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The Importance of a Name

There are several ways of trying to ascertain if an ancient site in Israel is the actual place which appears in the Bible or other historical Jewish sources. The first is geographical location. If the source describes a certain place as sitting on top of …

Officers and Gentlemen

Infuriated with the Jewish Bar Kochva uprising that took place between 132- 136 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian brought over …

Galilee – Coming Full Circle

The Galilee is both a region in northern Israel and the English name of the freshwater lake known in Hebrew …

Seder Plate – Signs of the Faith

In this series, ‘Signs of Faith’, objects, procedures and concepts that express Jewish faith are explained and discussed. Many of …

Did Abraham Have Children After the Death Of Sarah?

Keturah Sometimes people ask: how is it possible that Abraham and Sarah could not have children because Abraham was 100 …

A Day Of Rest For The People Of God

“Consequently, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.” (Hebrews 4:9 NASB) It is clear from scripture that …

The Discovery That Changed the World Forever

When he arrived in Eretz Israel from Poland in the early 20th century, Eleazar Sukenik was determined to learn as …

Apocalyptic Riders – Part 2 Short Version

When the four Apocalyptic horsemen ride out over the earth, they leave behind a trail of destruction. And also a …

Pentecost for Israel and for Us

On the day of Pentecost during the Festival of Shavuot, the Jewish Festival of Weeks that is celebrated seven weeks …

Jewish refugees: “It hurts so incredibly to have to leave them behind”

Bombed apartment buildings, burnt-out cars, a street strewn with smoking debris. It looks like a scene from an old war …

What to do with all displaced persons?

In the meantime we are in the third week of the war in Ukraine. It seems far from over. In …

On Medicine and Torah

The Bible and the Talmud form the basis of Jewish Law. Jewish Law is broadly speaking, millennials of rabbinic conversations …

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 …

The King of Israel

Mary’s Joy over Israel (1-4) As Christians, we celebrate Christmas this month. Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, a city …

Walking the walk in the ancestral homeland

Israeli tour guides have a reputation for being self-confident, knowledgeable people with unlimited energy who are bent on promoting the …

His Feet Will Stand on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem

Replacement theology caused a blockage in the thinking of the Church on many fronts. The Holy Scriptures had to be …

The Sukkah

Four walls and a thin thatched roof… That’s all it is – that’s all it is. Our little house is …

Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah (literally meaning ‘the head of the year’) is celebrated on the first two days of the seventh month …