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Tribulation Update 1Things are happening rapidly so I’m not sure they’ll be a Tribulation Update 2EnochBook 1: Watchers Chapter 11 The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be 2 living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed…It goes on a bit…Daniel 12:8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, Adoni, what shall be the end of these things? 9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.10...

U.S. President Donald Trump called on Americans to observe Shabbat from sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16 in a proclamation signed yesterday. Israel365News reports that Trump is the first American president to make such a declaration. In his statement, he referenced George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Touro Synagogue and highlighted how Jewish Americans help fulfill the founding promise of the nation as it marks its 250th year. “In special honor of 250 glorious years of American independence and on the weekend of Rededicate 250 — a national jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving — Jewish Americans...

A celebration is rising in one of the most haunting places on earth--and for many watching, it feels less like progress and more like a warning echoing from the past. In early June 2026, thousands are expected to gather along the shores of the Dead Sea for "Pride Land," a four-day festival billed as the largest LGBT celebration the Middle East has ever seen. Organizers promise a temporary "Pride City" in the Judean Desert-- complete with hotels, beach venues, music stages, and even family-friendly programming. Israel's official government channels have promoted it with a striking phrase: "Pride rises at the...

the B’nei Menashe can be found in a far corner of India,.. For generations, they have been teaching their children how their ancestors wandered to find refuge in the jungle. “We have faith in the Torah,” said Mr. Ngamthenlal, his face framed by the sidelocks worn by some Orthodox Jewish men. An aliyah, or homecoming, is finally in their sights. “We have good faith in the Israeli government. They promised that all the B'nei Menashe will go to Israel by 2030,” he said. “We all have our passports ready.” Nearly half the community has already moved to Israel, piecemeal, since...

- What no one so far has talked about is that Chernobyl and that entire region - was once home to the important Chernobyl Hasidic community, and by 1897, its Jewish population reached 5,526 representing 59 per cent of the city...By 1939, 1,783 Jews lived in Chernobyl, one in every five residents of the town. The German army occupied the city on Aug. 25, 1941. On Nov. 7, 1941, almost half of Chernobyl’s Jews were shot. The rest were killed by the end of 1942. That history is practically absent from today’s memory... Today, the explosion of the nuclear plant...

A photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon has sparked widespread condemnation. Israeli officials confirmed the image is genuine and ‘promised to investigate’. Video on link...

...It is worth recalling St. Paul’s words that “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). Thus, the Church is truly universal and eternal and favors no state or nation over another out of principle... I recall visiting Rome’s Great Synagogue... The synagogue’s museum exhibit details the two-thousand-year history of the Eternal City’s Jewish community; we learn, for instance, that it was not Hitler nor Mussolini but Pope Paul IV who established Rome’s first ghetto. Yet the exhibit features...

Right now, if you scroll long enough through conservative Christian feeds, you will see two very different tempers about Israel — two extremes; two ditches. One says this: God told Abraham, “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse.” That settles it. End of discussion. If you are a Christian, you (your country) must support the modern state of Israel in all things and give them as many resources as they want. To hesitate is to risk standing under God’s curse. The other says this: Christ fulfilled the promises. The covenant is over....

Have a wonderful Passover, all who observe!

"Paula White, appointed by Trump as president of the White House Faith Office, conducts an exorcism session to drive evil spirits out of the audience by blowing into the microphone." ...

The New York Times Tried Shielding For Iran, Now They're LOSING Their License! (Video)JNS Meira Khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1qa3MyJXyoThis could be categorized as a masterclass on media manipulation.Attempted manipulation. Thank you for your attention to this matter... M

Now that the whole world is talking about the Third Temple in Jerusalem, let’s go there. I am a Jew, a Chabad’nik, a Rabbi, so you can trust what I’m going to share a lot more than what podcasters have tried to share in ‘my name’. First, the old news: Yes, Jews believe that we will have a Third Temple, on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in the same location where our first two Temples once stood. It’s not some secret that the Mossad is hiding, nor something that Chabad subtly pushes, and certainly not a code being signaled through...

Today, February 22/ 5 Adar, marks 46 years to the day [on both calendars] since the Miracle on Ice victory over the Soviet Union.Team USA is all smiles.(February 22nd is another double birthday observance day; also tis the birthday of the father of our nation.)Adar is the month of Purim. As such, it is a month for Jewish commentaries involving wine.The Secret of WineAnd wine maketh glad the heart of man.. (Psalm 104:15)Wine enters, secrets emerge (Sanhedrin 38a.3)"Wine isn't just a drink in Jewish tradition -- it's a symbol of joy, sanctity, and ritual. From welcoming Shabbat to celebrating holidays...

Israel and his CompanionsThe full title is, well keep reading…Ezekiel 37:15 The word of YHVH came again unto me, saying, 16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not...

(RNS) — At least 100 rabbis and other Jewish leaders are expected to join the growing coalition of clergy, union leaders and community activists gathering in Minneapolis on Thursday (Jan. 22) and Friday to protest the massive show of force by federal immigration agencies in Minnesota in recent weeks. The local Jewish community has already taken a key role in the resistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis, but last week’s killing of Renee Good, an American citizen fatally shot by an ICE agent, has mobilized rabbis across the country. Two progressive Jewish activist organizations, T’ruah: The Rabbinic...

“I want the very best.” That’s what we tell ourselves, isn’t it? As human beings, we understand that there is a spectrum of quality for everything, and we want only the best. We desire the best relationships, teachers, friends, food, clothing, experiences – the best of everything. But what makes something the best? Sometimes, it’s the quantity; this brand supplies more of its product for the same price. But often, it’s the quality that makes the difference. When you pay an increased rate for a service, experience, or luxury, you do so with the assumption that you are receiving a...

Scripture told us to expect a Jewish return to the land before a national turning to Messiah. That “return in unbelief” can help evangelicals resist the new antisemitism, avoid romanticizing any government, and pray more biblically for Israel and her neighbors. Not long ago, a secular Israeli friend tried to explain why, after building a successful life in North America, he was still thinking about going “back home” to Israel. He is not religious. He is not part of a settler movement. He is weary of war and politics. Yet he told me, almost apologetically, “I don’t even know why....

Today is the Sabbath for Parshat Miketz (Genesis 41:1 - 44:17), which begins at the end of two full years when Pharaoh had a [doubled] dream.The parashah has the most letters (although not the most words or verses) of any of the weekly Torah portions in the Book of Genesis. It is made up of 7,914 Hebrew letters, 2,022 Hebrew words, 146 verses, and 255 lines in a Torah Scroll (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה‎, Sefer Torah)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiketzIn the printed books of the Torah, at the end of each parsha (comments re Pekudei) are mnemonic words or phrases (simanim) representing (via gematria) the number...

After another massacre, Jews are reminded of a truth our enemies never grasp: History belongs to those who refuse to disappear. Like so many Jews, I was woken up in the early morning today to news of the massacre in Bondi Beach, Australia. Like so many Jews, I personally knew people who were hurt in the attack. And like so many Jews, I grieved for the victims and raged as public officials who cheered on the policies that made the attack possible rushed to publish sanctimonious denunciations, as if they had failed to understand that the shooting was precisely what...

The purification of the temple and city. Other exploits of Judas. His victory over Timotheus. 1 But Machabeus, and they that were with him, by the protection of the Lord, recovered the temple and the city again. 2 But he threw down the altars, which the heathens had set up in the streets, as also the temples of the idols. 3 And having purified the temple, they made another altar: and taking fire out of the fiery stones, they offered sacrifices after two years, and set forth incense, and lamps, and the loaves of proposition. 4 And when they had...