Jewish Israel's Blog – April 2010 Archive (4)

Jewish Israel Presentation at the Israel Center

Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold and Jewish Israel present:

"Israel and the Evangelicals: a match NOT made in heaven"

Please join us on Monday April 26th at 7:30pm at the Israel Center in Jerusalem, 22 Keren Hayesod St.

Introductory remarks by Rabbi Sholom Gold, Dean of the…

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Added by Jewish Israel on April 19, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Russian Orthodox in Israel strive to resurrect “Church of Zion”

It’s no secret that myriads of Russian Christians (hundreds of thousands?) were able to “make aliyah” via Law of Return loopholes, forged documents, or simply because they have authentic Jewish credentials but secretly identified with the Russian Orthodox Church or messianic Christian groups. While the trend of messianic Russian congregations is well known, it appears that non-Jewish Jews and “Jewish believers in Jesus” are now filling the pews in… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on April 14, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

Flowers for Jesus: Return to Sender

Last week the Jerusalem Post reported that “officials in the Prime Minister’s Office made clear that they cannot accept a donation of more than 1,000 dozen yellow roses from American Christians who were upset by reports of Obama’s treatment of Binyamin Netanyahu in the White House last week."

Apparently Beit Shemesh-based florist…

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Added by Jewish Israel on April 8, 2010 at 6:27pm — No Comments

Vatican continues to trip on crossed interfaith wires

The state of Jewish-Catholic relations continues to deteriorate under Pope Benedict XVI. Two incidents on “Good Friday” caused outrage in the international Jewish community and elicited apologies from Rome. Jewish Israel would like to note that any “shock” on the part of Jewish leaders seems a bit contrived at this point. Both scandals are part of a well-established pattern - woven with a flawed and deceptive thread – which appears to be an integral part of any… Continue

Added by Jewish Israel on April 7, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments