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Israel has less than a week to go until elections that will determine the next government and yet, according to polls, Israelis are more apathetic than ever. With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dogged by allegations of corruption and a growing mistrust among secular Israelis who are ruffled by his alliance with religious parties, no clear… Read more »

Last week, in the midst of dealing with a national leadership dispute in which the issue of a “lack of accountability” was front and center, I had a dream. Actually, it was more of a picture, but I was asleep. In it, I saw a major leader in the body of Messiah. This person has… Read more »

As we move into the Holiday season, I want to address the issue of Christians keeping the Holy Days. I am not planning on defending my interpretation of the passages that talk about Gentiles keeping the Feasts of Israel, also called God’s appointed times, and the Feasts of the Jews in the Gospel of John. … Read more »

The first day of September is a big day in Israel. There is always a lot of excitement in the air as the kids go back to school and the Fall season is ushered in. Besides the beginning of school, this was also a special week for me. September 1st was our 22nd anniversary in… Read more »

A German church in Jerusalem has appointed a new provost who is virulently anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas to pastor the landmark facility in the heart of the Old City.  Jens Peter Iven, a spokesman for the Church of the Redeemer, said the church will not dismiss Rainer Stuhlmann. Stuhlmann wrote that the creation of the State… Read more »

But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31). The Eagle Project – a united ministry of Return to Zion and Revive Israel – was created to invest in young… Read more »

We are soon entering into elections in Israel in just over two weeks. The right of center party of Benjamin Netanyahu is facing off against Blue and White, the centrist party of General Benny Gantz and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid. One of the interesting aspects of the campaign is that Blue and White presents… Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Recently we received a phone call from the Akko Municipality asking for our ministry to help provide back-to-school supplies for two hundred needy children. That very same day we also received another inspection of our building by the same Akko Municipality regarding property tax. This to me was a contradiction and… Read more »

It hit me while worshiping with some 70 youth from all over Israel, at the conclusion of this summer’s Katzir-Harvest teen conference: Identity. We all want to know who we are. But during the teen years the quest is both intensified and, at times, desperate ― even excruciating. These kids are faced with a tsunami… Read more »

“Unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.” (Martin Luther King) June 30, 2019:  “Today was a difficult day. We witnessed the legitimate rage of a community pour into the streets like a volcanic eruption. Whereas Ethiopian Israelis are typically humble, meek, and compliant, the undeserved death of 19 year Solomon… Read more »