Scripture reading for October 20, 2012
Torah: Genesis 6:9 — 11:32 “Noach” (Noah) Haftorah: Isaiah 54:1 — 55:5 New Testament: I Peter 3:18 — 22 Gospel: John 3:1 — 21 “Nachdimom” (Nicodmus)
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A Letter to My American Friend
By NAOMI REGAN, naomiregan.com— Dear G: — We have known each other so many years, meeting first through emails that I sent out in support of Israel during that terrible time of senseless terror brought on by the so-called “peace” accords of Oslo. You were a great lover of Israel who fought to bring the…
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Rabbis for Romney
By Rabbi, Bernhard Rosenberg, ISRAPUNDIT — It should serve as a wake up call for all Jews and Christians who express love for America and Israel. To My Fellow Rabbis: I write to you at this time of dire trouble for our country and for Israel. A couple of weeks ago, America was under attack.…
DetailsBooklet: One New Man by Jim Hutchens
One of the least understood, yet most intriguing and stated purposes of Jesus, is this: “to create in himself, one new man.” (Ephesians 2:15) This begs the question: Who is the One New Man that Jesus the Messiah intended to create in himself? How can one recognize him? Is the One New Man Jewish or…
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The hypocritical churches
By ISI LEIBLER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The recent initiative by a group of Protestant Christian leaders calling on Congress to re-evaluate military aid to Israel is a nauseating example of applying double standards against Jews and Israel under the cloak of piety and hypocritical sanctimoniousness. The signatories include leaders of the Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist and National…
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Iranians are beginning to panic amid rising costs
By GULF TIMES— Iran has long sought to play down the effects of international sanctions on its economy but the economic crisis engulfing the country can no longer be denied. The regime of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad now talks of an “economic war” but Iranians are beginning to panic about the deteriorating situation and are asking…
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UK to Israel: Don't strike Iran
BY AFP— Cameron said in a speech to the United Jewish Israel Appeal in London that a military strike against sites in Iran would only serve to rally the Iranian people around the regime at a time when the sanctions were starting to bite. But he warned the Iranians that if they failed to halt…
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EU to approve new sanctions on Iran
BY ISRAEL HAYOM— U.S. exports to Iran rose by nearly a third this year, chiefly because of grain sales, according to U.S. data released last week, despite the tightening of U.S. financial sanctions. The jump to $199.5 million in the first eight months of 2012 from $150.8 million a year earlier, according to Census Bureau…
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Israel preparing for flood of Syrian refugees
By TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU— The IDF has drawn lines around land that will be used to absorb a potential flood of Syrian refugees fleeing from the civil war, and prevent a spillover of violence into Israel, Voice of Israel government radio reported. Military sources said the areas were designated “in cooperation with the United Nations…
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Original coloring pages
The Jerusalem Connection has started a collection of original coloring pages for our For Kids section. Check these out. They are super cute. Shavuot: Moses and the Ten Commandments Hanukkah: Judah the Maccabee Purim: Queen Esther Passover: The parting of the Red Sea
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By PAT HUTCHENS, A rework of Imitation of Messiah by Thomas A. Kempis— If you follow me, you will not walk in darkness” (John 8:12). These are the actual words of Jesus when he was on this earth. Think of it. Here he gives us the answer to darkness, to blind groping in the dark.…
DetailsWhy Preterism is a False Doctrine
By Daymond Duck, Prophecy Plus Ministries Those who believe all prophecy has been fulfilled are called Preterists. Not all Preterists agree with each other. There are partial Preterists and full Preterists. The partial Preterists are divided into historicists and futurists. Some of the partial Preterists believe the full Preterists are pagans, etc. The word “preterist”…
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US Jewry’s cherished values
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Decades ago, the sociographer Milton Himmelfarb coined the aphorism that “American Jews earn like Episcopalians and vote like Puerto Ricans.” And his words ring as true today as ever. Surveys show that roughly 70 percent of American Jews intend to cast their ballots for President Barack Obama’s reelection next month. Himmelfarb’s…
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Video: A clash of foreign policy
Whose foreign policy is best suited to quell the current anti-American sentiment around the world in which US Embassies are being attacked and otherwise violated? Barack Obama’s? Mitt Romney’s? This video offers a plain look at these two candidates running for the high office of the Presidency of the United States and encourages you to…
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The empty chair has spoken
By RON JAGER— President Obama, after serving nearly four years in the White House should have been able to easily clarify on the state of the American economy. Obama should have been able to easily explain why re-electing him would fix America’s problems despite his first term’s lackluster performance record. Yet just when Obama had…
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Ryan, Biden trade barbs on Iran in US VP debate
By JPOST— The Iranian nuclear issue featured prominently in the US vice presidential debate Thursday, with Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan trading barbs over the administration’s handling of the threats posed by the Islamic Republic. Republican Mitt Romney’s climb in polls since US President Barack Obama’s poor showing in their first…
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Spot Report: America = Elections, Israel = Iran
Think on this: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,and he will reign for ever and ever.” … We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was,because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. The nations…
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“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”-–Dietrich Bonheoffer