This Friday will mark nineteen years since the horrific terrorist attacks that cut short the lives of almost 3,000 people in the United States. Every year Americans from all walks of life attend one of the many memorial ceremonies held in the United States on
The one square kilometer walled Old city of Jerusalem, with star sites like the Western Wall, the Temple Mount, the Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is typically on everyones ‘must see’ list. However, there are many other sites outside the Old
Beit Shearim was one of 19 sites worldwide that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage site list early this week. The site, located in the lower Galilee, about 20 miles southeast of Haifa (one hour north of Tel Aviv), was the ancient burial ground
‘Let’s walk the Old City Ramparts.. Walk about Zion, go round about her, number her towers, consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels;that you may tell the next generation that this is God, our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Galilee was full of hundreds of small villages where the simple people raised their crops, tended to their flocks and lived according to their ancient customs. These villages served as the backdrop for the historic events that spawned the
The Old City of Jerusalem is famous for, among other things, its eight unique gates*, none of which are more impressive than the Damascus Gate. Built by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1538 as part of a total revamp of Jerusalem’s walls, the Damascus Gate
We’ll begin with the ending: We may never know with certainty which of the four sites associated with “Emmaus” is the true site. Which one is the actual location where Jesus appeared to His disciples following His resurrection? The story in Luke 24 recounts how