Category: Israel
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purim: celebrating Jewish lives & the faithfulness of God.
Purim is “a lesser Jewish festival held in the Spring to commemorate the defeat of Haman’s plot to massacre the Jews as recorded in the book of Esther” (Oxford Languages).
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top places to experience in Israel.
We’ve spoken to a few leaders of various groups who are trying to bring students here and since we had the privilege of helping to bring a group of 10 students here last April, we thought we’d compile some of the top places we recommend!
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is Chanukah for believers?
As we wrap up our day watching the Qatar World Cup & eating pizza after hosting our annual Christmas party, I wanted to write some thoughts on Chanukah as we enter into the first day of this unique holiday.
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what to know before spending two weeks in Israel.
As the North America coordinators for the All Nations Convocation Jerusalem, we’ve been asked a lot of questions about what it will be like to spend two weeks in Israel.
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temple mount and the maranatha cry.
The Temple Mount is steeped in significance. It is known as a place “where gods collide,” because of the deep ties in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim history.
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He will finish what He started.
On Sunday, we went to the City of David and had the opportunity to explore Hezekiah’s Tunnel.
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israel: the april trip.
I was asked a few times if being in Israel was different knowing that we would be back to live there soon. It was.
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israel: the february trip.
“What kind of music you like?” asked our driver. A long travel day and amazement at finally being so close to our destination kept us from answering fast enough.
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our new adventure.
“So…” my aunt transitioned in a recent Marco Polo, “are you living in Israel now?”