Domenico Gargiulo's painting of David carrying the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem

December 30 – 2018

During the week covered by this review, we received 8 articles on the following subjects:   Christian Holidays Archaeology Messianic Congregations   Christian Holidays   Various Articles   One opinion piece argued that, in light of the celebration of the birth of Jesus, it is worth meditating on the fact that Israel’s relations with Christians […]

Domenico Gargiulo's painting of David carrying the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem

December 23 – 2018

During the week covered by this review, we received 6 articles on the following subjects:   Christian Holidays Christian Zionism Arab Believing Communities   Christian Holidays   Kol HaIr, December 14, 2018; Haaretz, December 16, 2018; HaDerech, December 13, 2018   The first article reported that the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem […]

olive tree with cut branches

A Search for Jewish roots, Part II

(Part I can be viewed here) One area that reflects our connection to the Jewish roots is our relationship with Israel. Can there be room in our theology for the Jewish people now and in the future, or should they be relegated to the past? In his book, Messianic Judaism, Messianic Jewish theologian David H. […]

Domenico Gargiulo's painting of David carrying the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem

December 16 – 2018

During the week covered by this review, we received 5 articles on the following subjects:   Christian Sites Anti-Missionary Attitudes Anti-Semitism Christian Holidays   Christian Sites   Haaretz, December 10, 2018; The Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2018   After the Six Day War, the “land of monasteries” adjacent to the Jordan River was shut down […]

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

December 9 – 2018

During the week covered by this review, we received 5 articles on the following subjects:   Archaeology Christian Zionism Christian Holidays   Archaeology   Haaretz, November 30, 2018; The Jerusalem Post, November 30, 2018   Both articles reported that a ring which was found at the Herodion dig nearly 50 years ago under Professor Gideon […]

“Tsabarim” for Jesus

«Jeg trodde jeg var den eneste jøden i hele Israel som trodde på Jesus!» Denne uttalelsen høres ofte fra innfødte israelere som beskriver sine første dager, uker og noen ganger måneder etter å ha gjort den fantastiske oppdagelsen at Jesus er Messias – og som de har gitt sitt liv til. Det er en av […]

Bli kjent med staben

Elisabeth Eriksen Levy   Fortell om din familie… Jeg er gift med Yehuda, og er mor til Hannah (22) og Moriah (18).   Hvor kommer du fra opprinnelig? Jeg er fra Norge.   Hva gjør du på Caspari-senteret? Jeg har vært internasjonal leder for Caspari-senteret siden sommeren 2013.   Hva gjorde du før du kom […]

På let etter jødiske røtter

For ikke så lenge siden kom en mann av europeisk opprinnelse til Caspari-senteret og søkte hjelp. Han hadde hørt at vi holdt på med ‘jødiske røtter’ her, og hadde fått (des)informisjon om at vi kanskje kunne hjelpe ham å finne ut om han hadde jødiske forfedre. Han fortalte meg etternavnet sitt, og lurte på om […]