I can now confirm that Eilat rightly earns the comparison to Las Vegas. This city on the shores of the Red Sea never sleeps! Music from downstairs was heard until after midnight, the bright lights of the hotel district never dimmed, and the traffic and four-wheelers never relented throughout the night! If you're looking for …
Hey friends, throughout history, including since Israel's rebirth in 1948, the Jewish nation has been under fire, often fighting for their very existence. Such was the case fifty-seven years ago (June 5, 1967) when Israel launched an unexpected preemptive strike that morphed into the Six Day War. With backs against the wall and facing enemies …
It is never easy to say goodbye to the Galilee area. So much of Jesus' ministry occurred within that area and so many great memories are created there. But alas, we've still got much to see and experience, so the Kinneret (another name for the Sea of Galilee) disappears in the rearview mirror as we …
Continue reading From the Galilee in the North to En Gedi in the South
Over the past 6 days, we have commemorated the miraculous victory of the IDF in the Six Day War. Facing Arab plans to annihilate the Jewish state, Israel launched a preemptive strike in order to stave off a much bigger and better equipped Egyptian military. Syria and Jordan stood ready to pound the Israelis as …
Continue reading Commemorating Israel’s Six-Day War: Aftermath
