Scripture Reading for September 22, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52, “Ha’azinu” (give ear … ) Haftorah: II Samuel 22:1-52 New Testament: Romans 10:9-15 Gospel: John 15:1-17, “Ha’gefen Ha’ amiteet” (The True Vine …)
Trump offers blessings to Jewish people for Yom Kippur
By Times of Israel— US President Donald Trump offered his blessings to the Jewish people Tuesday on behalf of himself and his wife Melania ahead of the High Holiday of Yom Kippur, the traditional day of atonement. “Melania and I send our warmest greetings to all Jewish people on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of…
Israel’s restoration triggers international worship
By Avner Bosky, Final Frontier Ministries— The Hebrew prophets speak much of an eschatological connection between two events – Israel’s restoration/revival (on the one hand) and a huge manifestation of praise and worship by all the nations (on the other). Let’s unpack this vision. Psalm 117:1-2 and God’s heart A thousand years before Yeshua was born,…
US Congress votes $38 billion defense aid to Israel into law
By Ariel Kahana, Erez Linn, Israel Hayom— A bipartisan bill that would cement the U.S. military aid to Israel into law has passed a major hurdle on Wednesday night. The U.S. House of Representative approved the measure, known as the Ileana Ros-Lehtinen U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, several weeks after it passed the Senate. It…
The Lessons of the Oslo Accords
By Michael Freund, JPost— Over the course of the past 70 years, Israel has committed its fair share of grave miscalculations, many of which continue to haunt the country and harm our national security. From the failure to annex Judea, Samaria and Gaza in the immediate aftermath of the 1967 Six Day War, to the…
Analysis: How Realistic Is the Jordan Option for Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?
By Rachel Avraham, Jerusalem Online— Recently, it was reported by Abu Mazen that Trump’s deal of the century is, in fact, a confederation between the PA and Jordan, an idea that was discussed at the Jordan Option Conference at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center last year and that I reported on in a recent article…
US departure from conventional wisdom
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel initiative” The evolution of President Trump’s stance on the Palestinian issue reflects extrication from conventional wisdom, which was embraced by his predecessors and the establishment of the State Department, academia and the media, while systematically crashed against the rocks of Middle East reality. In contrast to…
Wrong, Wrong, and Wrong: Decrying the Murder of Ari Fuld
By Inna Rogatchi © Who said that they do not follow our calendar? Ever so often the despicable murders by the Palestinian terrorists of innocent Israeli people, children, teenagers, rabbis, teachers, housewives are committed on or close to Shabbat or our holy days. Our New Year 5779 have just started. And two days before Yom…
Scripture Reading for September 15, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 31:1 – 30, “Vayielech” (and he went … ) Haftorah: Hosea 14:10; Micah 7:18 – 20; Joel 2:15 0 27 New Testament: Romans 10:14 – 18 Gospel: John 4:19 -26, Hayeshuah maet ha’yehudim, (Salvation is of the Jews…)