By Times of Israel— An annual reenactment of the sacrifice for the upcoming Passover festival will be held for the first time inside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The High Court of Justice on Monday upheld a police decision to bar a group of Temple Mount activists from holding their annual ceremony…
By Daniel Greenfield— Tonight the celebration of the holiday of Purim begins. Purim is a Jewish holiday often neglected outside the more religious communities in America and the State of Israel because it commemorates an attempt to exterminate the Jews. And we all know that stopped being a problem long ago. If Purim had culminated…
By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe— THIS WEEKEND, Jews the world over celebrate the festival of Purim, a highlight of which is the public reading of the biblical book of Esther. In 10 fast-moving chapters, it recounts the first recorded attempt at a Jewish genocide. The Persian emperor Ahasuerus (known to historians as Xerxes I) allows…
Think on this: “Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” (John 10:22-24) Pray like this:…
By Nancy Rexin Evans T’was the night before Hanukkah in Old Jerusalem And all the rabbis were praying, “Baruch HaShem”. The menorahs were kindled by the windows with care, In hopes that Messiah soon would be there The children were stuffed full of doughnuts and jelly While falafel and humus danced in their bellies. And…
PM Netanyahu Delivers Christmas Greeting from ICEJ from ICEJ on Vimeo. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a visit to the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday (December 21) to deliver his annual Christmas Greeting to the Christian world. In his traditional holiday greeting, Netanyahu stated: “To all of our Christian friends around the…
By Charles Gardner, Israel Today— When the stars lined up to lighten the path of the Wise Men as they travelled from the East to worship the new-born King of the Jews, it was the dawning of an amazing new era. Now, 2,000 years later, the Jewish feast of Hanukkah coincides with Christmas. They are…
By Eli Mendelbaum, Yael Freidson & Kobi Nachshoni, YNet— Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall throughout the day Wednesday in what appeared to be defiant display of rejection against UNESCO’s Tuesday adoption of a resolution which Israel says denies the deep historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem. The deluge…
By Breaking Israel News— Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall throughout the day Wednesday in what appeared to be defiant display of rejection against UNESCO’s Tuesday adoption of a resolution which Israel says denies the deep historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem. The deluge of attendants packed the holy…