Dispatch from Jerusalem

Brothers in Arms Israeli Soldier Discovers Christian Love

My story doesn’t begin with me; it actually begins with my grandfather. In 1916, at age 15, he walked from Russia to Israel. It took him over a year. He sought new life and hope in what would hopefully become the new Jewish state.

My father was born in Jerusalem and grew up hearing wonderful stories. When he was growing up, Jews were forbidden to enter the Old City during the holidays. My grandfather would take his small family close to the Old City walls—as close as he could possibly get—and describe the Western Wall to my father.

Like a fish underwater

Israeli inventor Alon Bodner has developed a breathing apparatus that allows divers to breathe underwater without cumbersome, compressed air tanks. The new invention uses relatively small amounts of air that already exist in water to supply oxygen to both scuba divers and submarines.

Iran president- Israel to be destroyed”

Israel should be wiped off the map” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in October, dampening hopes Iran could temper its hostility towards the Jewish state.

Anti-West Religious Hatred in PA

“Allah, punish our enemies! Your enemies, the enemies of the religion [i.e.Islam]…Allah, punish America and those who set an alliance with it…

Israel’s Eventual Destruction

“Nothing compares to this joy, the oppressed overcomes the oppressor. But our happiness will be complete only with the return of all of our lands––the [West] Bank, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Haifa, Safed, and other stolen cities.”

Unexpected Illumination

On the corner of Rachel Imeinu and Yotam (a little-known street in my German Colony neighborhood in Jerusalem) stands a bustling, ultra-Orthodox yeshivah (religious school). The yeshivah is three blocks from my apartment, and I stroll past it nearly every day. As I pass the echoing stone walls and vented windows, I hear the students and their rabbis deeply engaged in activity. In the morning, I hear them praying. At noon I hear them debating Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy). But best of all, in the evenings, I hear the students singing in chorus, and their haunting refrains permeate the otherwise quiet Jerusalem nights.

Tnufa caught momentum after Hurricane Katrina

Israel is on the forefront of developing solutions to mitigate the damage from hurricanes such as Katrina, which lashed the south-eastern United States in September.
The Tnufa (momentum) committee, which is headed by chief scientist Dr. Eli Opper, has approved a preliminary research and development program aimed at advancing the development of an innovative technology for barriers against floods like the ones that followed Hurricane Katrina, according to a Globes Business report. The technology will make it possible to speedily build anti-flood barriers of any length and height necessary to protect a population center from the kind of massive flooding that destroyed thousands of homes in New Orleans.

Peace with Israel after the Disengagement

“We will continue our martyrdom operations [terrorist attacks] inside Israel until all our lands are liberated, by Allah’s will.”

Treasure found in Temple Mount Rubble

When Dr. Gabriel Barkay, archaeology professor at Bar-Ilan University, led his team into a Kidron Valley garbage dump, he was inspired by Psalm 102:14, “For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, and show favor to her dust.”

Psalm 23

Mllions of people think of Psalm 23 as the gentle comfort of the loving Shepherd embodied in words. It’s true. It is a picture of comfort that has lived down through the ages. I like to look at familiar Scriptures and see if there is anything that I missed on the first reading. Recently, when I read Psalm 23, I began to see some additional insights.