When Fall Arrives, Israel’s New Challenge BeginsBy C. Hart
The meeting in early July between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama was a short reprieve in the hostile exchanges that have taken place between the two governments since both men took office. It was considered in the best interests of Netanyahu and Obama to show the world that they were partners in Israel’s quest for peace with security and in seeing a two-state solution come to pass.
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A Dangerous Silence By Ed Koch
I weep as I witness outrageous verbal attacks on Israel. What makes these verbal assaults and distortions all the more painful is that they are being orchestrated by President Obama. For me, the situation today recalls what occurred in 70 AD when the Roman emperor Vespasian launched a military campaign against the Jewish nation and its ancient capital of Jerusalem. Ultimately, Masada, a rock plateau in the Judean desert became the last refuge of the Jewish people against the Roman onslaught. I have been to Jerusalem and Masada. More...
Did God make a special way for Jews to be saved without believing in Jesus? By Michael L. Brown
I wish that I could say, “Yes! God has made a special way for Jews to be saved without believing in Jesus.” After all, my wife and I are Jewish. Our families are Jewish. Many of our friends growing up were Jewish. To this day, I am in close, ongoing contact with religious Jews, and we have had many in-depth discussions about the things of God. They would tell me plainly that they love God deeply but they do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Isn’t there a way for them to be saved without faith in Yeshua? More...
By the Rivers of Brooklyn By Michael Freund
The week of July 19th, Jews around the world gathered together to mark Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, which is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
We sit down on the floor and read the prophet Jeremiah’s Book of Lamentations while abstaining from food and drink and mourning the calamities and disasters that have befallen our people throughout the centuries on this day. More...
I wish that I could say, “Yes! God has made a special way for Jews to be saved without believing in Jesus.” After all, my wife and I are Jewish. Our families are Jewish. Many of our friends growing up were Jewish. To this day, I am in close, ongoing contact with religious Jews, and we have had many in-depth discussions about the things of God. They would tell me plainly that they love God deeply but they do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Isn’t there a way for them to be saved without faith in Yeshua?
The week of July 19th, Jews around the world gathered together to mark Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, which is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
We sit down on the floor and read the prophet Jeremiah’s Book of Lamentations while abstaining from food and drink and mourning the calamities and disasters that have befallen our people throughout the centuries on this day.