No Hanukkah, No Christmas!

Hanukkah really has nothing to do with Christmas....or does it? Let's try to make the argument that it does! True...Christmas trees, tinsel, and gift-giving are totally unrelated to hanukkiah (9-branch menorahs), dreidels, and sufganiyot (jelly donuts). But there would be no Christmas without Hanukkah! Here's why: As we've learned over the past two days (here and …

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A Real Soaker in Jerusalem!

Welcome back, friends! Let's pick up where we left off in our last post. We woke up to rain which subsided as we made our way to the Mount of Olives. There, we enjoyed the overlook of the Kidron Valley and Temple Mount as the rain began to fall again. We made stops at Dominus …

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Question of the Day: Who is Jesus?

In "man on the street" interviews, Israelis were asked, "Who is Jesus?" Their answers are surprising...and at times, not so surprising! However, this is a great opportunity to pray for the Jewish people. https://youtu.be/ZQZBomfogUs In fact, October 11-12 is Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Hebrew calendar. Also known as the Day of Atonement, …

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The Tragedies of Tisha B’Av

Tonight at sunset marks the beginning of Tisha B'Av (ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av) in Israel. It is an especially solemn day historically, and one in which Israel has prepared for and fully anticipates an Iranian attack. It is a day in which Israel's enemies would like nothing better than to dig …

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