Quote of the week
“A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.” ― Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Prophets
Trump and the Jews
By Caroline Glick, JPost— On Wednesday, President Reuven Rivlin sent a letter of support to the American Jewish community in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Saturday. On the surface, his move made sense – the largest Diaspora community is concerned about the growing profile of viciously antisemitic forces on the Right.…
When will messiah come? It depends on the Jews
By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, Breaking Israel News— If the Jewish people behave well, they can bring the Messianic era quicker, according to Rabbi Elan Adler. But when Jews shame God’s name or even treat each other poorly, they push the Messiah further away. Rabbi Adler, who discusses the notion of Jewish unity, sanctifying and defaming God…
Scripture Reading for August 19, 2017
Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17,”Re’eh” (See! …) Haftorah: Isaiah 54:11 – 55:5 New Testament: Revelation 22:1 – 5 Gospel: John 7:37 – 52, “Myeem Chayeem” (Living Water …)
Eclipse as 40 Days of Repentance Begin Signals “End of Era” for America, Warns Rabbi
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— A rare confluence of conflicting elemental forces may appear next Monday off the coast of America, when a rare hurricane is expected to hit the north Atlantic precisely as the shadow of a total solar eclipse passes overhead. A prominent End-of-Days expert sees this as a powerful last-ditch wake-up call…
Palestinian-North Korean Alliance? Abbas Sends Message to Kim Jong-Un
BY JNS— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sent a warm greeting to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un, congratulating him for “Liberation Day,” a holiday marking the end of Japanese colonial rule. In his letter to the communist North Korean leader, Abbas said the Korean people “sacrificed the most precious sacrifices for its freedom and honor”…
The Pentagon fills Hezbollah’s shopping list
By Tablet Magazine— In recent years, federal law enforcement agencies have repeatedly arrested Hezbollah operatives in the US who were trying to procure weapons and other combat-related equipment for the group. Those arrests have given US law enforcement a pretty clear idea of the specific items on Hezbollah’s wish-list – advanced rifles, night goggles, specialized…
Palestinians: The Honeymoon with the US is Over
BY Bassem Tawil, Gatestone— US President Donald Trump’s envoys, Jason Greenblatt and Jared Kushner, are planning to return to the Middle East soon to discuss ways of reviving the stalled “peace process” between Israel and the Palestinians. Greenblatt tweeted last week that he was looking forward to returning to the Middle East “as we pursue…
North Korea threatens Israel with ‘merciless, thousand-fold punishment’
By Unity Coalition for Israel— Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman hurt the “dignity of the supreme leadership” of North Korea, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday. The comment was in reaction to Israeli remarks on how the Jewish State is affected by North Korean tension with the United States. In an interview with…