Scripture Reading for January 11, 2014
Torah: Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 “Beshalach” (he sent away …) Haftorah: Judges 4:4 – 5:31 New Testament: I Corinthians 10:1 – 5 Gospel: John 6:15 – 71, “kashehivkin Yeshua” (Jesus perceived …)
New biblical discovery after 2,000 years
By WND— The mysterious source of an ancient blue dye used by the children of Israel on garments, at the command of God through Moses, has been found after 2,000 years. An Israeli researcher says she has identified fabric that may contain a mysterious blue dye described in the Bible, one of the few remnants…
Deputy Foreign Minister: Jordan Valley must be under Israeli sovereignty
By TOVAH LAZAROFF, JPOST— The Jordan Valley must be placed under Israeli sovereignty, Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin (Likud) said on Thursday, as he issued a stern message to visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry against any talk of an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 “Auschwitz borders.” “We hear more and more talk that…
Former PM Ariel Sharon’s condition ‘life-threatening’
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition significantly worsened on Wednesday as a result of kidney failure, some eight years after a major stroke placed him in a coma. This new condition could lead to multiple organ failure, a life-threatening situation, the Sheba Medical Center said in a statement on Wednesday. Doctors fear…
Wish I’d said that
“In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that — and know yourself therefore as nothing in comparison — you do not know God at all.”—C.S. Lewis
Dumping irrationality as a national strategy
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Israel for his 14th visit this week. And to assure that his stay will be a happy one, Saturday night the government approved the release of 26 more Palestinian mass murderers from prison. This will please Kerry because today a core goal…
Video: Jesus was not a Palestinian
While President Abbas claims that Jesus was a Palestinian messenger, the reality is that “Jesus was not a Palestinian, he was a Judean Jew.” “Contrary to what some might think,” Danny Ayalon explains, “there never existed a Kingdom of Palestine, or any other Palestinian political entity.” In a recent video, “The REAL Truth about Palestine…
Borrowing Jesus
By STEVE APFEL, JPOST — How uncommonly useful it often is to couple a great figure to some dark vendetta. And nothing could be simpler. All it takes is for the figure to be dead, because you don’t want it protesting the rude liberty you have taken with its name. Hardly was Nelson Mandela cold…
Israel’s Christian Awakening
By ADI SCHWARTZ, THE WALL ST. JOURNAL — As Christmas neared, an 85-foot-high tree presided over the little square in front of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. Kindergarten children with Santa Claus hats entered the church and listened to their teacher explain in Arabic the Greek inscriptions on the walls, while…
Arab Christian community divided on IDF enlistment drive
By AP— Dozens of Israeli soldiers respectfully rose from their seats as the Israeli national anthem began playing. The recording of “Hatikva,” an ode to the Jewish yearning for the Land of Israel, wrapped up a ceremony, held in Hebrew, during which speakers thanked the troops and handed out awards. It looked like a typical…