by Shelley Neese For an observant Jew, one of the most important events anticipated in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) is the arrival of the Messiah to redeem His chosen and rule over them during the Messianic age. Without this Messianic hope, Judaism would be stripped of its fundamental purpose and spiritual drive. For the…
DetailsBy Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal Pop quiz—What does more to galvanize radical anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world: (a) Israeli settlements on the West Bank; or (b) a Lady Gaga music video? If your answer is (b) it means you probably have a grasp of the historical roots of modern jihadism. If, however, you…
Detailsby Alexander Bolton, The Hill High-profile Jewish Democrats say President Barack Obama has risked an important bloc of voters because of recent tension with Israel. Obama’s most outspoken Democratic critic is former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who campaigned for Obama in Florida during the 2008 election. Koch said if Obama asked him to…
DetailsBy J. Lee Grady, Charisma Sin began in a garden. Thousands of years later, Jesus Christ stood in another garden and announced His ultimate victory. The Easter story has many amazing scenes: Jesus’ last Passover meal with His disciples, His arrest and brutal scourging, His crucifixion between two criminals, and the dramatic darkness that fell…
Detailsby Wesley Pruden, Washington Times This is the moment a certain number of a certain breed of Democrats have been waiting for. The latest outburst of bad feeling between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu can be the cover they seek for finally putting the Jews in their place. First the president went to the Middle…
DetailsBy Jim Barfield and Jared Sturgill The bible tells us that there are seven feasts and festivals that God gave to mankind. You can find the listing of these festivals in Leviticus chapter twenty-three. The festivals are as follows: Passover, Unleavened bread, Pentecost, Feast of trumpets, Day of atonement, Feast of tabernacles, and the Sabbath. …
DetailsBy Abe Selig, Jerusalem Post While tensions continue to simmer around the Temple Mount after riots in and around the capital’s Old City earlier this month, a new campaign calling for the construction of the Third Temple atop the holy site has made its way to the sides of 200 Egged buses in the city,…
DetailsBy Jonathan Tobin, Jewishworldreview.com Some 19 years ago, the first president Bush earned the enmity of American Jews with his rant about being “one lone guy” standing up against the horde of AIPAC activists exercising their constitutional right to petition Congress. Bush’s statement symbolized the intolerance and enmity that his administration felt toward Israel and…
DetailsBy Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought” 1. “Next year in the reconstructed Jerusalem” concludes the annual reciting of the Passover Saga. How pertinent in March 2010?! 2. How central is Passover in Judaism and in the context of Judeo-Christian values? “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out…
DetailsBy Dennis Prager Many Americans find it difficult to understand why Jews on the Left — including many who would call themselves “liberal” rather than “Left” — continued to enthusiastically support President Obama after the revelations about the anti-Israel and anti-Jewish views of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the religious mentor and close friend of Obama.…
Detailsby Victor Sharpe It has thus come to this. Jerusalem may well be on the way to being re-divided. History will not look kindly upon those in this generation who have fallen into the trap of media distortion, Arab untruths, peace at any price and sheer apathy. The Jewish Talmud and Midrash tell us from…
DetailsBy Bill Mehlman and Kim Johnson “O Israel hope in the Lord For with the Lord there is mercy And with Him is plenteous redemption And He will redeem Israel…” Thus ends Psalm 130, a cry from the depths of a soul whose yearning for the sight of God is as that of the “watchman…
Details327 Representatives were signatories to the letter. 102 were non-signers: 94 were Democrats and 8 were Republican. Dear Secretary Clinton: We are writing to reaffirm our commitment to the unbreakable bond that exists between our country and the State of Israel and to express to you our deep concern over recent tension. In every important…
Detailsby Asaf Romirowsky, The Washington Examiner It is common to hear from good-hearted individuals who are not familiar with the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the simple, naïve question of “why can’t Israelis and Palestinian just get along and share the land?” Of late, a new paradigm has emerged that Zionism and the state of…
DetailsBy Natasha Mozgavaya, Haaretz Correspondent The White House has waved off suggestions that President Barak Obama was “embarrassed” to be photographed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid questions over the minimal media coverage of their meeting in Washington this week. “We were very comfortable with the coverage for last night’s meeting,” said White House…
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