Scripture reading for the week of December 24, 2011
Torah: Genesis 41:1 – 44:17 “Miketz” (At the end of …) Haftorah: Zechariah 2:14 – 4:7 New Testament: Romans 10:1–13 Gospel: John 10:22 – 39 “Chag Hachanukah” (Festival of Hanukkah…)
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Book of Maccabees
BY RABBIN DAVID EBSTEN, TRAVELUJAH— Growing up as a young boy on the south side of Chicago, I loved sports and Hebrew school. I hesitate to call my self a Hebrew school junkie, but I loved going there. Learning Hebrew was a new world for me that I loved exploring, and studying the fascinating stories…
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'Military option against Iran is executable,' says Dempsey
BY ISRAEL HAYOM— U.S. Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey is formulating a plan for a U.S. military attack on Iran, he told CNN in an interview published Wednesday, to go into effect should U.S. President Barack Obama decide to stop Tehran’s drive for nuclear weapons. “My biggest worry is will miscalculate our resolve,” Dempsey…
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Hanukkah for Dhimmis
BY BILL LEVINSON— Hanukkah is often called “the Jewish Christmas” because it takes place at about the same time of year. There is in fact a very strong connection between the two holidays; had it not been for the events that Hanukkah commemorates, there would be no Christmas. Hanukkah is about standing up to those…
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The George Soros plot to destroy Israel
BY SAM BLUMENFELD, THE NEW AMERICAN— If you’re wondering who’s funding the network of left-wing, non-government organizations in Israel, which aim to topple Netanyahu’s government and turn Israel into an Arab majority state, it turns out to be the same man who’s funding the Occupy Wall Street mobs: George Soros. Tel Aviv has had to…
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Palestinians: It's Christmas, and Jesus was a Palestinian!
BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— More than a billion Christians around the world are about to celebrate Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus, the promised Messiah. There is one thing the Palestinian Arabs hope you all remember during those celebrations – that Jesus was, in fact, a Palestinian (Arab). It is nothing new for the…
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Jewish youth build giant Lego menorah
BY YOURJEWISHNEWS.COM— Jewish youth in Windsor, Ont., have built a nearly 2.5 metre high menorah out of Lego to celebrate Hanukkah and will present it to sick children at a local hospital. Rabbi Sholom Galperin, director of the Student Jewish Centre of Windsor, thought up the idea. The structure consists of more than 3,000 pieces…
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Iran Navy to hold 10-day war game in Persian Gulf
BY REUTERS— Iran’s navy will launch a 10-day war game in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, state television quoted Navy Commander Habibulah Sayari as saying on Thursday. The war game, named Velayat-90, will be carried out over an area extending from east of the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Eden, the report…
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Wish I'd Said that
“We shall fight, every Jew in the homeland will fight. The God of Israel, the Lord of Hosts, will aid us. There will be no retreat. Freedom or Death!”–-Former Israeli Prime Minister Menacham Begin
Would the Maccabees be proud?
BY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— As Jews around the world gather to celebrate Hanukka, the festival of lights, it is only natural that we look back with pride at what our ancestors were able to accomplish. Over two millennia ago a small band of freedom fighters rose up against the Seleucid tyrant Antiochus and his despotism,…
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'US, Israel on same page'
BY JPOST AND REUTERS— The United States understands the true military threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program and is on the same page with Israel regarding the severity of the issue, Home Front Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said Wednesday, according to Channel 10 news. “The Americans are aware of the true intelligence and they understand…
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Every Hannukah, Israelis stop counting calories long enough to buy about 24 million mouth-watering, sweet and gooey, deep-fried sufganiyot. An estimated 24 million filled donuts (sufganiyot in Hebrew) are sold in Israel each Hannukah season. That adds up to $13 million in sales and 10.8 billion calories, at an average 450 per fried treat –…
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Book of Maccabees
BY RABBIN DAVID EBSTEN, TRAVELUJAH— Growing up as a young boy on the south side of Chicago, I loved sports and Hebrew school. I hesitate to call my self a Hebrew school junkie, but I loved going there. Learning Hebrew was a new world for me that I loved exploring, and studying the fascinating stories…
Details'Tis the season for the Church to support Israel
BY ANDREW TUCKER, JPOST— Christians worldwide are gearing up to celebrate Christmas. Christmas trees are being erected, presents purchased and the turkeys prepared for the oven. Millions of church services will be held on December 25 to mark the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The tragedy is, most of us have no idea why. We…
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Israel hopes death of North Korean leader will damage ties with Iran
BY AMIR OREN, HAARETZ— 2011 has been a bad year for dictators, whether those, like Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, whose stay in power was convenient for Israel or those, like Syria’s Bashar Assad, who are Israel’s enemies. Now that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died, the transfer of power to the third generation –…
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