The Alliance Church building in Jerusalem, premises of the Caspari Center

March 8 – 2015

During the week covered by this review, we received 9 articles on the following subjects:     Christian Sites     Christians in Israel     Jewish–Christian Relations     Archaeology     Film Reviews     Jewish Holidays     History     Miscellaneous Christian Sites Haaretz, March 3, 2015 Mary’s Well, a site visited by hundreds of thousands of Christian pilgrims, […]

man and woman standing in front of Jerusalem's Old City walls

March 3 – 2015

During the week covered by this review, we received 13 articles on the following subjects:     Jewish Attitudes Concerning Christians     Anti-Missionary Activity     The Pope and the Vatican     Christians in Israel     Christian Tourism     Miscellaneous     History Jewish Attitudes Concerning Christians HaModia; Haaretz; The Jerusalem Post, February 27, 2015 The Greek Orthodox […]

Stay Rooted and Be Grafted

The power of the tree as a symbol. Modern media use many symbolic images to sell computers, cars, and even medicine, despite the fact that analytical specifications would be enough for consumers. Still, other things often need to be expressed as metaphors. For example, trees have notable roles in the Bible, starting with the Tree […]

man and woman standing in front of Jerusalem's Old City walls

February 24 – 2015

During the week covered by this review, we received 12 articles on the following subjects:     Anti-Semitism     Christian Zionism     Anti-Missionary Attitudes     Anti-Missionary Activity     Islam     Christian Tourism     Miscellaneous     Archaeology Anti-Semitism Mizkar, January 31, 2015 This five-page article gives an in-depth survey of anti-Semitic activity on the Internet. The article’s […]

man standing with his bible open and the city of Jerusalem in the background

February 16 – 2015

During the week covered by this review, we received 10 articles on the following subjects:     Political Issues     Christians and the Holocaust     Christian Zionism     Book Reviews     Miscellaneous     Archaeology Political Issues Israel Hayom, February 8; The Jerusalem Post, February 11, 2015 US President Barack Obama’s controversial address at the 2015 National […]

Tu BiShvat with No Tree Planting

Thanks to the abundance of holidays on the Israeli calendar, I regularly find myself reflecting on the next one, always seeking some new perspective on it. Recently I noticed that I also ponder the holidays’ meaning in connection with the children’s lessons for Shabbat school. Probably all children’s teachers look at life through the prism […]