BIN’s Top 10 Stories of 2013 (Video)
As the year comes to a close, Breaking Israel News would like to present some news highlights of the past year and look forward to a new year. 10. Snowmageddon What is called the worst snow storm in 150 years, some parts of Israel received up to 80 cm of snow. The city of Jerusalem […]
Rabbi: The Pope Says Has ‘Total’ Commitment To Jewish People
There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24) According to Rabbi Abraham Skorka, rector of the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires and close friend of Pope Francis, the Christian leader’s “commitment with the Jewish people is total,” according to […]
PM Netanyahu, Pope Francis To Meet In Rome Next Week
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. (Proverbs 19:20) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Rome next week, where he is set to meet with Pope Francis for the first time, according to the Jerusalem Post. Netanyahu will meet with US Secretary of State […]
Pope Not To Visit Israel in Spring, But Perhaps Later
“Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it…” (Genesis 13:17) Although The Pope has expressed his eagerness to visit Israel, that visit may not be as soon as initially expected. Israel’s Channel 2 News had picked up a report from Italian media which suggested the pontiff was […]
Roman Chief Rabbi Praises Pope In Yom Kippur Address
The righteous is guided by his friend; but the way of the wicked leadeth them astray. (Proverbs 12:26) In his Yom Kippur speech, delivered at sundown on Friday, Roman Chief Rabbi, Dr. Riccardo Di Segni, praised Pope Francis for a letter he wrote to the national daily La Repubblica. According to the Jerusalem Post, the […]
Pope Wishes Jews A Happy New Year, Vows to Investigate Slaughter Ban
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation. Ye shall do no manner of servile work; and ye shall bring […]
Pope Gets Off to Quick Start with Jewish Community
Pope Francis met this week with representatives of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, or IJCIC. This meeting, so early in his papacy, is seen as a positive sign for Jewish-Vatican relations. It is perhaps not surprising, though, as Pope Francis has a strong track record of good relations with the Jewish community in […]
Righteous Gentile Beatified by Italian Church
“Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.” (Mishna Sanhedrin 4:5) On June 15, over five thousand spectators gathered in Carpi, Italy’s Piazza of the Martyrs to beatify Odoardo Focherini, a man who worked throughout the Holocaust to save Jews until he himself was killed by the Nazis. Beatification […]
