There is no doubt that the heavens are astir. We can feel the changes in the air but we still see as through a glass darkly. The seasons come and go and superficially, it seems as if it’s business as usual but there is an increasing measure of the intensity of the warfare in the…
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These last few months have been more difficult than most people can remember. The radical right wing religious government led by PM Netanyahu proposed legislation that would change the judicial system, especially affecting Supreme Court decisions and the appointment of judges. Almost immediately, the opposition to this legislation exploded on the streets. People began to…
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Here’s another piece that Rabbi Michael wrote during this last winter’s tour to Israel … We are going to tour the ruins of the city of Capernaum today, so I thought I would write a little about it. Isaiah 9:1 makes a proclamation that Isaiah 8:23 ties to Capernaum which is located at the Northwest…
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I was looking out my window a few days ago and the sky is filled with ominous dark clouds. It had rained and was threatening to rain again. And although rain is usually an event we look forward to happily, this time I was struck that this dark sky was a picture of our nation…
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A very Happy and Blessed New Year to you! In Israel we get to wish everyone a “Happy New Year” two times each year. The first is on the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana) and then again on January 1- the “civil” New Year as we call it. When we first moved here, there was…
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Most believers have no issue with the idea that the Jewish people were the chosen people of God in the Old Covenant Scriptures. But what about today? What about the Jewish people who have embraced Yeshua? Are they part of what Paul calls the “irrevocable call” in Romans 11:29? And, if so, what does that…
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The summer season is over and the kids are back in school. Happily, the familiar rhythm of life has once again returned following the two-year pandemic hiatus. Now it’s hard for the younger ones to remember that there was a moment in time when they actually had to wear masks in school! Here in Israel,…
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