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in Jerusalem this Autumn. He and Eshcol through his neighbour’s persistence was he
continue to be heavily involved in the youth able to fill the hole in his heart. Now his
ministry of their congregation. heart overflows with a love and a passion
for Israel! Love Your Enemies. Jesus Is Not
Stephen is back from Poland for a few Joking. Jesus was not interested in messing
weeks. We are enjoying his sense of humor around with normal levels of niceness. He
and company. was starting a whole new revolution called
“Love your enemies” … and challenging us
John is getting established as an instructor to join him.
for paramedics. He has applied or an
evangelism program to reach out to the “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall
many Israelis who escape to the East after love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’
their army service, some getting drawn into But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for
and trapped by the drugs scene. those who persecute you, so that you may
be children of your Father in heaven.”
We are thankful for each one of you and
your love for us. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the
Faith and Jonathan Goldberg good, and sends rain on the righteous and
the unrighteous. For if you love those who
6.14 ISRAEL COLLEGE OF THE BIBLE love you, what reward do you have? Even
the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?
5.5.2019 And if you greet only your brothers, what
SHALOM! more are you doing than anyone else? Even
“In every generation they rise against us to the pagans do that, don’t they? Therefore,
destroy us; and the Holy One, blessed be be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is
He, saves us from their hand.” But more perfect.” Matthew 5:43-48
than turning to God for our own salvation,
the command of Jesus to love our enemies Keeping the Law of Moses was challenging
and pray for those who persecute us is truly enough, but “be perfect”? Come on!
revolutionary. Never has it been truer or Be reasonable. And love our enemies?
more important, than it is today. Seriously? Who does that?

Anti-Semitic tropes like “Jews poison wells” Dr Erez Soref,
or “They make their Passover matzos with Israel College of the Bible
the blood of Christian children” might seem
so ridiculous as to be laughable. Who in their 6.15 BE’AD CHAIM
right mind would entertain such notions? But
it is exactly this sort of Medieval blood libel May 6, 2019
and conspiracy theory lunacy that resulted in Please read (Mark 8:22-26)
the tragic events in Poway, near San Diego, Praise and prayer:
California. • We are preparing an information package
for doctors to create interest in chemical
Dr. Ebrahim Pakrooh moved from Iran to abortion reversal. So far, no doctors in
Europe in order to seek a better life. He Israel have heard of this possibility but
sought God in every place possible, but only some have indicated interest. Pray that it
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