEL HAYOM— Make no mistake, both “extremist” Hamas and the “moderate” Palestinian Authority, the raving Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal and the simpleton Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, will never make do with sovereignty in this land or the banishment of the “Zionist entity.” Similar to the way the Greeks behaved…
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Netanyahu: This is why true peace remains unachievable
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week pointed to the overtly hostile rhetoric of Hamas coupled with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ efforts to reconcile with the terror group as the primary reason that true, lasting peace is currently unachievable. Over the weekend, Hamas marked its 25th anniversary with a gala…
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Liberalism of fools–once again
By RON JAGER— Extremist Islamic organizations like Hamas attack Israeli homes by firing thousands of missiles at civilian targets, hoping that Israel will retaliate and cause civilian Palestinain Arab casualties to be broadcasted all over the world. Hamas as policy uses Palestinian Arab civilians as human shields. Yet Jewish Liberals remain silent. Despite the branding…
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Turning 80
By JPOST— The first issue of this newspaper, then called The Palestine Post, was published in Jerusalem by its legendary founding editor, Gershon Agron, on December 1, 1932. Agron, who was born in Ukraine but grew up in Philadelphia, served as editor until 1955, when he became mayor of Jerusalem, a position he held until…
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