Scripture Reading for December 26, 2015
Torah: Genesis 47:28 – 50:26, “Vayechi” (And He lived … ) Haftorah: I Kings 2:1 – 2:12 New Testament: I Peter 1:3 – 9 Gospel: Matthew 6:25 – 34, “Al tidagu” (Do not worry … )
An Old-New Solution for an Old-New Problem
By Nathan Moskowitz, Breaking Israel News— The BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanction) movement which masquerades as a humanitarian bulwark against the evils of “occupation” is ostensibly nothing more than the most recent incarnation of old-fashioned, hard-core, pernicious anti-Semitism. BDS has created a toxic environment for Jewish students on many campuses. Students, who show pride in their…
Orthodox Rabbis Bring Jesus Home for Christmas
By David Lazarus, Israel Today— More than 25 prominent rabbis from Israel and abroad recently issued a statement calling for a renewed look at Jesus, Christians and the New Testament faith. Quoting from their own sages, these outstanding Orthodox rabbis are not ashamed to exalt the name of Jesus, welcoming the carpenter from Nazareth back…
COMMENTARY: Do Christians Only Have Half the Story?
By Brian Hennessy, Israel Today— If someone started watching the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, in the middle of the film, would they ever figure out the point of the story? Or appreciate the challenges Jimmy Stewart had to overcome? I doubt it. They would learn how the story ended, but remain largely ignorant…
Apocalypse at Christmas Time
By Russell Moore, Christian Post— It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The stirrings of holiday cheer are all around us, from the Bing Crosby music loop at the Home Depot to the inflatable glowing Santas that every neighborhood seems to have. But my Bible reading right now is anything but festive. I’m in…
Evangelical Beliefs on Israel Match Prophetic Doomsday Scenarios
By Rivkah Lambert Adler, Breaking Israel News— A recent survey of Christian Evangelicals has them echoing Jewish prophecies, associating trouble in Israel and the rest of the Middle East with End Times. Brookings Institute, a Washington DC-based think tank, recently released the results of their survey entitled American Attitudes Toward the Middle East and Israel.…
Father Gabriel Naddaf Denounces Palestinian Claims that Jesus Was a Palestinian
By Ahuva Balofsky, Breaking Israel News— In response to repeated statements by Palestinian Authority (PA) officials that Jesus was a Palestinian, Israeli Christian leader Father Gabriel Naddaf denounced the claims on Facebook earlier this month. “On what authority does President Abbas claim that Jesus was a Palestinian?” Naddaf wrote. “The Bible says that He was…
Column One: Rubio, Cruz and US global leadership
By Caroline Glick, JPOST— At some point between 2006 and 2008, the American people decided to turn their backs on the world. Between the seeming futility of the war in Iraq and the financial collapse of 2008, Americans decided they’d had enough. In Barack Obama, they found a leader who could channel their frustration. Obama’s…