By MICHAEL BACHNER, TOI STAFF and AGENCIES— Israel came to a standstill at 10 a.m. Thursday as sirens wailed throughout the country in memory of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II. Buses and cars halted on streets and highways as Israelis stepped out of their vehicles and stood with…
DetailsThis week’s Torah Portion covers Leviticus 9:1 to 11:47. After taking a two week break to cover Passover readings, we are back to the third book. On the eighth day in our reading of Leviticus, we reach the culmination of divinely sanctioned human creation. The priests and ritual vessels are consecrated. When we last saw…
DetailsBy Ben Caspit, JPost— “If the Iranians act against Israel from Syrian territory, Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime will be those that pay the price.” That is the clear message from senior officials in the Israeli defense establishment and IDF after the top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called a strike…
DetailsBy Earl Cox, Israel Always— The public record is clear: Terrorist group Hamas started this fight. The “March of Return,” deceptively billed as a “peaceful and nonviolent” protest along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, turned violent from day one, as armed terrorists mingled with women and children, and several militants tried to breach the…
DetailsBy Aryeh Savir, World Israel News— The Syrian Tiyas Military Airbase, located in the Homs province, was struck by several missiles on Monday, Syrian media reported. According to reports, at least 14 were killed in the strike and several others were wounded. Some reports say that over 20 missiles landed in and around the base.…
Details“We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatever.” – Isaac Newton
DetailsBy Nahum Barnea, YNETNEWS— The Karni Crossing, Friday. From 10 am, Gazans have been travelling down the road leading from Saja’iyya to the Karni Crossing, which used to be the main meeting point between the Israeli economy and the Gazan economy. They settle between the water tower and the large greenhouses, near the border. In…
DetailsBy Mordechai Nisan, FrontpageMag— Although some stubborn Israelis won’t agree, Israel is really to blame for the absence of peace with the Palestinians. This is not to say Israel is also guilty for the war with the Palestinians, though people might mistakenly think so, considering the recent killing of 18 Palestinians in Gaza who were…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick, Breitbart— Monday may have been a turning point in the global battle between the forces of nationalism and national self-determination on the one hand, and the forces pushing for a post-nationalist world with open borders on the other. While most eyes were on the U.S., where President Donald Trump used his Twitter…
DetailsThink on this: “Then Yahweh will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem…Then Yahweh my God will come, and all His holy ones with Him.” (Zechariah 14:1-5) Pray like this: Father, fast…
DetailsJewish families work for the week before Passover getting their home rid of any leaven or “chametz.” Not even a crumb can be left in the house. It inevitably turns into a great chance to spring clean. Pantries are cleared of cereals, flours, pastries, and any and all products that the rabbis have deemed unkosher…
DetailsBy Times of Israel— The White House on Thursday called on Palestinians to engage in solely peaceful protests and stay at least 500 meters from Gaza’s border with Israel, on the eve of fresh demonstrations supported by Gaza’s Hamas terrorist rulers along the border. While the UN issued a warning to Israel to use “extreme…
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17, “Pesach” (Passover ….) Haftorah: Isaiah 10:32 – 12:6 New Testament: Revelation 15:1 – 4 Gospel: Luke 22:7 – 20, “Chag Ha’matzote” (Feast of Unleavened Bread… )
DetailsBy Chosen People Ministries— The Festivals of Israel Commonly known to Christians as Pentecost, Shavuot is one of four spring festivals and one of three “Aliyah” festivals found in the Hebrew Scriptures, when Jewish men were commanded to go up to Jerusalem and worship at the Temple. The festivals of Israel were designed by God…
DetailsBy Arutz 7— The Jordanian government filed an official protest with the Foreign Ministry over the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court’s decision to reject the petition of the police to distance three 14-year-old girls who had prayed at the entrance to the Temple Mount. In his decision last week, Justice Shmuel Herbst ruled that the right of…
DetailsBy JPost— Former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani stated on Twitter Wednesday that Israelis have the right to live in their own land, as do the Palestinians. These statements came days after similar remarks by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a series of Arabic tweets about the state…
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