Greetings from Washington DC! Though it is not quite the "Shalom from Jerusalem" I offered in November 2015, it is a reunion with the same friends (and more) from the Christian Leadership Seminar I attended at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Research Center. You can check out my reports from that seminar beginning November 28 …
Category: Judaism
Religious Divisions in Israel
Hi gang! Yesterday we explored what makes one a Jew. If you missed it, you may want to review before we take a look at various Jewish (and other) religious positions. Today, Israelis come in all sorts of flavors. I don't claim to know them all, but here are a few of the predominate Jewish …
Jews: An Ethnic Identity or a Religious Identity
Welcome friends! Occasionally, I hear the question, "Does Jewishness refer to ethnicity or religion?" In other words, is one a Jew because of bloodline or because of religion? Good question...and I don't know if I have the "perfect" answer, but perhaps I can shed some light that may help in understanding. According to halakha (Jewish …
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Shavuot or Pentecost?
My dear friends, tonight at Sundown our Jewish friends around the world will begin the celebration of Shavuot. Though Jews and Christians share the same spiritual roots, we view things a bit differently because of the roll of Jesus Christ in each of our theological belief systems. Christians have much to celebrate, just as the …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 