Hi friends! Do you realize we're in the midst of a jubilee year for Jerusalem? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please see Israel's Jubilee Years. Indeed, "liberty is proclaimed throughout the land" on a 50-year schedule, just as the Bible describes in Leviticus 25:8-11! Interestingly, on our Gregorian calendar, those years …
Continue reading It’s Not too Late to Congratulate Jerusalem!
To hear the evening news, one would think the Palestinians are under horrible oppression by Israel. But, is that really true? Would you believe that roughly 3/4 of Arabs in East Jerusalem would prefer to live under Israeli rule? Susan Michael, Director of the US branch of ICEJ (International Christian Embassy Jerusalem), wrote a very …
We've concluded Day 3 of a reunion and refresher for those who have attended the Christian Friends of Yad Vashem's Christian Leadership Conference in Israel. I was blessed to attend in late-2015, and have enjoyed reuniting with classmates and others who attended between 2010-2017. Yesterday was a day of challenge for us! There we sat, …
Happy Monday everyone! This month's edition of Word from Jerusalem is out, and is filled with great articles. As you know, Jerusalem is celebrating it's 50th year of reunification, commemorating the victory and re-taking of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. The anniversary date was in June and celebrations across the city went on for a month! …
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