My friends, we're taking a break from our study to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. While International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated in January, Israel commemorates Yom HaShoah Ve-Hagevurah (“Remembrance of the Holocaust and the Heroism”) today. At 11:00am (Israel time) sirens will sound for two minutes and the entire country will come to a standstill, remembering …
Category: Holocaust/Antisemitism
Sir Nicholas Winton: The Man Who Saved Many
In December 2015 I had the incredible privilege to attend a Christian Leaders Seminar hosted by Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Research Center in Jerusalem. During the week-long seminar, we learned many things about the Holocaust...what led to it, who was behind it, how evil people perpetrated it, why some stood by and did nothing, …
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Word from Jerusalem – March 2017
The latest edition of Word from Jerusalem has just been released. The publication produced by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is a great resource from those with "boots on the ground" in Israel! In this issue, you will find: Jerusalem: The Valley of Decision - details the "enduring spiritual battle" that has raged throughout history there. A …
Jews and Christians: A Parting of Ways
Let's go on a historical journey to look at early Jewish-Christian relations, the birth of Rabbinic Judaism, a parting of ways and attempts to reconcile. It’s a full plate, but I’ll try to keep it interesting! Over the past few days we’ve established the fact that our Christian roots are firmly planted in Judaism. This brought about …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 