The name of our weekly Torah portion is “Nasso,” a word that means “lift up,” “carry,” or “raise.” It begins with the command: “Lift up the head …” In the simple sense, this refers to a census — the counting of the people.
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Thoughts for Shabbat
Maureen Galindo, a Texas Democrat running for Congress, is not an outlier. She is a faithful representative of the monstrosity that this scourge has become.
On Shavuot, God’s purpose was to give His people the Ten Commandments, ten things that form the basis of all His Torah, interpretable into the entire life of righteousness before God.
Yitzhak Ben-Hebron escaped Arab riots as a child and later returned to rebuild the Jewish community in the city.
Who exactly is the new ruler in Iran? In the attack on the residence of his father, Ali Khamenei, on February 28, not only Ali but also Mojtaba’s wife and one of his sons were killed. Mojtaba himself is reportedly still in hospital.
From Hamas weapons depots in Gaza to Hezbollah drone attacks in Lebanon and undercover arrests in Samaria, Israel remains in active combat posture across every front — even as ceasefire diplomacy stalls.
The groups most opposed to the current government no longer see the external enemy as the principal danger; they see it inside the country itself.
Nearly half of all Jews already live in Israel — and the trend is clearly upward: a new demographic report predicts that within ten years, Israel will become home to the majority of the world’s Jews.
Jewish people – hated by the world but loved by Jesus!
