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 …
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Happy Palm Sunday!
In the midst of worldly turmoil, we kick off Passion Week today and set our sights on the most significant event of the year for Christians: Resurrection Sunday. But that is next Sunday. Passion Week begins today with Palm Sunday. As was Jesus’s custom, he traveled from the Galilee area (where the vast majority of …
A Week that Changed History
Friends, Jesus came to earth on a very specific mission, and He fulfilled it in one week that changed history. As a Jew, Jesus made dozens of trips to Jerusalem for feasts and festivals...all of which paint a picture of the Messiah. But one Passover was different, as the Messiah became the sacrificial lamb that …
The Mount of Olives and the Kidron Valley
Just beyond the eastern wall of Jerusalem lies the Kidron Valley and the Mount of Olives. Technically speaking, the Mount of Olives is a mountain range running north-south (Mount Scopus, Olivet, Mount of Scandal). The Kidron Valley lies between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. Here's a map to provide some perspective. (Temple Mount and …
