Today (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) was Shabbat, so everything in Israel is pretty much shut down. Thus, we took the opportunity to make the two hour drive down to Galilee. "Down" has a different connotation in Israel because, though the Galilee area lies to the north of Jerusalem, one always goes "up" to Jerusalem, …
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A New Experience!
Shabbat Shalom! Shabbat is the Jewish sabbath and it begins every Friday at sundown. The city (and most others in Israel) almost totally shut down mid-afternoon to prepare for shabbat dinner and to attend synagogue at sundown. Today, we experienced both synagogue and shabbat dinner together! What a glorious ending to a great day! I'll …
Meeting One of Schindler’s Jews
Greetings again from Jerusalem! What a glorious time in the land of Israel! I wouldn't trade this week for anything, and am so blessed to be here! This morning, we were met with rain, which altered our plans somewhat. But this Phoenician will never complain about rain! As I reported yesterday, one of our classmates …
The Final Solution
In my last post I shared a bit about the resistance of the Jews during the holocaust. That's because I wanted to highlight the Jews determination to live life to the fullest, even in the darkest circumstances. Now, I want to share just a bit more of the sinister aspect of the holocaust. Ephraim Kaye, …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 