Author: Clifford Denton

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  15 August, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam.  The Torah portion that we will be reading on Shabbat, August 16, 2025, is called Ekev.   From the Torah:  Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25. From the Prophets:  Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3. From the Gospel:  Matthew 16:13-20. EKEV is translated to English in the  NKJV in the following way:   “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do…

  • Not peace, but a sword!

    Israel’s battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the monstrous antisemitic spirit of Goliath. by Charles Gardner. As my friend Aaron Eime put it in a recent television interview, we are not fighting against flesh and blood. He was, of course, quoting from the well-known verse (Ephesians 6:12) describing the spiritual warfare in…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem –  8 August, 2025.

    By Joseph Shulam.  The reading of this Shabbat is incredibly special to me for many years, but this year it is exceptional for me and my family.    Va’etchanan is translated in some of the English Bibles  “I pleaded with the LORD at that time”, saying: “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant…

  • 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…