The first month of the Jewish year is always an exciting one. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, catapults us right into a festive celebration of this year’s potential – we say special prayers, we blow the shofar, and we eat special foods that symbolize the blessings we hope to benefit from and bring with us into the new year.
The community of Argaman is situated in the narrow center of the Jordan Valley region. Driving up to the community by way of Route 90 blesses you with a gorgeous view: patchwork farmland comes right up to the shoulders of the highway, and the hazy tops of desert dunes are just visible in the distance.
Netanyahu is a talented leader with an ideological position that represents the majority of the country. But Netanyahu has become very problematic. He has driven many talented leaders away from the Likud or from leadership positions because he saw them as political rivals. He is mired in corruption scandals and will probably stand trial for some of his actions. Clearly, his left-wing political rivals have manipulated this to their advantage.
Liebe Freunde, Einige Freunde von mir kehrten kürzlich von einer Reise nach Polen zurück, wo sie das jüdische Leben vor dem Holocaust sowie die Schrecken des Holocaust selbst erkundeten. Sie besuchten die Stätten jüdischer Gemeinden, die jahrhundertelang gediehen waren und einige der größten Rabbiner Europas hervorbrachten. Sie besuchten die Stätten der Ghettos während des Holocaust. … Read more
Beste vrienden, Een aantal vrienden van mij zijn onlangs teruggekeerd van een reis naar Polen, waar ze het Joodse leven verkenden voor de Holocaust en de verschrikkingen van de Holocaust zelf. Ze bezochten de plaatsen van Joodse gemeenschappen die daar eeuwenlang hadden gebloeid en die enkele van de grootste rabbijnen in Europa hadden voortgebracht. Ze bezochten de plekken … Read more
Don’t come to Israel just for the food – the Bible will come alive for you in Israel and I must say that is a far more important reason to come than the food. But I have to admit – food runs a close second!
The last month of the Jewish year, called Elul in Hebrew, is upon us. As the last month of the year, and the last month before the High Holidays, Elul is a time of self-reflection, a time to look inward and take mental stock of the year.
September has always been a month of new beginnings for me. When I was a child, school began the first week of September, usually 2 days after the American holiday of Labor Day. When I was in university, classes began that day as well. In Israel, school begins on the 1st of September and for … Read more
Feeling the presence of God in the Land of Israel is something that defies logic. God said that it was His Holy Mountain, and it is still His Holy Mountain. My personal belief is that if God hadn’t chosen Israel, we would never hear of this tiny strip of land on the coast of the Mediterranean! It wouldn’t be fought over, it wouldn’t be contested, and it would never make front page news. And yet it is. An area that is 50 miles wide and 200 miles long is in the news every single day!
Beste vrienden, Ik ben zojuist teruggekeerd van een twee-weekse reis in de Verenigde Staten. Ik ben mijn bezoek begonnen met het bijwonen van de jaarlijkse CUFI conferentie in Washington, die ik al jaren achtereen bezoek. Het is altijd weer heel bijzonder om hier bij te zijn: een samenkomst van christenen uit heel de VS, die … Read more
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