Scripture Reading for April 25, 2015
Torah: Leviticus 12:1 – 59, “Tazria” (Has conceived … ) Haftorah: II Kings 7:3 – 20 New Testament: I Peter 1:13 – 16 Gospel: Matthew 8:14 – 17 “Lebite shel caphas” (the house of Peter … )
Netanyahu: Independence Day a ‘Renaissance of National Culture’
By TOVA DVORIN, ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu released a special video greeting on Wednesday night, in honor of Israel’s 67th Independence Day. In the message, which was broadcast during the annual Independence Day event on Mount Herzl, Netanyahu spoke about Israel as a source of pride. “Independence Day is an occasion for…
Commencing Memorial Day, PM says Jews have no future without Israel
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday afternoon at the first official event marking Memorial Day at Jerusalem’s Yad Lebanim memorial for fallen soldiers, commencing a day of national mourning ahead of the evening siren. The event marked the opening of some 28 hours of commemorations and ceremonies nationwide to honor the…
Time to attack Iran
By DAVID RUBIN— The recently-signed framework agreement between the P5+1 group of nations and Iran, currently being promoted by the Obama administration and its many Democratic lackeys in Congress, has greatly increased the likelihood of a massive Israeli preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Even though the American (and other) sanctions on Iran haven’t officially…
War
By DAVID HOROWITZ, FREEDOM CENTER— I’m not going to mince words in this letter. The real victims of violent bigotry in our country are Jews. Jews account for just over 2% of our population, but they are the victims, according to FBI statistics, of over 60% of all hate crimes committed in the U.S. And…
Is Obama indirectly assisting Islamists to destroy America?
By EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— It’s not just a matter of interpretation. It’s a matter of understanding the game, the players and the field. Headlines have accused President Obama of making misleading statements about the framework for the nuclear deal with Iran. Even the Ayatollah Khamenei weighed in on White House distortions. Seems that by…
Natan Sharansky speaks about the balancing act with European Jewry – protecting the ones who choose to stay, and empowering those who choose to leave
By NOA AMOUYAL, JPOST— One doesn’t have to be very vigilant to realize European Jews are in crisis mode. The tragic May attack at the Jewish Museum in Belgium where four people died; the grisly shooting at the Hyper Cacher market in France in January that claimed an additional four lives; and repeated incidents of…
‘Israel Must Do More to Reach Arab Christians’
By ISRAEL TODAY— A Palestinian Christian source suggested that if Israel would do more to reach out to and protect his community, the Jewish state would find something of a natural ally amidst a sea of Muslim hostility. He also noted that this was far more true of Orthodox and Catholic Christians than of Evangelicals,…
American Jewry’s moment of decision
By CAROLINE GLICK— This week in two meetings with prominent American Jews, President Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet. Either the Jews of America will rise to the challenge or they will allow Obama to marginalize them. It is their choice, and now is the time for them to decide. In the first meeting, Obama…