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Lighting up the World

Up until just a few years ago, children still had to attend school during Hannukah, which is not the case for the Biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkoth. However, due to the holiday’s popularity, and the oil-based comfort food frenzy, the government decided (to …

The Hutzpah of Major Hagioff

30-year-old Major Keren Hagioff is a familiar face in Israel, and her story of rising through the army ranks to …

Dawn of a New Day

Nearly twelve years ago, Shahar Grinspan was waiting at a traffic light on her way to her Bat Mitzvah. From …

Making Waves

The advantage of the radio – as opposed to television – is that it leaves far more to the imagination. …

An Officer and a Mensch

The Israeli Chief of Staff, Aviv Kochavi, has fast knocked up a reputation for his brilliant military strategic tactics which …

The Incredible Tale of Mir

Every day, (except during the pandemic) nearly 9,000 Jewish students from the likes of Israel, USA, UK, France, Switzerland, Belgium, …

Israeli tourism, hit hard by coronavirus closures, optimistically awaits recovery

Even though Israel is now allowing in tourists, “people are still cautious. It will take a few years” before Israel …

A Heart for Soldiers

Miriam Peretz’s Moroccan parents were devoutly religious, poor and illiterate. In the Jewish ghettos of Casablanca they dreamed of the …

Peace as a Business Model

The State of Israel was founded in 1948, but organised violence against the Jews in the region began as early …

Abraham & David: Keys to Understand Current Events & Prophecy

In our last article, we briefly discussed current events, particularly affecting Israel and the Middle East. We mentioned key Bible …

Bethlehem – Where it all Began

Having not been to Bethlehem for years, we went to visit our ‘neighbours’ again in October 2021. We live in …

God With Us

The words spoken by the prophet Isaiah to the house of David (Isaiah 7:14) have a deep significance for both …

Biblical Reflections – Christmas Special | Rev. Cornelis Kant

In this reflection Rev. Kant speaks about the ‘Magnificat’, also called the song of Mary. In this song Mary praises …

The Vengeance of Cleaning

The recently deceased 95-year-old Binyamin Werzberger was very widely known in Israel. He was a familiar face at the likes …

First Home Update – Dutch tulips arrived

On December 7, 2021, the First Home coordinator team had their annual meeting in Mashabei Sade. The results of 2021 …

Hanukkah 2021 – First Home in the Homeland

Shalom, dear First Home friends! As you know all Israelis are now enjoying Hanukkah. Today (December 1st) we are lighting …

Lighting up the World

Up until just a few years ago, children still had to attend school during Hanukkah, which is not the case …

Back to Basics

There is a famous Jewish saying which claims that each verse of the Torah has 70 interpretations . This is …

Checkmate

Every few decades a true prodigy emerges in the likes of art, music and science. It is difficult to categorise …

Biblical Reflections – The mark of the beast | Rev. Willem J.J. Glashouwer

In this short video series Rev. Willem Glashouwer shares several Biblical reflections on the signs of the times we see …