39% of US believes we are currently in the end-of-times, Pew survey suggests
A recent survey showed that in the wake of the global pandemic, the belief that we are currently at the end of days is rising. This contrasts sharply with Jewish tradition which has a far more optimistic perspective on what the final days of the world will look like. A recent Pew Research survey found […]
Israel criticized for refusing Gaza Christians visas to Bethlehem – REPORT
Arab media is reporting that the Israeli government denied entry visas to about 260 Christians from Gaza to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem. The report, first appearing in WAFA news, cited Kamel Ayyad, the director of public relations for the Gaza Greek Orthodox Church. Ayyad stated that the church had provided the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority […]
An anti-missionary rabbi is being sued by Lihi Lapid. Here’s why
A well-known Orthodox rabbi, who has spent decades fighting Christian missionary activity, is now the focus of a lawsuit by Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s wife, Lihi. Rabbi Tovia Singer told Israel365 that his lawyer received an email from Lihi Lapid’s lawyer on Thursday informing him that he had just filed a lawsuit. Singer said he […]
Christians in Bethlehem accuse Palestinian Authority of ‘hijacking’ Christmas
The Palestinian Authority canceled a press conference to present the program of the upcoming Christmas celebrations that was going to take place in Ramallah on Thursday, the Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. According to the report, in the past, the pre-Christmas press conference had always been organized in the city of Bethlehem. The change of venue […]
Christians are attacked in Bethlehem. A rabbi calls on Israel to intervene
A series of attacks targeting Christians and Christian sites in the Bethlehem area has many faith leaders deeply concerned. The persecution is threatening the existence of the oldest Christian community in the world. There has been a marked uptick in religiously motivated attacks by Palestinian Muslims on Christians in Bethlehem. Just over two weeks ago, […]
Christmas in the Holy Land: Why This Year a Dark Shadow Looms Over the Christian Holiday
Hundreds of thousands of Christians visit Israel every year to visit some of the Bible’s most important sites and follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, who is said to have been born in Bethlehem and later crucified and resurrected at what is now the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s […]
What the midterm election results mean for Christian voters
The dust from the US midterm elections is beginning to settle and experts are struggling to understand the implications. While most Republicans are disappointed, for Christian leaders, the results are particularly concerning. ELECTION OVERVIEW It is clear that the elections seemed important to voters as turnout was relatively high by midterm standards. Voter turnout was […]
Christian student leaders meet with Tree of Life community
Amid concerns that antisemitism in the US is on the rise, a Christian organization led students and young professionals in a weekend commemoration of the worst attack targeting Jews in US history, the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. Passages, a Christian organization that brings college students with leadership potential to Israel, organized a […]
Dozens of churches to keep their lights up to commemorate Kristallnacht
Several dozen of churches across the world are going to keep their lights up on Wednesday night to commemorate the anniversary of Kristallnacht; the Nazi-led pogroms that in 1938 marked the beginning of the Holocaust. The initiative, Light Up the Church, is promoted by Root Source, an organization founded by Gidon Ariel, an Orthodox Jew, […]
Jews and Christians Blessing Pakistan
Until this month I had never heard of Dengue fever. In case you haven’t either, it’s a mosquito-borne virus that can result in high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and skin rash.
