Scripture Reading for June 25, 2016
Torah: Numbers 8:1 – 12:16, “Beha’alotekha” (When you set up … ) Haftorah: Zechariah 2:14 – 4:7 New Testament: Revelation 11:1 -14 Gospel: Luke 18:1 – 8, “Hit pallel tamid” (Always pray … )
MOUNT MORIAH OR THE CITY OF DAVID? Locating the true site of the Jewish Temple
By Randall Price, ICEJ-— In Temple: Amazing New Discoveries that Change Everything About the Location of Solomon’s Temple, Robert Cornuke makes the startling claim that they were built in the City of David, over the Gihon Spring. Cornuke’s sensational conclusion is that accepting this location resolves the political and religious impasse between Jews and Muslims over…
Father Naddaf: Beacon of Light to the Christians of Israel
by Susan Warner, Gatestone Institute— Chapter one of this story began when Father Gabriel Naddaf, a Greek Orthodox priest in Nazareth, started to speak up for the idea that it was time for Christians to embrace their homeland, Israel, and their Jewish roots. “Christian Arabs are hostages.” — Father Gabriel Naddaf. “We have a joint fate…
Antisemitism and anti-Zionism: Same Idea, New Cloak
By Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, ISGAP— Comparing antisemitism and Anti-Zionism and showing that the latter is the modern form of the former may be easy if we simply use the US state department 2010 definition of antisemitism that states that “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward…
BDS activists ‘evict’ Jews from US campuses
By Yair Altman, Israel Hayom— On a recent campus tour, members of the Reservists on Duty Israel advocacy organization discovered the extent of anti-Semitism displayed by BDS activists, who posted “eviction notices” on the dormitory doors of Jewish students, demanding that they evacuate in three days or have their property thrown out. Students for Justice in…
Quote of the week
“One’s prayer should be made new each day. As new water flows from the well each hour, so Israel renews its song.” Palestinian Talmud
Scripture Reading for June 18, 2016
Torah: Numbers 4:21 – 7:89, “Naso’ (Lift up … ) Haftorah: Judges 13:2 – 25 New Testament: Acts 17:21 – 26 Gospel: Luke 24:36 – 53, “Uverchem” (He blessed them … )
Hamas Threatens Jordan
By Bassam Tawil, GateStone Institute— The signs near the Al-Aqsa mosque were clear: “The cameras will be broken and the hands that hung them will be cut off.” Installing video cameras near the Al Aqsa mosque would be a painful thorn in the side of all the terrorist organizations. The immensely successful collaborations in the…
WHY DO TERRORISTS COMMIT TERRORISM?
By Unity Coalition for Israel— WASHINGTON — AFTER a terrorist attack like the one in Florida on Sunday, one of the first questions people always ask is: Why? Why would someone take the lives of innocent civilians who are total strangers? That is a question to which I have long sought an answer. But my search…
Our World: Is ISIS a GOP franchise?
By CAROLINE B. GLICK, JPOST— Is Islamic State opposed to gay marriage? Was anger at the US Supreme Court’s decision mandating recognition of homosexual marriage what prompted Omar Mateen to massacre fifty Americans at the gay nightclub in Orlando on Saturday night? What about gun control? Is Islamic State, to which Mateen announced his allegiance…