Scripture reading for the week of October 29. 2011
Torah: Genesis 6:9 – 11:32, “Noach” (Noah) Haftorah: Isaiah 66:1 – 24 New Testament: I Peter 3:18 – 22 Gospel: Matthew 24:36 – 46, “Kimi” (But of that day…)
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Power Prayer: The Divine Will
O my Father, I hang on you; I see, believe, live, when your will, not mine, is done; I can plead nothing in myself in regard of any worthiness and grace, in regard of your providence and promises, but only your good pleasure. If your mercy makes me poor and vile, blessed are you! Prayers…
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Power Prayer: Man’s Great End
LORD OF ALL BEING, There is one thing that deserves my greatest care, and calls forth my ardent desires, That is, that I may answer the great end for which I am made – To glorify you who has given me being, And to do all the good I can for my fellow men; Verify…
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How to pray for Israel
BY TRAVELUJAH— Ezekiel 36 1 – Pray for the Land- Verses 1-12. •To be restored •To rebuild cities •To be productive •To be protected from its enemies 2 – Pray for God’s Name to be glorified by what He does in and through Israel – Verse 23. 3 – Pray for the Jews to return…
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Pessimism ahead of Quartet visit
BY ATTILA SOMFALVI, YNET— Western diplomats said on Monday that nothing short of a political miracle was needed to see the stalemate plaguing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process dissipating. The statement was made ahead of the Middle East Quartet meetings scheduled for later this week. The Quartet’s proposal to renew negotiations came on the heels of…
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Palestinian prisoners warned against returning to terror
BY YAAKOV LAPIN, JPOST— Palestinian security prisoners freed last week as part of the exchange with Hamas to release Gilad Schalit were “personally informed of the consequences of returning to terrorism,” The Jerusalem Post has learned. Security officials read out statements to the prisoners in the Ktziot prison in the south and the Hasharon prison…
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Netanyahu Offers to Freeze Government Construction in West Bank
BY THE ISRAEL PROJECT— The Quartet on the Middle East will hold separate talks with Israelis and Palestinians this week as part of another push for peace. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said Israel is willing to enter into negotiations “anytime, anywhere,” while Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has set preconditions on entering…
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Walter Pincus says defense aid to Israel should be slashed
BY AMOS HAREL— Veteran Washington Post columnist Walter Pincus has urged the U.S. administration to reevaluate the extent of the defense aid that the United States provides to Israel. Pincus, who has been reporting on intelligence, defense and foreign policy for the Washington Post for 45 years, says the change in U.S. policy that he…
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Barak Admits: We Didn't Know Where Shalit Was
BY ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7— Defense Minister Ehud Barak admitted on Sunday that Israel did not know the exact location in Gaza where Gilad Shalit was held by Hamas for more than five years. “Gilad was in southern Gaza somewhere,” Barak told Israel’s Channel 10 News. “We still do not know the exact place and…
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Spot Report: Discerning the Signs of the Times
Think on this! “You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.”… “But we would be like the men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do.” … “Yahweh has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules over all.” …
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Video: The Jews’ Biblical destiny
The Land of Israel.com produced this video that explores the fulfillment of Biblical prophecies. By comparing Biblical text with current realities, it confirms the Jews’ Biblical destiny.
Schalit deal may boost Fatah-Hamas unity
BY JONATHAN SCHANZER, JPOST— Pundits are painting news of Gilad Schalit’s dramatic release as a blow to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who watched from the sidelines, and a win for the rival Hamas faction, which negotiated the release of more than 1,000 Palestinians in exchange for just one captured soldier. But rather than stoking…
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A Brave Rabbi Speaks Out
Editor’s note: The sermon below, delivered by Rabbi Schlomo Lewis of Atlanta on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, 2010, has been referred to as the “Sermon of the Century.” I thought long and I thought hard on whether to deliver the sermon I am about to share. We all wish to bounce happily out…
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Wish I'd Said That
“In Israel, there is more courage in one square mile than in all of Europe. In Israel, there is more courage in one Israeli soldier than in the combined and cold hearts of every bureaucrat at the United Nations. In Israel, you can find people who will stand against incredible odds, against the entire tide…
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BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Gilad Schalit is home. And that is wonderful. The terrorists Israel released in exchange for the IDF soldier held hostage by Hamas for more than five years are running around Judea, Samaria and Gaza promising to return to terror. And that is a nightmare. But so far, the Israeli public is…
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US Republican candidates rebuff aid cut to Israel
BY JTA— US Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain pushed back against a proposal by Ron Paul to cut funding to Israel. Paul, a Texas congressman, during the GOP debate Tuesday in Las Vegas repeated his proposal to cut foreign aid, including the $3 billion Israel receives annually in defense assistance. “That foreign…
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