Monday, October 10, 2016

Making Miracles Happen Every Day ✡ "The Return of the Year" - ISRAEL365

And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Yoav led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Amon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Yerushalayim. And Yoav smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.

וַיְהִי לְעֵת תְּשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה לְעֵת צֵאת הַמְּלָכִים וַיִּנְהַג יוֹאָב אֶת חֵיל הַצָּבָא וַיַּשְׁחֵת אֶת אֶרֶץ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַיָּבֹא וַיָּצַר אֶת רַבָּה וְדָוִיד יֹשֵׁב בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וַיַּךְ יוֹאָב אֶת רַבָּה וַיֶּהֶרְסֶהָ

דברי הימים א׳ כ:א

vai-HEE l’-AYT t’-shu-VAT ha-sha-NAH l’-AYT tzayt ha-m’-la-KHEEM va-yin-HAG YO-av et khayl ha-tza-VA va-yash-KHAYT et E-retz b’-NAY a-MON va-ya-VO va-YA-tzar et ra-BAH v’-da-VEED yo-SHAYV bee-ru-sha-LA-yim va-YAKH YO-av et ra-BAH va-ye-her-SE-ha

Today's Israel Inspiration

The beginning of the year is phrased as ‘teshuvat hashanah,’ which literally means “thereturn of the year.” The nature of the year is cyclical, and the holidays, which are the focus of the Jewish year, constantly repeat themselves. In a certain sense, the beginning of a new year is in fact a return to the old year, going back to the times of Moses and the exodus from Egypt which many of the holidays commemorate. Furthermore, the Jewish new year focuses on God’s judgement and man’s repentance. The word ‘teshuva,’ which means return, also means repentance. ‘Teshuvat hashanah’ means the time of year when we are obligated to repent. Our rabbis teach that one of the most powerful ways of doing teshuva is to emulate God's trait of giving to others; this is even emphasized in the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur liturgy. When we shower our fellow with kindness and generosity, God will certainly do the same for us.
 

Meir Panim is Making Miracles Happen

Ilanit Hafuta, Director of Meir Panim’s Or Akiva Branch, shares how it feels to make miracles happen each day for needy Israelis.
 

The True Meaning of a Sweet New Year

Meir Panim not only strives to help those in need through their wide range of social programs, they also do all that they can can to provide assistance in a dignified and respectful way.

Today's Israel Photo

The serenity of the Dead Sea's waters glowing in the sunlight reminds us that just as the new year brings with it a taste of newness and a chance to begin again, so too does each day provide us with the same inspiration.
 
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“He Will Always Keep Israel”

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Rabbi Tuly, I just wanted you to know how much I enjoy receiving my emails from Israel365. I learn a lot about Israel and her people that touches my heart. I am a member of a local Messianic congregation in Greensboro. NC and we pray daily for the piece of Jerusalem. On a personal level, I contribute to many organizations in Israel and am so blessed to do so.  Israel’s challenges seem so overwhelming at times but I (WE) must remember that God is greater by far than all of the enemies of Israel. He will always keep Israel. Baruch HaShem. I and others around the world will continue to faithfully support Israel unto the day Mashiach comes. May it be in our lifetimes. David Nelson - North Carolina, USA
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Sunday, October 9, 2016

Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog - Some thoughts on a presidential campaign going from bad to worse to nightmarish.


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New post on Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog

Some thoughts on a presidential campaign going from bad to worse to nightmarish.

by joelcrosenberg
As the news from both presidential candidates goes from bad to worse to nightmarish to surreal (see below), I find myself grieving. There is no other way to put it. I'm not grieving as one who has no hope. But I am grieving all the same.
It is bitterly painful to see America arrive at this point, neck-deep in corruption and vulgarity, edging closer and closer, day by day, towards moral, spiritual, social and economic implosion.
We desperately need a revival, a sweeping spiritual awakening, to put us back on the right track. Will it come? I honestly do not know. I'm praying -- pleading -- for the Lord to give us one, and soon. I'm praying for each of the presidential and vice presidential candidates, and their families and advisors. I'm praying the Lord will supernaturally salvage this train wreck of an election and give us a surprise ending that will truly bless the entire country. Yet I'm also praying for His infinite, amazing grace and mercy if He chooses to let us proceed down this ugly path "as is."
Unless we turn wholeheartedly to Christ our coming King and Redeemer, it could be a very dark four years indeed. But the Scriptures do offer us hope.
"If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned. And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted, and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it." (Jeremiah 18:7-10)
I have to admit that I seriously long for the Lord to set the Rapture into motion in the days or weeks ahead. Election Day would be just fine, though sooner would be better.
I am willing to preach the Gospel and teach the Word of God and make disciples and serve the poor as long as the Lord tarries, so as long as He continues to grant the grace and strength to do His will and forgiveness whenever I inevitably fall short.
But as darkness falls over America, as it is falling over so much of the world, I am growing weary. As the rich and powerful and corrupt seem to gain more riches and more power and grow more corrupt, I am growing weary. As I see injustice spreading like a cancer, and as I see so many people abandoning the faith and ignoring the Word of God and doing whatever is right in their own eyes, I am growing weary.
It is all foretold, of course. The ancient prophecies are coming to pass -- all the apostasy, the corruption, the persecution and darkness that the Lord Jesus and the Apostles and the Hebrew prophets foretold about the "last days" -- we're seeing it all play out, just as the Word warned us ahead of time.
Consider just this passage and ask yourself if this doesn't describe American culture and politics today? "But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; avoid such men as these." (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
The worse it gets, the more I find myself saying, "Maranatha, come, Lord Jesus!"
I'm not going to post anything new about the increasingly toxic and tremendously disturbing presidential campaign. If your interested, you can read what I posted on my "Epicenter Team" page on Facebook on FridayOr you can scroll the last several days of Tweets.
For now, let me just say this: regardless of how grieved I am by both nominees, I am 100% committed to genuinely and faithfully praying for the Trump family, and for the Clintons, as I have been throughout this campaign. I will continue to pray that the Lord Jesus Christ shows them great mercy, that they will seek Him with all their heart, and that He will supernaturally change them and bear much good fruit in and through them.
The God of the Bible is a change agent. All through the Scriptures we see God saving, changing and redeeming, and it is breathtaking to behold. The Lord loves to change hearts and minds and mouths. He alone has the power to change lives, and I truly pray He will show His great mercy and love to the Trumps and the Clintons. Meanwhile, I have great respect for those who feel called to provide either family and either candidate sound, Biblical, spiritual counsel. Both families need true, faithful believers around them speaking the truth in love, as do we all.
Indeed, whoever wins the presidency and is raised up to lead America for the next four years, I will pray for faithfully and respectfully. This is what the Apostle Paul commands of us. Thus, I hope you will be faithful in praying for the next president and all the Members of Congress, too. "First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (I Timothy 2:1-4)
That said, I believe it's important we realize just how much trouble we're in. After killing 58 million babies, America now faces impending divine judgment. There is no way out, no way back. The blood of 58 million babies is crying out for justice and they will get it.
Only a true revival -- a great, sweeping spiritual awakening -- could possibly forestall such a judgment. In addition to such a great awakening, ideally the Lord will give America a leader like King Josiah, the Biblical leader who made big, bold changes to turn his nation around. Indeed, God saw Josiah's humble heart, and his great love for the Scriptures, and his passionate commitment to help his nation make major reforms and get back on the right track, and therefore He gave Josiah much favor. Indeed, because of Josiah's leadership, the Lord chose to forestall imminent judgement of the nation of Judah for some two decades.
Sadly, neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton nor Tim Kaine have demonstrated any of the characteristics of Josiah. But Gov. Mike Pence has. Perhaps the Lord will raise him up to provide the leadership we need at this time. I hope so. Time will tell.
In the meantime, prayer is really all we have as individual Christians at this point. Yet what more do we need? Prayer offers us a direct line to our Father in heaven, the Almighty God of the universe who grant us a great awakening if He sovereignly chooses to, or who alone can give us the grace to endure the suffering and hardships if He sets His judgments into motion.
In these dark times, my friends, come what may, may you and I keep our eyes on Jesus and be "joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer." (Romans 12:12)
Recent news from the campaign trail:
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The Divine Strength Within ✡ "Hashem Saveth" - ISRAEL365

And that all this assembly may know that Hashem saveth not with sword and spear; for the battle is Hashem’s, and He will give you into our hand.

וְיֵדְעוּ כָּל הַקָּהָל הַזֶּה כִּי לֹא בְּחֶרֶב וּבַחֲנִית יְהוֹשִׁיעַ יְהוָה כִּי לַיהוָה הַמִּלְחָמָהוְנָתַן אֶתְכֶם בְּיָדֵנוּ

שמואל א׳ יז:מז

v'-yay-d'-u kol ha-ka-hal ha-zeh ki lo b'-khe-rev u'-va-kha-nit y'-ho-shi-a Ha-shem ki la-Ha-shem ha-mil-kha-mah v'-na-tan et-khem b'-ya-day-nu

Today's Israel Inspiration

When King David went out to battle against the enemies of Israel, he did so with a heart set on winning the battle as an emissary of God. He prayed passionately and his heart was filled with an intense love for God, willing to do whatever was needed and whatever was right. Although the words “shield of David”, best recognized as the “Star of David” are never mentioned in the Bible directly, the words in this Biblical quote give direct inference to God being the shield and protector of Israel. Further, King David stated that the battle being fought was not won by swords and spears, but through God's might, proving the Almighty as the true strength and protection for Israel. Wear this message proudly with your very own Star of David pendant!
 

A Treasure Trove in Israel's Heartland

What is it really like on Israel’s blooming desert kibbutzim?
 

Has the Location of the Garden of Eden Been Found?

Through the most unexpected Biblical parallels, one spiritual seeker has proposed that the Dead Sea may be the key to discovering the Biblical Garden.

Today's Israel Photo

One of the most well-recognized landmarks in ancient Jerusalem, the Tower of David proudly stands watch over the Holy City. As we prepare to enter a new week after an invigorating Sabbath, David's Tower is a symbol of everlasting strength and the will to succeed.
 
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“I Carry the Love in My Heart”

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Shalom! My name is Hester, I am 68 years old, I am a Christian from South Africa, but I am also Jewish.....in my heart I carry the love I have For the Jewish people, and for the Land of Israel! Every night when I pray for peace in South Africa, I also pray Shalom for Israel and Jerusalem. I am a pensioner, with a very small pension, so I cannot plant a tree in Israel. But YHV knows the future, maybe soon I will! I am going to try to learn Hebrew. Shalom, Hester (hettie) de Bruin Whelan
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