Quote of the Week
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”— Helen Keller
Israel Passes Law to Protect Christians in IDF
By David Lazarus, Israel Today-— The Knesset passed a bill this week designed to protect Arab Christians who enlist in the Israeli army. The law, which includes an extended prison sentence for anyone who tries to dissuade a Christian Arab from serving in the IDF, became necessary in the face of stiff opposition and violent attacks…
Israel to EU: Voting to recognize Temple Mount as solely Muslim site akin to ignoring Jesus
By TOVAH LAZAROFF, JPOST— Israel warned the European Union on Thursday night that supporting a UNESCO resolution which views the Temple Mount as a solely Muslim site is akin to ignoring Europe’s Christian roots. “If the Europeans have a hand in a UNESCO decision that rejects or does not deal with the Jewish people’s relationship…
Messianic Organization Awarded in Israeli Knesset
By David Lazarus, Israel Today— Be’ad Chaim, a Messianic pro-life and women’s health organization has received an award from the Israeli government for their “significant contribution to the protection of mothers and children.” What began as a small Messianic prayer group, has blossomed into a nationally recognized women’s health organization. It began back in the 1980’s,…
A Prayer for Our Nation
A Prayer for Our Nation | Condoleezza Rice from Menlo.Church on Vimeo.
National best interest
By JOHN GOLAN, JPOST— Despite what some may wish us to believe, the United States does not provide aid to Israel out of charity. Rather, it is a strategic investment, closely tied to US interests in the region: safeguarding the only reliable ally that the US has in that corner of the world; stabilizing the…
Former Israeli Ambassador: Europe’s ‘Obsession’ With Jews Should Serve as Warning to America
By Lea Speyer, The Algemeiner— Europe’s “obsession” with Jews should serve as a warning to America as it grapples with how to support Israel, a former Israeli ambassador to the US wrote on Thursday. In an op-ed published by Newsweek, Michael Oren — a member of Knesset for the centrist Kulanu Party and chairman of…
GOP Under Trump More Pro-Israel Than Ever?
By Israel Today staff, Israel Today— US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday declared on Twitter that the party’s platform is now more pro-Israel than it has ever been. Indeed, the Republican Party’s Platform Committee did make surprising policy changes that no previous candidate would or could have represented. The new platform erases all…
Scripture Reading for July 16, 2016
Torah: Numbers 19:1 – 22:1, “Chukat” (Decree of … ) Haftorah: Judges 11:1 – 33 New Testament: Hebrews 9:11 – 28 Gospel: John 3:10 – 21, “Ata moreh b’yisrael?” (Are you a teacher of Israel? … )