Scripture Reading for February 23, 2013
Torah: Exodus 27:20–30:10, “Tetzavah” (You shall command …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 43:10–27 New Testament: Hebrews 13:7–17 Gospel: Matthew 12: 1–8, “Adon Ha Shabbat” (Lord of the Sabbath …)
Herod the Great: Opens in Jerusalem
By Beata Andonia and Elisa Moed, TRAVELUJAH— For the first time ever, Herod the Great has become the subject of an extraordinary exhibition at the Israel Museum entitled “The Kings Final Journey”. The exhibit, which opened to great fanfare yesterday, includes over 250 artifacts collected from the archaeological remains of several buildings and palaces constructed by…
'Final pope' already running Vatican?
By JEROME R. CORSI, WND— Editor’s note: The following video shows Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, addressing Pope Benedict XVI on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Did Pope Benedict XVI line up his successor and then resign to fulfill a 900-year-old prophecy that the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church would…
State of the Union Address on Foreign Policy: Careful Phrasing Conceals Disasters
By BARRY RUBIN, PJ MEDIA— While the State of the Union message was overwhelmingly domestically oriented, the foreign policy sections were most interesting. I’ll review them here. The president began in the same neo-patriotic mode used in the second inaugural address, with a special emphasis on thanking U.S. troops. He used the imagery of the…
The evil we face
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST Even though Israel’s new coalition government has yet to be formed, international pressure is already starting to mount on the Jewish state to make concessions to the Palestinians. At a press conference last week with US Vice President Joe Biden, French President Francois Hollande went out of his way to stress…
Obama's 'friends of Hamas'? Records of Hagel and Brennan both suggest ties to Islamists
By FRANK GAFFNEY, JWREVIEW— Last week, 25 Republican senators wrote a letter to a former member of their caucus and the man President Obama wants to lead the Defense Department, demanding full disclosure of his financial dealings. To date, Sen. Chuck Hagel has demonstrated afresh his contempt for the legislature by declining to do so.…
Iran to Buy North Korea's Nuclear Plans on the Cheap?
By TAYLOR DINERMAN, GATESTONE— Before the North Koreans successfully launched a (non-functioning) satellite into orbit on December 12, 2012 there were reports, notably by space expert and NBC News consultant, James Oberg, that Iranian missile experts had been spotted in North Korea. If true, this would be perfectly consistent with the longstanding and close relationship…
Wish I'd said that
“It is a tragedy in which Jesus participates, crucified again in the person of His people at the hand of many baptized in His name. The sin of anti-Semitism contains many sins, but in the end it is a denial of Christian faith, a failure of Christian hope, and a malady of Christian love. And…
Nazareth Christians a dwindling minority
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israeli business newspaper Globes recently ran a feature story on the fast dwindling number of Christians living in Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth in northern Israel. The article notes that while the city once had a strong Christian majority, today a mere one-third of residents are Christians. In reality, Nazareth today…