Scripture Reading for August 10, 2019
Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 “Devarim” (Words … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 1:1-27 New Testament: Acts 9:1-21 Gospel: Mark 13, “Hizahari” (Take heed …)
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 “Devarim” (Words … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 1:1-27 New Testament: Acts 9:1-21 Gospel: Mark 13, “Hizahari” (Take heed …)
DetailsBy CBN— Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday after kicking off his Middle East tour in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. US Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, and Israel’s Ambassador to…
DetailsBy Jeremy Sharon, Jerusalem Post— We need more Irish in Ramallah,” Likud MK Uzi Dayan told Labor-Gesher candidate Hilik Bar sharply on Wednesday, after the latter referenced the Good Friday Agreement of the Irish peace process as a model for conflict resolution. “What we need are leaders like Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair,” Bar shot…
DetailsBy JNS— Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that any war with his country would be “the mother of all wars,” and insisted that Iran be allowed free travel in the Strait of Gibraltar. “Peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, war with Iran is the mother of all wars,” said Rouhani,…
DetailsBy David Rosenberg, Arutz 7— Two delegations of American lawmakers are slated to visit Israel this week, organized by a group linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). On Monday, 41 House Democrats led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Maryland) are scheduled to arrive in Israel, kicking off a week-long tour of…
DetailsBy Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— The requirement of a Red Heifer is probably the most enigmatic biblical commandment, and one that continues to capture the imaginations of Jews and Christians alike. The preparation and purpose of the Red Heifer as described in Numbers 19 indicates that the entire Temple service depends on the presence of…
DetailsBy Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— Several Israeli media outlets reported over the weekend that Jordanian King Abdullah II had turned-down a request for an urgent meeting from Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. The report appeared to be not true according to Israeli Government officials who responded to an inquiry by this reporter. Still, if the…
DetailsBy Ben Ariel, Israel National News— Associates of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that Israel will have to say “yes” to US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century”, even if it includes problematic elements, because the Trump administration has been the friendliest administration to Israel to date, and any other administration would give…
DetailsBy David Sidman, Breaking Israel News— Responding to reports of an upcoming Israeli-Arab Peace summit hosted by the Trump administration, former MK Moshe Feiglin said that the result of this initiative will be a “war. Moshe Feiglin, a former parliament member and current head of the Zehut party took to social media saying that the…
DetailsBy Leandro Fleischer, Ynet Espanol (translated by IsraPundit)— Mudar Zahrán (45) is a Jordanian-Palestinian writer who leads the Jordanian Opposition Coalition group. The persecutions he has suffered due to his strong criticism of King Abdullah II led him to exile in Britain. This Arab intellectual is also a firm detractor of the Palestinian leadership. In…
DetailsBy JNS , Israel Hayom Staff— Fifty-eight Jewish organizations gathered in New York City on Wednesday for a “National Consultation on Responses to Anti-Semitism” to address ever increasing anti-Semitic incidents in the United States, Europe and around the world. Organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and hosted at the UJA-Federation…
DetailsBy Ariel Kahana, JNS— The Israeli government is preparing an official initiative, including an incentives package, to encourage countries to relocate their embassies to Jerusalem. Foreign Minister Israel Katz will soon present a proposal to the Cabinet to designate the transfer of embassies to Jerusalem as a “national, diplomatic and strategic objective of the highest…
DetailsTorah: Number 30:1-32:42, “Mattot” (Journeys of Tribes …) Haftorah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 New Testament: James 4:1-12 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-20, “Al taheshvu” (Do not think… )
DetailsBy Nahum Barnea, Ynetnews— The peace conference is to take place in Camp David, the U.S. President’s country retreat, and U.S. President Donald Trump is set to present his Mideast Peace Plan during the conference. According to an unnamed source in Washington, the conference is set to take place before the September 17 elections in…
DetailsBy David Lazarus, Israel Today— Chosen People Ministries is sponsoring a debate between Dr. Michael Brown and Orthodox Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in New York City on August 8. The debate will take place from 7:30-9:30 PM (NY time) and will be streamed live on YouTube. According to Chosen People Ministries, a 125-year-old mission to the…
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