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…
On Christian “Birthright”, Israel Reawakens Biblical Faith for Disillusioned Millennials
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— While young Jews making pilgrimage to Israel in order to reconnect with their religion’s roots has become a commonplace phenomenon, a new trend has emerged which is anything but: young Christians are traveling to the Holy Land in larger numbers than ever – for the very same purpose.…
Two Arab-Israelis arrested for planning to join ISIS in Syria
By Anna Ahronheim, JPOST— The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Israeli Police arrested two Arab-Israelis brothers from the town of Umm el-Fahm on suspicion of involvement with the Islamic State last month, the Shin Bet made public on Friday. The security forces raided the home of Mahmoud ‘Abd al-Karim Qassem Jabarin, 25-years-old, and Na’im…
Will Israel feel the heat of Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ North Korea rhetoric?
By Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jpost— While most of the focus in the ongoing war of words between the Trump administration and North Korea is on whether it will lead to war between the US and Pyongyang, how might it impact Israel? Might it bring nuclear conflict or war closer to Israel’s borders? First, it is…
Scripture Reading for August 12, 2017
Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25, “Eikev” (on the heel of ‘because… ) Haftorah: Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3 New Testament: Romans 8:31 – 39 Gospel: Matthew 16:16 – 20, “Ben Elohim chayeem” (Son of the living God … )