What is Tisha B’av?

by MyJewishLearning.com Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av (which month coincides with July and/or August), is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar. Although a large number of disasters are said to have befallen the Jews on this day, the major commemoration is of the destruction of the…

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'Basis for direct talks lacking'

by Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post Israeli officials continued to express optimism on Sunday that direct talks with the Palestinians were imminent, even as Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that more needed to be done to bridge the gaps between the two sides. Aboul Gheit’s comments followed a meeting in Cairo between Prime Minister…

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The fast of the ninth day of Av

By Yoram Ettinger, The Ettinger Report 1. Faith, Morality, Commemoration and Optimism Underlining National Jewish Fasts: * Jewish fasts commemorate critical historical and value-driven junctions, highlighting moral clarity, which constitutes a prerequisite to operational and existential clarity. Memory is Deliverance; forgetfulness is oblivion. * Fasts highlight the difference between Oblivion (exile) and Deliverance (ingathering of…

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Holy Travel: Tisha B'Av, Ein Gedi, Ancient Grenade Discovery and more

Does the Bible Support Replacement Theology? One text often used by supersessionists to support the idea of the permanent rejection of national Israel is Matt 21:43. In this verse, which Frederick Dale Bruner calls “one of the most important verses in Matthew,” Jesus addressed the unbelief of the leaders of the nation Israel and announced…

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Directions to add TJCI to your address book

Since your email probably has some type of spam filter, we ask that you add Jerusalem Connection (info@tjci.org) to your trusted list of senders, contacts or address book. Spam filters are becoming increasingly more strict so there is a good chance our messages to you could be mistaken for spam.  If you haven’t already received an email…

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Israeli couscous and vegetables

*This is the recipe that prompted me to start a B’tayavon section for Jerusalem Connection.  The recipe card  I had for Israeli couscous was so stained with spices and smeared with olive oil that I could barely read it anymore.  So when I started typing a back up copy I decided to type up a few more…

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Jews discriminating against Jews

By Michael Freund Each week for the past nine months, a small band of noisy left-wing protesters has been gathering in the heart of Jerusalem. Though claiming to be motivated by the highest of ideals, these would-be campaigners for human rights appear to have trouble respecting even the most basic of society’s ground rules. The demonstrators…

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Hizbullah has 'precise' target list

by ICEJ News For the second time this week, a senior Hizbullah leader has warned that the Lebanese terror militia has a detailed list of Israeli targets it would attack in the event of renewed conflict between the neighboring countries. Hizbullah has a “large and precise bank of Israeli targets” to strike if a third…

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Flotilla Incident Timeline

The film, produced by the Eiland Team of Experts, breaks down the events of the flotilla using a timeline that alternates between 3D models and footage captured throughout the incident. The events leading up to and throughout the flotilla incident are recounted in the video, as presented by the team of experts led by Maj.…

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Support for Israel near record high, Gallup Poll shows

by JTA.org According to the Gallup Poll, 63 percent of Americans say their sympathies in the Middle East conflict are with Israel, while 15 percent side with the Palestinians. The rest favor both sides, neither side or have no opinion. Support for Israel was higher only in 1991, shortly after Israel was hit with Scud…

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Sign up for TJCI's new Spot Report

We at the Jerusalem Connection believe that because of all that is going on in Israel its time to have even more frequent contact with our email base.  In addition to our weekly Friday eNews we are starting another newsletter–The Spot Report–to be sent in the early part of the week. This newsletter will include…

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The fast of the ninth day of Av

By Yoram Ettinger, The Ettinger Report 1. Faith, Morality, Commemoration and Optimism Underlining National Jewish Fasts: * Jewish fasts commemorate critical historical and value-driven junctions, highlighting moral clarity, which constitutes a prerequisite to operational and existential clarity. Memory is Deliverance; forgetfulness is oblivion. * Fasts highlight the difference between Oblivion (exile) and Deliverance (ingathering of…

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What is Tisha B'av?

by MyJewishLearning.com Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av (which month coincides with July and/or August), is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar. Although a large number of disasters are said to have befallen the Jews on this day, the major commemoration is of the destruction of the…

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Wikipedia's Jewish Problems

by Karin McQuillan, Frontpagemag.com Wikipedia is used by 68 million people a month.  Google Jerusalem, Israel, the Holocaust, jihad – the first reference to come up is Wikipedia.  Most users mistakenly think it is an encyclopedia.  Actually it is a special sort of blog, self-styled “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.”  Open an article,…

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