Author: Clifford Denton

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  1 August, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam.  Torah Portion Devarim – Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22.  Haftarah (reading from the prophets) Isaiah 1:1-27. From the New Testament, Matthew 24:1-22. Starting the reading of the book of Deuteronomy is a sign that we are getting close to the end of the Hebrew year, and the high holiday season is around the corner. On the other hand, the book of…

  • Headlines of Hate.

    ‘Woe to those who call evil good and good evil…’ by Charles Gardner. The shocking massacre perpetrated against Israel nearly two years ago was, as we all know, quickly followed by worldwide denouncement of their legitimate right to defend themselves against a terrorist ‘state’ on their doorstep. Lies and propaganda have since been showered on…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  18 July, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam. This week’s Torah reading is another one of my favorites because it demonstrates that our God, the creator of this universe, the father of Yeshua our Messiah, and the Lord of our planet Earth, is not a legalistic, harsh, and autocratic ruler. Our reading is a dramatic approval of human dignity by…

  • Christianity – a Jewish movement!

    How the awesome influence of a latter-day Joseph changed the world. by Charles Gardner. Back in 1799, a man called Joseph Frey was baptised in a Lutheran church in northern Germany. Nothing too unusual about that, you say. But Joseph was from a devout Jewish family, and this was to prove a turning point in…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem Prayer List –  11 July, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam. Writing this Jerusalem prayer list from Murfreesboro, TN, USA.  This week’s Torah reading is one of my favorites in the Torah!   The reading is from the portion called Balak, Numbers 22:2 – 25:9. The Haftarah reading portion from the prophets is from the prophet  Micah, chapters 5:6 –6:8.   From the New Testament, the reading is from Matthew 21:1-11.   I’m…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem,  04 July, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam. Shalom from Lebanon, Tennessee. I am writing this Jerusalem Prayer List sitting near my wife in the hospital in Lebanon, Tennessee.  Marcia has been hospitalized since we arrived in the USA, and her situation is not simple or easy; in fact, it is very serious and complicated. We trust in God’s mercy…

  • Netivyah News, Jerusalem, June 27, 2025. 

    By Yehuda Bachana. | Numbers 16:1-18:32 | 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22 | 2 Timothy 2:14-3:9 Parashat Korach: Selfless or selfish leadership? Shalom dear friends, This week, we’re studying a very challenging Torah Portion. At the same time, our last 2 weeks have also been quite challenging, and stirred up stress, fear, and lots of sleepless nights that were…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  27 June, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam. God inspires every Biblical text and is full of Truth and Grace at the same time.  The truth, most of the time in the Bible, gives us a good kick in the pants. Grace comes to mediate the truth and heal the painful realization that, most of the time, the truth of…

  • Speak, O Lord!

    Amid the noise of the sirens and missiles, listen out for that still, small voice. by Charles Gardner. Some weeks ago, well before the outbreak of Israel’s war with Iran, I found myself seeking the Lord’s direction on whether to attend a particular event. But he didn’t answer me, directing me instead to the passage…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  20 June, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam. This Shabbat reading from the Torah is Shelach Lekha, Numbers 13:1-15:41 “Send Men to Explore the Land of Canaan. The reading from the prophets is Joshua 2:1-2:24. And the reading from the New Testament is Hebrews 3:7-4:1.   Since I have liked spy stories since childhood, the reading this Shabbat is one of my favorites. It has every element of a good spy story.  …