FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS

Rabbi Elyashiv: Refuse Money from IFCJ

by Gil Ronen

(IsraelNN.com) Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, one of the top Torah authorities in the hareidi-religious world, has issued a ruling that says that the public may not take money from the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (Keren HaYedidut) headed by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein.

Groups that take money from the fund are flouting the Torah's prohibition of idolatry, Rabbi Elyashiv said, and they even aid future missionary activities and grant them legitimacy. “We regret to say that we have learned that several institutions, organizations and charity groups have made mistakes of this nature,” he added.

Taking money from this fund is an “unclean” act, the elderly rabbi said. Other rabbis who made similar decisions include R. Samuel Auerbach, R Nissim Kerlitz, R. Ovadia Yosef, R. Mordechai Eliyahu and others.

The IFCJ was founded in Chicago in 1983 by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein. The fact that it takes money from Christian groups causes much suspicion in some religious Jewish circles. However, other religious circles have no problem with the group.

Parshat Haazinu

In last week's parsha we read

"They provoke his jealousy with strangers;
they would anger Him with abominations.
They would slaughter to demons without power, gods whom they knew not,
newcomers recently arrived, whom your ancestors did not dread."
(Dvarim 32:16,17, Stone Edition)

According to the commentary this refers to Israel's worshipping strange gods and performing acts of sodomy. The commentary goes on to say, "Israel's provocations will not go unrequited. If the people use God's blessings to anger Him, He will remove the blessings and cast them to the mercies of their enemies."

You would think that with the threat from Iran, Gaza, Lebanon etc., we wouldn't want a parade, "The feast of tabernacles", that glorifies idolatry on the streets of Yerushalayim. It is interesting that the other major yearly parade through the streets of Yerushalayim, the Pride Parade, glorifies sodomy.

ANOTHER JEWISH ORGANIZATION PROMOTING UNITY BETWEEN JEW AND XIAN

There is yet another organization to unite Jew and gentile called Kol Ha Tor. The purpose of this organization is

".....to promote Peace, as prescribed by Bible prophets, between the two greatly divided Houses of Israel, in a discord which originated some 2900 years ago. between the Tribe of Judah and the 10 Northern Israelite Tribes. We envisage furthering this reconciliation through the dissemination of knowledge regarding certain events now taking place in the world, which may well be the fulfillment of these Prophecies."

Sounds good right? But the truth is the 10-tribers mentioned here are messianic(xians) and Ephraimites who still hold the belief that yeshu is not only the Jewish messiah but also G-d.

In case you don't believe me here are the rules of his organization

"Therefore - Kol HaTor Vision requires the following undertaking from all those who wish to associate with, and promote this Vision:

If you are Messianic - to undertake never to proselytize Jews. This includes seeking or assuming opportunities to witness to Jews with the purpose to convince them of your Messiah. Proselytizing is the greatest obstacle to reconciliation from a Jewish viewpoint.

If you are Jewish - to undertake not to insist that 10-Tribers deny their Messiah, as a pre-condition to reconciliation. Jews have to trust HaShem, and must believe and know in their heart and brain, that the upcoming Reconciliation will be carried out in aq G-d guided way that will only enhance Judah's stand with G-d.with Torah, Halachah and its own holy Identity"

Not only is he promoting unity between Jews and xians as brothers but he is inviting them to come tour their "divinely destined homeland", Eretz Yisrael.

"Kol HaTor Succot 2009 Tour of Samaria
- the Biblical Heart Land of Israel
- the Divinely destined Homeland
for the Returning 10 Lost Tribes of Israel"

" Discover the Shomron, the Biblical heartland of Israel and the territory of 10-Israel by Divine Promise. This is unseen territory even to most Israelis today, Tourists are normally taken to the big cities. It is the Israeli settlement of these areas which the world is so desperately opposing, as they unwittingly try and stop the establishment of the Kingdom of Israel by the Coming Messiah. Judah has re-settled the Main Land of modern reborn Israel, officially since 1948, through 9 wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1970-71, 1973, 1982, 1991, 2006, 2008-9) and ongoing terrorism . The Shomron however, has only been settled since 31 years ago - also by Judah, but, now awaiting the arrival of 10-Israel to formally and convincingly lay claim to the Land, according to Prophecy.

"...There is no profit margin charged on this first commemoration Tour - you are getting it at cost price, meeting with co-believers in fine company in beautiful rural surroundings - in your Promised Homeland!"

While they are here to survey the land, these xians/Ephraimites will be staying in a new 10 bedroom house built especially for them in Karnei Shomron.



Check out the Associates, who are mostly messianic.

We need to be separating good from bad not uniting holy and unholy.

Friends of Israel

Pastor Jim (James) Vineyard has been praised by many in Israel as a true and loyal friend of Israel. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Vineyard runs an organization named "Yedidim of Israel". On April 26-28 of this year Yedidim of Israel held their national conference. The following is an ad for that conference

As a Christian, what is your responsibility to God's chosen people?

Join us for three days of study on Israel and find out what you can do to get involved in evangelizing the Jew.

All pastors in attendance will receive valuable resources, books, and other materials at no charge. The first 10 pastors to register will receive complimentary hotel accommodations for the evening of Monday, April 27, 2009. Please call the church office and we will make your reservations.

Conference registration is free.

Besides the frightening imagery, the brochure tells the following account of how friendship leads to evangelizing

"Part of the 144,000?
While in Israel, Brother Vineyard met Guy Markizano an IDF artillery commander. This opened a huge door to several battalions of IDF soldiers, to whom we were able to feed a full hot meal. Three short years later, because of that relationship, we have been able to place several library containers on military installations across Israel. These are evangelistic tools because they contain both Old and New Testament Bibles, and are airconditioned units the soldiers can escape to, to read a book or God's Word. Could these be some of the 144,000 that the book of Revelation speaks of?"

Jim Vineyard convincing lied to many Jews, claiming that he has no intention of trying to convert Jews.

Yedidim's newest project

"The Yedidim of Israel is presently working to start and run a home away from home for Israeli soldiers in honor and memory of Leeran Sahadia who was killed on the first day of fighting in July of 2006."

As far as xian friends of Israel go this is the rule not the exception. We need to protect our soldiers and all Am Yisrael.

BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF SEPARATION

This is what happens when we break down the walls, build bridges and dialogue with the nations

Are missionaries targeting the elderly?
By RACHEL GEIZHALS

A Holocaust survivor who was suffering from dementia was deceived by those hired to help her, family members said, because they claimed they converted her to their Messianic Christian religion.

The two women who were hired to play music and speak with 94-year-old Sara told her daughter Goldie Maxwell weeks after Sara died that they were both Messianic Jews, that they had played and sung songs from the New Testament when Maxwell and her husband were not around, and that at the end of her life, Sara had a revelation and acknowledged Jesus as the messiah. (more of the article)

and

Serving in the IDF, 'for the sake of God and Jesus'
By MATTHEW WAGNER

Jesus supports the IDF and he wants his believers to be the best soldiers they can be.

That was the message conveyed by members of the local Messianic Jewish community via sacred texts, prayer and talks, to a group of 18-year-olds who took part this week in a premilitary program called Netsor.

"I am a soldier of God," said Boris, an intense redhead accepted to an elite combat unit, who is one of the 28 young men and women who participated in Netsor.

"I will do my best during my service in the IDF to serve God spiritually and physically. Not for the sake of state authorities but for the sake of God and Jesus," added Boris, as we sat in the dining room of a guest house that overlooks Lake Kinneret on Wednesday. (more of the article)

Of course it isn't the government leaders and rabbis like Benny Elon, Shlomo Riskin, and Yechiel Eckstein who are raking in the money from their work with xians, who suffer. The xians prey on the weak and emotionally vulnerable holocaust survivors, new immigrants, poor, orphans and widows.

For those of you who think "but the xians love us and support us politically", consider the following comments from the article above

Other verses, such as the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew, 5-7), which some Christians interpret as Jesus's support for pacifism, are seen by Messianic Jews
as an obligation to love one's enemies while fighting and killing them.

"I hate what Palestinian terrorists do, therefore I will do anything, including kill, if necessary, to stop them," said Tzvi, an educator and counselor at Netsor. "But I do not allow that to prevent me from loving them as human beings."

Parshat Pinchas

Here is an excellent shiur by Rabbi Sitorsky on Parshat Pinchas. He speaks about the separation between Am Yisrael and the nations.

UPDATE "WELCOME HOME EPHRAIM" TOUR

As far as I can tell the only thing of significance that came out the tour is the following video/infomercial for the Two-House movement. According to Don Esposito, the most important thing for Bnai Ephraim right now is PR. They have to convince "the Jews" that they aren't xians who worship a false god but are really our long lost brothers(and sisters)who want to come home. This is the deception they hope to lure us into which will allow them to take our physical and spiritual inheritance. Sagiv Assulin is their "man on the inside". Assulin and Esposito are a grave danger to the Jewish people and must be stopped. The Ephraimite goal, along with the messianics, xian zionists, evangelicals and missionaries, is to break down the wall of separation between the world and the Jewish people so there will no longer be a Jewish people but a Judeo-xian humanity.