Jerusalem Watchman

Archives

Welcoming them home – Part 2

Leaving the darkened, impromptu “synagogue” of the old welcoming hall - where the now dry and peeling water feature once painted silvery signatures on the ceiling – we wander into the reception area.
Here, by vivid contrast, all is light and activity as the crowd continues to swell. There’s nothing wrong with my sons’ food radars. [...]

Welcoming them home - Part 1

Why the Temple Mount?

Visitors to Jerusalem who see the scrubby little hilltop called the Temple Mount may understandably be led to wonder a few things:
Why do the Arabs want it so badly?
Why should the Jews not give it up?
And then, if that visitor is a Bible-believing Christian or Jew, he might ask: What does the Bible say about [...]

War with Syria?

Days of Messiah

On the evening of October 3, the nation of Israel welcomed in the Jewish New Year. Celebrating it, we joined with them, dipping apple slices in honey and wishing one another shana tovah v’metuka – a year that is good and sweet.
The meaning of this simple-sounding salutation runs far deeper than the outwardly corresponding “Happy [...]