Jonathan first saw Rachel (not their real names)at a spring picnic during Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) in …
Inhabiting Galilee
I had just begun my second year in college when I dropped out to join the conscientious …
Israel Wrestles with Democracy
Though the nation of Israel has previously existed off and on under different forms of government—judges, prophets, …
Ukraine: The War & The Church
Taunton explains: “[Russian] rulers were always struggling between two impulses: one is westernizing, one is moving back …
The News & The Police
It was Passover break in 1996 when a woman walked into our first National Messianic Youth Conference. …
A Spark in the Dark
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the man of peace, spoke at the largest peace rally of his life. …
Why Israelis Don’t Read their Bible (and What We Did About it)
Several years ago, one of our neighbors who had served in a number of positions in the …
The Birth of Tiferet Yeshua
On the eve of Israel’s New Year 5756, known in the Bible as the Feast of Trumpets, …
Never Say Never
Israel was going through her first Intifada Hell, infamous for its suicide bombings and killings. The Islamic uprising …
The Right to Exist
The year was 1975. Just before Ari and I meet, I became acquainted with Juliette, a neighbor …