Scripture Reading for February 6, 2016
Torah: Exodus 21:1 – 24:18, “Mishpateem” (Judgments … ) Haftorah: II Kings 12:1 – 17 New Testament: Romans 6:15 – 23 Gospel: Matthew 17:1- 9, “Vehishtaknah” (And he was transfigured … )
Torah: Exodus 21:1 – 24:18, “Mishpateem” (Judgments … ) Haftorah: II Kings 12:1 – 17 New Testament: Romans 6:15 – 23 Gospel: Matthew 17:1- 9, “Vehishtaknah” (And he was transfigured … )
By Rivkah Lambert Adler, Breaking Israel News— We are living in a time when the fulfillment of ancient Jewish prophecy, uniting Arabs and the West against Israel, is headline news. Signs that Western Europe is cooperating with Arab demands for a state in the midst of Israel are becoming commonplace. When the UN General Assembly…
By JCPA.ORG— Twelve principles of American Jewish political practice are introduced here as a way to provide a roadmap to understand the nature and character of the Jewish community in this election year. Jews provide significant financial support to both political parties and to many candidates. Some analysts project that as much as 50% of…
By Shmuley Boteach, The Algemeiner— It’s already been established that one of Hillary Clinton’s most trusted advisers, Sid Blumenthal, sent her dozens of anti-Israel articles, ideas and pieces of advice during her time as secretary of state. But the stream of anti-Israel advice received by Hillary was much more comprehensive than that which came from…
By Shlomo Cesana, Israel Hayom— Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold tells gathering in Jerusalem of Israeli ambassadors from around the world: Iran is more dangerous that Islamic State group • Israel has no desire to become involved in Syria conflict, Gold reiterates. Israel will never leave the Golan Heights, no matter what diplomatic settlement is…
By Sam Sokol, JPOST— Fully 60% of Frenchmen believe that Jews bear at least some responsibility for recent rises in anti-Semitism, according to a new poll by the Ipsos market research firm. According to French media reports, the 18-month study, which was sponsored by the Fondation du judaïsme français, also found that 56% of Frenchmen…
By Earl Cox— While I’ve never heard U. S. President George W. Bush described as a prophet, those who are able to recall his “State of the Union” address back on January 29, 2002, may believe that he did have a crystal ball at least for that one brief moment. In that address Bush declared…
By Mark Ellis The editorial staff of The Jewish Voice predicts that Barack Obama will lead the United Nations after he finishes his current term as president of the United States. “We bet our bottom dollar Barack Obama will get his next paycheck (from the U.N.) when he retires from his present job in 2017,”…
“Hamas is a genocidal organization that proudly touts its charter calling on the annihilation of Jews utterly unconnected to any conflict. It seeks the murder of all Jews, including those sitting in the Oxford Union chamber. It aids and abets honor killings of Palestinian women, shoots gay Palestinians in the head on false chargers of…