Scripture Reading for December 22, 2018
Torah: Genesis 47:28-50:46, “Vayechi” (and he lived … ) Haftorah: I Kings 2:1-12 New Testament: I Peter 1:3-9 Gospel: Matthew 24:29-31, “Achare Zrat” (After the tribulation … )
Netanyahu: Israel Has Missiles That Can Strike Any Target in the Middle East
By JPost— Amid rising tension in the North, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Monday that Israel has missiles that can reach any target throughout the Middle East. “They develop offensive missiles here that can reach any place in the region and any target,” Netanyahu said during a visit to Israel Aerospace Industries outside of…
Palestinians Signal They Want All of Jerusalem
By Ryan Jones, Israel Today— Australia’s decision on Saturday to officially recognize the western half of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel prompted a number of outbursts, some of them very, very revealing. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed disappointment that, unlike US President Donald Trump, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison only acknowledged…
What Happens When a Nation Lifts a Jerusalem Stone
By Avner Boskey, Final Frontier Minisries— Over 2,400 years ago the Spirit of prophecy fell on Zechariah as he declared “the burden of the word of YHVH concerning Israel – It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem an overly hard-to-lift stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will…
Scripture Reading for December 15, 2018
Torah: Genesis 44:18-17:27, “Vayigash” (and he drew near … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 37:15-20 New Testament: Ephesians 2:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 24:29-31, “Acari Zarai” (After the tribulation … )
Netanyahu: Hezbollah will get ‘unimaginable blow’ if it attacks
By Herb Keinon, JPost— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visited the north Tuesday for the second time in less than a week, said that the uncovering of the third Hezbollah attack tunnel is part of the process of “systematically dismantling” these weapons. Netanyahu said that Hezbollah will “make a big mistake” if it tries to…
‘Settling the score’ with terrorists won’t prevent subsequent attack
By Alex Traiman, JNS— On the last night of Hanukkah, a Palestinian terrorist wounded seven in a drive-by shooting at a bus stop outside the large Jewish community in Ofra, Samaria. Injured in the attack were Shira Ish-Ran, a 21-year-old and 30-week pregnant woman, and her husband, Amichai, both of whom suffered multiple gunshot wounds.…
The latest poll on anti-Semitism in Europe looks bad. Trust me: It’s true
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ, TIMES OF ISRAEL— The last time that a stranger directed an anti-Semitic insult at me, I was carrying supplies for my son’s birthday party. It was on a Sunday afternoon on Dam Square. Carrying Star of David party decorations in a see-through bag, I paused to snap some pictures on my cellphone…
Building Up Israel is Preparation for Messiah
By Dr. Rivkah Lambert, Breaking Israel News— In a Torah class, sponsored by Yiboneh and delivered in Jerusalem earlier this week, Orthodox scholar Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz explained that there are alternative scenarios for the messianic figure known in Judaism as Moshiach ben Yosef (Messiah, son of Joseph). Quoting the Vilna Gaon, who was among the…
Israel’s New Strategy in the War Against Iran
By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today— With “Operation Northern Shield” entering its second week and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) working to destroy a third Hezbollah attack tunnel underneath the border with Lebanon it has become increasingly clear Israel is waging a psychological war against Iran and its proxies. This is done by using cutting edge technology,…