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Lulav – Signs of the Faith
In this series, ‘Signs of Faith’, objects, procedures and concepts that express Jewish faith are exp...
Jerusalem and the ingathering of the nations
Last week, we witnessed the annual spectacle of the United Nations General Assembly - a place where...
Prayer Calendar October – November 2023
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91...
A Gathering of Exiles
Of all the community experiments in the world, Israel has the most famous. A socialist Zionist...
Aliyah from Lviv to Israel: An emotional farewell.
Travel along with the 26 Jewish Ukrainian teenagers by bus from Lviv Ukraine to Warsaw Poland...
The PLO continues to promote Israel’s destruction
The leaders of the 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly met this past week in...
‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace
In their desperate search for peace, and their desire to please the world, Israel’s leaders have in...
FH Update – At the Top of the Mountain
Aliyah is also about going up. We don't say we come to or move into Israel. We make aliyah, which...
Bread Of Days Gone By
There are not too many surprises with the seasons in Israel. The long summers are predictably hot...
From Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur
The festival of Rosh Hashanah—the name means ‘Head of the Year’—is observed for two days beginning o...
The battle for Jerusalem – heading towards conflict?
Jerusalem is increasingly the center of competing interests. This is not surprising, given the...
A Story of an Anthem
I am convinced that HaTikvah, our Israeli national anthem is the most beautiful in the world. I...
Helping in all Circumstances – Koen Carlier about the situation in Ukraine
Ever since the first nerve-racking weeks following the outbreak of war in Ukraine in February 2022...
Coincidence | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #23
For many people, chance is the all-important factor in everyday life. From the point of view of the...
Letter from Naim and Elvira Khoury
We recently received a letter from Rev. Naim Khoury and his wife, Elvira, from Bethlehem, who have...
Jerusalem: an immovable rock for the nations
Centuries ago, the prophet Zechariah declared the words of the Lord: I am going to make Jerusalem...
Ruth’s Character | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #22
The nature, characteristics and actions of the young foreigner are revealed in small, everyday...
Jesus’ Jerusalem – The History of Jerusalem—Part 4
He was born a Judean but raised a Galilean. The first thirty years of His life were spent in an...
Gideon of the 20th Century
There are some people who have made such extraordinary contributions to Israeli society that they...
Celebrating Life in the Midst of War
Holocaust survivors in Ukraine are deeply thankful for the support they get from Christian...