Pope Francis and the Jewish People
He has celebrated Rosh Hashanah with the Jewish people (his “elder brothers,” as he put it). He was vocal in condemning the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina. http://www.religionnews.com/2013/03/13/jews-worldwide-see-an-ally-in-pope-francis/ http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/prelate-marks-rosh-hashana-with-elder-brothers Thanks to my friend, Tom Schuessler for this…
Black [Supremacist] Hebrew Israelites Make a Jew Cry in NYC
I know ignorance is bliss, but you should know about these people. One of my congregants, a sweet young lady, had a painful run-in with Black Hebrew Israelites in D.C. this summer. Racial supremacists come in many shapes and sizes….
Sadness . . . the Death of Jhan Moskowitz
I had a few periods in my life where I spent time with Jhan Moskowitz and he was a teacher who could wow an audience like very few I have ever heard. At 64, following an accident in NYC, he…
Shooting at Jewish School in France
CNN is reporting that the shooting today in France, which left a teacher and three children dead, may have been motivated by anti-Semitism. Although two similar incidents of motorcycle shooters recently have not been aimed at Jewish targets, there is…
Ralph Messer is not a Messianic Jewish Rabbi
By now, most of you have seen the horrifying desecration of a Sefer Torah (a scroll hand-copied by a Jewish scribe with meticulous care) by Ralph Messer at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia (only about ten miles…
The Gaza War and American Media
A reader asked me to comment on the current Gaza military campaign Israel is undertaking. They specifically said they’d like to know what the American media is not saying. So, not being any kind of expert on “the American media”…
MJ's and Aliyah: An Issue to Get Involved In
Israel isn’t letting all of her Jewish people in. It’s that simple. And Israel is losing the battle against Muslim extremism. It’s also that simple. And who is to blame? Two groups: liberal-minded leaders who hope that appeasement will eventually…
Olives, Violence, and Settlers
Loving Israel sometimes means denouncing Jewish extremists. I have a basic sympathy with the aim of settlers in Israel who want to see all of Israel belong to the Jewish people (though I would add that non-Jews who own land…
A Mastermind of Mideast Troubles
The Wall Street Journal has a great review of a new book about Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Hitler-loving Mufti of Jerusalem from 1921 through the war for Israel’s independence, put in power by some very foolish Brits. al-Husseini is in…
Guest Post: Kosher Meals Denied to Messianic Prisoners
Jews in Prison Denied Kosher Meals Following is a post from guest blogger, Jackie Walker. Visit her Web site at www.religiontranscends.com. And watch for an upcoming post on her site from Rabbi Derek Leman. Messianic Jews at the Richland Correctional…
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