Scripture Reading for December 12, 2015
Torah: Genesis 41:1 – 44:17, “Miketz” (At the end of … ) Haftorah: Zechariah 2:10 – 4:7 New Testament: Romans 10:1 – 13 Gospel: John 3:1 – 21, “Nocdimon” (Nicodemus …)
Moderate Islam’s Real Litmus Test? Israel
By Liel Leibovitz, Tablet— Has the American Dream a better ambassador than Syed Farook? The father of suspected San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook arrived from Pakistan in 1973, determined to make a better life for himself and his family. He earned a degree in engineering, worked hard, and raised his children; one of them,…
70% of Muslims Support Democrat Party, Pew Reports as Trump Calls for Ban on Entrance to US
By Christian Post— As GOP frontrunner Donald Trump stirred controversy this week by saying he would bar Muslims from entering the U.S., the Pew Research Center noted that a majority of American Muslims prefer the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. A growing percentage of American immigrants are Muslim — with their percentage doubling from…
Vatican calls on Catholics to stop trying to convert Jews
By Times of Israel— Jews can secure eternal salvation without converting to Christianity, senior Catholic theologians said in a report published Thursday, in the latest refinement of their stance on a vexed theological issue. Addressing a question that has long blighted relations between the two faiths, the report also unequivocally stated that the Catholic Church…
Trump cancels Israel trip, will meet PM ‘after I become president’
By Times of Israel— Controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced Thursday he was “postponing” his Israel trip, saying he would meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he is “elected US president.” The GOP front-runner, who has drawn scads of criticism for a proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US, was scheduled to meet…
Will Rising Terror and Antisemitism Push American Jews to Israel?
By Batya Medad, The Jewish Press— Last night at the Begin Prize Ceremony in Jerusalem, Zeev Elkin predicted that rising international antisemitism will bring the annual aliyah rate back up to what it was over twenty years ago, when the USSR opened the gates just before its collapse. American Jews have always pooh-poohed such talks…
A Commemoration Panel for 856,000 Jewish Refugees at the United Nations
By Israel Today— On December 1, a special panel dealing with “The untold story of the Middle East: Justice for Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries” was held up at the United Nations. Important as this panel is, is how the UN chose to deal with this issue. This was the third panel held by the…
Photo: Palestinian Christmas Tree Of Terror Displays ‘Ornaments’ Of Jew Killers
By Breitbart— A Christmas tree erected on the campus of a West Bank university is decorated with pictures of Palestinian terrorists in lieu of traditional ornaments. The tree, placed on the grounds of Al Quds University, has come under fire for portraying jihadist “martyrs,” including terrorists involved in the recent wave of Palestinian violence against…
Answering John Kerry
By Caroline Glick, Jpost— On Saturday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gave a speech before the Brookings Institute’s Saban Forum. Kerry focused on the Palestinian conflict with Israel and sought to draw a distinction between the two-state policy model, which he supports, and the one-state policy model, which he rejects. To justify his rejection…
Orthodox rabbinic statement on Christianity
By David Nekrutman, Times of Israel— For the first time since the Second Vatican Council changed Christian teachings toward Judaism and the Jewish people 50 years ago, a group of Orthodox rabbis have issued a public statement advocating partnership with Christians and appreciating the religious value of Christianity. Published on the website of the Center…