Christmas celebrations continue in Bethlehem with the celebration of the Feasts of the Holy Innocents. Feast of the Holy Innocents, also called Childermas, or Innocents’ Day, is a holiday commemorating the massacre of the children by King Herod in his attempt to kill the infant

Advent is upon us!  Even though the days are getting shorter, the atmosphere is becoming more festive in Jerusalem as both Jews and Christians get ready to celebrate their respective festival of lights.  This year, Hanukkah and Christmas coincide, with the celebration of the birth

Christian Services Outside of Jerusalem (partial list)  Key: (A)=Arabic      (E)=English          (Fr) =French (H)=Hebrew    (Ru)=Romanian    (P)=Portuguese ANGLICAN CHURCH Haifa – St. John’s Episcopal Church St. Luke’s Street 4 Tel: 04-8523370  Fax: 04-8522122 Sunday 10.30 Holy Communion (E+A) Kafr Yassif – St. Saviour’s Church P.O.B. 45 Tel: 04-9562536  Fax: 04-9965461 Sunday Tuesday

With the arrival of Advent and the Christmas season, the Holy Land has no dearth of services and masses to attend in preparation for Christmas, be it on Dec. 25, or the Armenian Celebration on Jan. 6 or the Orthodox celebration on Jan. 7, 2013

“A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.” (Matthew 21:8)   In the 33 AD, almost 2000 years ago, on a Sunday preceding the Feast of Passover, Jesus humbly entered

What can a visitor attend or do while in the Holy Land for Easter? Travelujah has a series of articles to assist you in organizing your Easter pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The Holy Fire Ceremony: Easter Week’s Big Event for Orthodox Christians There is

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