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For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. – Malachi 2:7

Rabbi Baruch Kahane, shown here offering the Omer (barley) sacrifice to God in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, has been appointed as High Priest by the nascent Sanhedrin. (Photo: Abba Richman)

A significant step was recently taken towards reinstating the Temple service when the nascent Sanhedrin selected Rabbi Baruch Kahane as the next Kohen Gadol (high priest). The selection was made as a precaution for Yom Kippur. If the political conditions should change, allowing the Jews access to the Temple Mount, they will be required by Torah law to bring the sacrifices. Rabbi Kahane is confident that if that should happen, Temple service could begin in less than one week Continue reading →

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• In one generation, Europe will be unrecognizable.
• Eastern Europe now has “the largest population loss in modern history”, while Germany overtook Japan by having the world’s lowest birth rate.
• Europe, as it is aging, no longer renews its generations, and instead welcomes massive numbers of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia, who are going to replace the native Europeans, and who are bringing cultures with radically different values about sex, science, political power, culture, economy and the relation between God and man.

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The U.S. has received 28,957 Muslim refugees so far in fiscal year 2016, or nearly half (46%) of the more than 63,000 refugees who have entered the country since the fiscal year began Oct. 1, 2015, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the State Department’s Refugee Processing Center. That means that already this year the U.S. has admitted the highest number of Muslim refugees of any year since data on self-reported religious affiliations first became publicly available in 2002. Continue reading →

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Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. – 1 Kings 9:5

It might come as a shock to many to learn that hundreds of descendants of King David are alive today, with verifiable family trees dating back 90 generations, and that the royal Davidic dynasty could potentially be established today in Israel. Continue reading →

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In 1881, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and his friends agreed to speak Hebrew exclusively in their conversations. This groundbreaking decision is credited for reviving Hebrew as a modern day language. Continue reading →

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Dichter was responding to comments made by Jordan’s Minister of Wakf and Islamic Affairs Wael Arabiyat.

Israel will not let Mecca and Medina rules apply on the Temple Mount, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avi Dichter said on Monday, referring to the two holy cities in Saudi Arabia where entrance is prohibited to non-Muslims. Continue reading →

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A group of religious activists is diligently laying the groundwork for a renewed sanctuary. ‘Step by step, patiently, we are preparing,’ one says.

Members of the Women of the Temple visiting the Temple Mount.

The Temple Mount, and the Al-Aqsa mosque atop it, have been a recurring source of tension in Jerusalem in recent years. Continue reading →

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The Russo-Turkish thaw is bad news for Washington, Brussels and Syria’s Kurds.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2016. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Russian czars and Ottoman sultans were mostly enemies, and this time-honored history’s latest pair, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was no exception – until this week. Continue reading →

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The Temple Institute, dedicated to rebuilding ancient holy site, now using new internet tools to bring its message to the masses.

Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute

JTA — “It’s time to build,” reads the tagline of the Temple Institute’s latest YouTube video.

The phrase encapsulates the group’s controversial mission to rally Jews to reconstruct the temple that was the heart of their religion until its destruction 2,000 years ago. Continue reading →

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Turkey finds rare unity in defeat of coup attempt a month ago, but dissidents worry about the future.

People pose near a tank after troops involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul on July 16. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Maj. Mehmet Karabekir was tired of the weakness he smelled in his colleagues. “No compromise, no hesitation,” he texted. “Hit them, crush them, burn them.” Just after midnight on July 16, he stood with a group of Turkish soldiers in Acibadem, a neighborhood in Istanbul. Continue reading →