Sorrow and Hope

Dispatch from Jerusalem

Jerusalem—the Eternal City

Jerusalem Day—Yom Yerushalayim יום ירושלים “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—if I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy” (Ps. 137:5–6).  On Yom Yerushalayim, there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of

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Planting Seeds of Love

50 Years of Blessing Israel Often, God’s interaction with His people throughout history began with a seed planted in a heart, fed and nurtured by the Lord until it blossomed into prophecy fulfilled and dreams come true. Such was the case with Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Nehemiah, the prophets, the early Church and countless others whose

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The Jubilee Year—Ha Yovel ( היובל)

Freedom every 50 years! Debt is canceled, property returned to the original owner and slaves are set free! No more bondage for anyone. Even the land received a break from sowing, cultivating and reaping. This is the amazing concept of freedom, liberty and maintaining justice that God established with the Jubilee Year. Every fiftieth year

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A Solar Battery That Doesn’t Need Sun

Using the sun’s strong energy as a power source is a great idea, and good for the environment. But solar batteries only work well in outdoor conditions when the sun is shining. That handicap will be overcome within a few months, thanks to a collaboration between two Israeli companies, Sol Chip and Tadiran Batteries. Sol

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Microsoft “Think Next” Pushes Technology Boundaries

It looks more like a toy car than a printer, but ZUtALabs hope their PocketPrinter will soon conquer the world. “The idea is to change the way printers are used today,” Tuvia Elbaum, one of the company’s founders told The Media Line. “We are used to doing our work on the go in coffee places,

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Crisis Over Identity

The Recognition of Israel as a Jewish State It was called the “most significant obstacle” left to reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Furthermore, it wasn’t just anyone who made that statement. It was the Israeli with the most “say” in the matter today: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Just what is this “most significant

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Breathtaking Mosaic Revealed

An impressive monastery dating to the Byzantine Period was discovered at Hura, in the northern Negev during a salvage excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Archaeologists revealed a structure [with] “breathtaking mosaic carpets.” The prayer hall is paved with a mosaic on which a pattern of leaves is vibrantly portrayed in blue, red, yellow

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2,000-year-old Ossuaries Recovered

A number of suspects were caught while in possession of eleven decorated stone ossuaries—ancient coffins—that the Jewish population used for burial in the Second Temple Period, two thousand years ago. Some of the ossuaries still contained the skeletal remains of the deceased. Stone ossuaries were used for secondary burial during this period. The ossuaries are

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Past Glory of Caesarea

As each year passes, archaeological activity in and around the historical Roman city of Caesarea brings to life one of the great maritime cities of the ancient world. One such historical relic is the 2,000 year-old public fountain—the nymphaeum. This has been partially covered until now, but the Caesarea Development Corporation in cooperation with the

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Byzantine Well Discovered In Tel Aviv

It is unusual to find important archaeological remains today in Tel Aviv. However a Byzantine Period well, some 1,500 years old, was discovered when preparatory building work was started at a site in the Ramat Ha'Hayal neighborhood of the city last month. The well is a rare example of the “antilla” type of well. An

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