Scripture Reading for June 8, 2013
Torah: Numbers 16:1 – 18:32, “Korach” (Korah …) Haftorah: Isaiah 66:1 – 24 New Testament: Romans 13:1 – 7 Gospel: Matthew 22: 15 – 22, “Hacul Haperusim” (Then the Pharisees … )
Wish I'd said that
“If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child…
Jewish converts offer a window on conservative Christianity
By AP — “My dad had his conversion before I was even born,” Sam Phillips said Thursday. “Growing up, my dad went to Jewish camp in the summer,” Mr. Phillips, 26, said of his father, Howard J. Phillips, founder of the Conservative Caucus, who died last month. “We just found this old 8-millimeter video of…
Is Christian Evangelical Support for Israel Kosher?
By MATTHEW M. HAUSMAN, ARUTZ 7 — Some Christians embrace Jews and Israel for the right reasons while others do not. Support for Israel among evangelical Christians is a growing phenomenon that has many American Jews scratching their heads and asking questions. Is Christian support sincere or is it merely subterfuge to facilitate the missionary…
What did Paul Believe about Judaism?
By Dr. Brad Young It is common in Christian academic circles to debate whether or not Paul was the “second founder of Christianity” who converted from Judaism to start a new religion. I disagree with this view because I cannot accept the simplistic explanation that Jesus was a loyal Jew, faithful to his people, while…
‘The US or Israel — who should strike Iran?’
By GAVRIEL FISKE, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Position paper weighing US and Israeli military options against Iran, written by retired US Marine Corps general James Cartwright and Amos Yadlin, former IAF head and military intelligence chief, posits that a US-led strike on the Iranian nuclear facilities would be preferable from a military standpoint, while an Israeli…
The 3 myths about the two state solution
By DANIEL TAUBER, JPOST— President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel last March likely left even his harshest Israeli critics pleasantly surprised. He showered Israel with compliments, joked about prior disagreements, and most importantly, made no demands. Still, Obama could not completely refrain from addressing the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” and delivered one of his signature lecture-speeches on…
The "grievances" defense
By PETER HUESSY, GATESTONE— The April terrorist attacks during the Boston Marathon killed and wounded scores of people. Machete-wielding thugs last week butchered a British soldier in full view of citizens on a London street. Simultaneously, in Sweden, a full five days of riots have seen burned cars, banks and schools, and assaulted citizens. These…
Burgers, Fries, and the The State of Palestine
By DAVID RUBIN— For years, we have been hearing expressions such as “the plight of the Palestinians”, “the legitimate rights of the Palestinians”, and most recently, the “national right of the Palestinians to their own independent state”. These mantras have been repeated in the last thirty years almost as often as a MacDonald’s commercial and…