February 14 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 5 articles on the following subjects:   Anti-Missionary Activity Anti-Missionary Attitudes Christian Tourism Bible   Anti-Missionary Activity HaMevasser, February 9, 2021; HaMevasser, February 11, 2021 Yad L’Achim has launched a new information center called “JMap” (“Jewish Map”) whose purpose is to help Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants locate […]

February 7 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 6 articles on the following subjects:   Jerusalem / Political Issues  Israeli Attitudes Towards Christianity Anti-Missionary Attitudes  Christians and the Holocaust    Jerusalem / Political Issues  Yedioth Ahronoth, January 31, 2021 This article reported that despite nearly 40% of Jerusalem residents identifying as either Christian or […]

January 31 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 6 articles on the following subjects:   Christians in Israel / Political Issues Christians in Israel / Christian Holidays Missionary Activity Christian / Jewish Holidays  Political Issues    Christians in Israel / Political Issues Globes, January 25, 2021  The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle […]

January 24 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 5 articles on the following subjects: Anti-Missionary Activity  Missionary Activity Archaeology  Israeli Attitudes Towards Christianity    Anti-Missionary Activity  Matzav Haruach, January 15, 2021 The Jewish Agency has reportedly expelled a group of Christian volunteers from one of its projects because they were engaging in “missionary activity”. […]

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Cross-cultural Encounters With Shame

After living in Israel for numerous years, I was surprised to realize the sense of shame that is rooted in my own Finnish culture. It’s something you could describe as almost penetrating the nation, or at least the older generations.

Tverrkulturelle møter med skam

Sanna Erelä, prosjektkoordinator I den finske kirken har vi en prekentekst hver sommer over emnet «selvransakelse». Bibelversene som er satt opp for denne søndagen snakker om ydmykhet, ærlighet overfor Gud og omvendelse. Vi er kalt til å gjøre litt sjelegransking. I år dvelte jeg ved dette temaet, og begynte å tenke på hvor vanskelig det […]

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Kulttuurienvälisiä kohtaamisia häpeän kanssa

Sanna Erelä, projektikoordinaattori Suomalainen kirkkovuosikalenteri kutsuu vuosittain yhtenä sunnuntaina meitä kaikkia itsemme tutkimiseen. Kyseisen pyhän raamatuntekstit puhuvat nöyryydestä, rehellisyydestä Jumalan edessä ja katumuksesta. Viimeksi pysähdyin pohtimaan, kuinka vaikeaa meille ihmisille oman sydämemme tutkiminen on. Me kiinnitämme huomiomme mieluummin siihen, mikä näkyy ulospäin – juuri päinvastoin kuin Jeesus! Siivilöimme hyttysen ja päästämme kamelin läpi, kuten Jeesus […]