I remember being told in a Hermeneutics class that words mean nothing unless they are attached to something. Through Classic Rabbinic Literature, we find that words spanning more than one portion or area of a [...]
Everyone wants to be included. There is no deeper feeling of insecurity or unwanted-ness than being left out. We define ourselves by our family, job, career position, friends, abilities, and property. Knowing that I was [...]
Location, location, location. When presented with the lecture on "East"-ward thinking including the direction of where the Temple faced, where people were brought into exile, and the direction to which God departed from the land, [...]
Bethlehem the birthplace of Jesus is a village perched on a slope in between the desert and the tree-lined water table where one can view both birth and death at the same time in a [...]
Toward the beginning of his lecture, Dr. Gabriel Barkay spoke about some new things that have tempted my own curiosity for a dive to go further into the Temple history— it all has to do [...]
Today was a powerful day. To start at Nazareth to see the surrounding geography that Jesus once traveled was eye-opening to the point that I could see him as a young boy knowing his own [...]
Today was a day that went to the "ends of the earth" where the gospel at some point in time would make an impact on societies, communities and eventually the world. Seeing places where others [...]
The Sea of Galilee may not be golden, but it is a precious body of water, it is where major highways connect major places. The crossing of the Galilee was a surprise this morning and [...]
The final leg of a journey is set before you. You've been given a blessing and encouragement it has transformed you to face the uncertain that abounds at the place you will be going. You [...]