Order of the Passover Seder
1. Kaddesh (Recite a blessing) Say the blessing over the first cup of grape juice (for kids) in honor of Passover. After the first cup is finished, pour a second cup. Each person at the seder drinks four cups total during the fifteen steps. Blessing: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the…
Israeli media stands up for Messianic Jews
BY ISRAEL TODAY— Average Israelis may be indifferent at best toward their Jesus-following Jewish brethren, but their distaste for the domineering attitude and behavior of many in the Orthodox Jewish community has resulted in a new phenomenon of average “secular” Israelis coming to the defense of Messianic Jews. Nowhere has this been more pronounced than…
Could lead codices prove ‘the major discovery of Christian history’?
BY CHRIS LEHMAN, YAHOO NEWS— British archaeologists are seeking to authenticate what could be a landmark discovery in the documentation of early Christianity: a trove of 70 lead codices that appear to date from the 1st century CE, which may include key clues to the last days of Jesus’ life. As UK Daily Mail reporter…
Gaza Endgame?
BY ELLIOT JAGER, JEWISH IDEAS DAILY— A March 26 meeting in Ramallah between an unofficial delegation of West Bank Hamas “parliamentarians” and Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Authority and leader of the Fatah party, was ostensibly about reconciling the two factions. Actually it was about much more. Abbas reportedly told his visitors that Fatah…
Video: Iran says mahdi is 'near'
New evidence has emerged that the Iranian government sees the current unrest in the Middle East as a signal that the Mahdi–or Islamic messiah–is about to appear. CBN News has obtained a never-before-seen video produced by the Iranian regime that says all the signs are moving into place — and that Iran will soon help…