Scripture Reading for August 26, 2017
Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9, “Shoftim” (Judges … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 51:12 – 52:12 New Testament: Acts 3:22 – 23 Gospel: John 1:19 – 21, “Adut Yochanan” (Testimony of John … )
Antisemitism on the left
By Steve Kramer, BIN– I was shocked, but not surprised, to see the Washington Post feature an op-ed this weekend (August 19) stating that the left has eschewed political violence. Author Yoav Fromer admits that there is some violence on the left, but for decades it hasn’t compared to the “methodical, organized and strategic violence…
How will the Netanyahu-Putin meeting affect the region?
By Herb Keinon, JPost— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to go to Sochi on Wednesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his fourth visit to Russia in the last 16 months. For reporters who cover Netanyahu, the drill is well known. Following the premier’s meeting with Putin, either he or one of…
Jews misread America’s cultural civil war
By Melanie Phillips— The cultural civil war that has now exploded in America is an immensely dangerous moment for the west. It is also perilous for the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Yet in both Israel and the diaspora, too many Jews just don’t get it. They are parroting instead the double-dealing and…
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…