上週，以色列投票選出有史以來最傾向右翼政黨的政府。雖然我（珊蒂）並未親自投給任何一個有機會執政的政黨，但是我們相信選舉的結果是神的慈愛回應了我們的禱告。這一次不僅是以色列的信徒，還有全世界的基督徒都為這場選舉齊心合一地積極代禱，感謝神，因祂的憐憫和慈愛，天父果真垂聽祈禱。...
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Tomorrow, May18-19, 2022, the annual holiday of Lag b’Omer will be celebrated in Israel. Lag b’Omer, which is neither directly nor indirectly referenced in the Bible, literally means the 33rd day of counting the omer. According to Jewish tradition, this minor festival commemorates an ancient mystical sage, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and…...
COUNTING THE OMER: Israel’s Independence Day and Memorial Day
Blessings of the season to you as we commemorate an often overlooked, minor festival on God’s biblical calendar, Counting the Omer. Counting the Omer (in Hebrew, “Sefirat HaOmer”) lasts 49 days, beginning with the Sabbath of Passover. The 50th day is celebrated as the Feast of Weeks (in Hebrew, “Shavuot.”) During…...
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Five Ways to Pray
“This I recall to mind; therefore, I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed because His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is His faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:21-23) Today, April 28, is a sober day in Israel as the nation observes Holocaust Remembrance Day (“Yom…...