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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Stakelbeck on Terror: From Samaria, Israel's Biblical Heartland
On this week's edition of the Stakelbeck on Terror show, the world calls it the West Bank but we call it Samaria: Israel's Biblical heartland.
We're on the ground in the mountains where Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob walked to bring you the truth about those so-called illegal settlements that Israel is being pressured to abandon.
Click here to watch.
Ariel University
Jewish residents in Samaria with Stakelbeck
David Haivri, Shomron Regional
"TEDDY PARK" BOASTING MULTIMEDIA WATER FOUNTAIN - Jerusalem
PRESS RELEASE
NEW "TEDDY PARK" BOASTING MULTIMEDIA WATER FOUNTAIN TO OPEN IN JERUSALEM
THIS SUMMER
New York - May 16, 2013: Named after former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, the new "Teddy Park" will open this summer in Mitchell Park beneath the Old City walls near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate.
Teddy Park commemorates the life and vision of Jerusalem's legendary Mayor Teddy Kollek, who, during his tenure from 1965 to 1993, spearheaded dozens of development projects in Jerusalem including the creation of outdoor public spaces, the installation of outdoor sculptures and the smooth reunification of the city in 1967.
The focal point of Teddy Park is the Hassenfeld Family Fountain, a colorful display featuring computerized floodlit water performances accompanied by specially composed music created by the New Jerusalem Orchestra. The multimedia fountain will feature nightly sound, light and water performances, free of charge.
Teddy Park will also include a visitor's center with a 3D film depicting the development of Jerusalem during Kollek's nearly three-decade tenure as mayor; a sun dial designed by Israeli artist Maty Grunberg; an eight-foot globe sculpture designed by British artist David Breur-Weil; a family wishing-well made of Jerusalem stone; and environmental sculptures.
"We are thrilled to unveil this innovative new park in my hometown of Jerusalem," said Haim Gutin, Israel Commissioner for Tourism, North and South America. "Teddy Park will serve as an exciting new attraction for both residents and visitors to Jerusalem."
Teddy Park is an initiative of the Israel Ministry of Tourism in conjunction with the Jerusalem Municipality and the Jerusalem Foundation's private donors from around the world.
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Stakelbeck on Terror: In Judea, Where Israel's Biblical Forefathers Walked
First we took you to Samaria. Now we're in Judea, the other half of Israel's Biblical heartland.
We visit the ancient city of Hebron, burial place of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Rebecca, Sarah and Leah.
Also, Israeli Minister of Public Diplomacy ...
The Jerusalem Cafe'
This week Laurie and I decided to use a coupon ($5.00 off!) I had gotten for renewing my membership at the Pineville, NC BJ's super club. We wanted to check out the new, one year old restaurant in our area.
We had to drive seven miles to it's location east of us, which wasn't too bad. Specifically, it was in Matthews, NC. We could have walked I suppose, but I was hungry.
As you probably guessed by now (pictures tell a thousand words, so do titles of Blog posts), it is called Jerusalem Cafe'. We were excited that some true tastes of Jerusalem, Israel were awaiting us - falafel, shawarma, hummus and more. Three years not being in the capital city of Israel had been just too long without having a good bit of Israeli food.
After parking and walking to the door, the hours on the sign said "Open 11:00 to 3:00 pm" We missed it! But then, the "OPEN" sign was on, even though no one seemed to be inside.
But after closer review, the rest of the sign said, "Also Open 4:30 pm - 8 pm". They were open!
We walked in, and I immediately starting taking photos. ("Have camera will travel.") There were indeed scenes of Israel's cities on the walls - Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jaffa. We had been to them all several times.
Of course, the olive wood camels...and smoke pipes? Don't recall that being Jewish.
But I continued taking photos (self-portrait to prove I was there.)
Even though I dislike taking pictures, or showing pictures of, the Islamic Golden Dome mosque, which sits on the Temple Mount, where the rightful Jewish Temple is to be, I took this one anyway. It was the only Jerusalem photo on the wall, except for the Damascus Gate and other sections of eastern Jerusalem.
Soon enough we were greeted by a smiling, young, dark-black haired young lady.
"Welcome to the Jerusalem Cafe!'" she said.
I replied quickly, "Are you from Israel?"
And she responded even more quickly, "Palestine!"
In a surprised gesture, my eyes lit up but I spoke not a word. I knew then that this was not a Jewish restaurant. And I didn't want to get off on the wrong foot with a smart comeback. Let there be shalom.
So I continued taking pictures, while praying for the Lord God of Israel, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to touch Ishmael's sons' and daughters' hearts too. Praying that they would come to the saving knowledge of Yeshua HaMashiach, King of kings and Lord of lords!
We ordered from the menu and enjoyed the good food. Yum yum!
Laurie had a chicken salad. You can go ahead and have a bite of hers. I did!
I had the beef and hummus. (Sorry, the section missing below was meant to be yours.)
And yes, we will be going back! Maybe we can make an international connection right here in Charlotte/Matthews NC that will reach to Jerusalem! (Louie, my Arabic friend, lives in the eastern part of Jerusalem. inside the Old City's Jaffa Gate. Maybe he knows this young lady, even though I didn't get to ask her her name.)
Shalom my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Love For His People
Jerusalem's flag - the capital city of Israel
The correct map of Israel.
(No "West Bank" - it is Judea and Samaria.)
Hebrew name for Jerusalem - "Yerushalayim"
Painting below by Baruch Nachshon
"Going Up To Jerusalem"
AMEN!!!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Roots & Reflections with Barry Segal - The Heart of Jerusalem (Episode 5)
Can't make it this year to Israel? Host Barry Segal of Vision for Israel presents his Roots & Reflections TV series, so you can tour right now.
Not only will you see the sights and hear the sounds, but in joining with Batya Segal in each episode, you'll hear one of their Israeli praise and worship songs.
Of course, Barry will also give you the tastes of Israel, as he "sometimes" shares his meal with you. Gotta love it!
Plus...you also will learn a new Hebrew word in each episode, enabling you to have your regular lessons. One word I learned, and later put on a T-shirt, was the word "Sababa"!
The best translation in English would be "cool"! Wearing it in Israel went over real well, as people on the street would greet us with joy as they said "Sababa!"
The first 12 half hour shows can be seen on his YouTube channel VisionForIsrael.
Shalom and ahava,
Steve Martin
Love For His People
The Shavuot Holiday, Celebrating the Giving of the Torah
Jews around the world commemorated the holiday
of Shavuot this week, the day on which tradition
says the Torah was given to the people of Israel
at Mt. Sinai.
The Torah -- also known as the Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses --
has been the foundation of the Jewish faith for 3,000 years, the basis
for the monotheistic Christian and Islamic religions, and an inspiration
for spiritual, moral and ethical values.
A Yemenite Jewish scribe and his
father, Shlomo Washadi (c 1935)
Samaritan high priest with
his sons and Pentateuch
scroll (c 1911)
The Torah scrolls are handwritten with quills by God-fearing scribes
on the parchment made of the skins of kosher animals. One skipped
or illegible letter of the 304,805 letters of the Torah makes the scroll
invalid for reading in the synagogue service. A Torah damaged
beyond repair is buried.
Doctors Herbert and David Torrance of the Scottish Mission hospital i
n Tiberias and the photographers of the American Colony
Photographic Department took several portraits of Jews and their
Torah scrolls. They were also clearly fascinated by the scrolls and
practice of the Samaritans, an ancient offshoot of Judaism who are
Enlargement of the scrolls on the floor
of Shavuot this week, the day on which tradition
says the Torah was given to the people of Israel
at Mt. Sinai.
Torah scrolls in the ark of the Istanbouli Synagogue in the Old City
of Jerusalem (circa 1930), "one of the oldest synagogues
in Jerusalem." The synagogues in the Old City were all
destroyed after the Jewish Quarter was captured in 1948.
(Library of Congress)
The Torah -- also known as the Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses --
has been the foundation of the Jewish faith for 3,000 years, the basis
for the monotheistic Christian and Islamic religions, and an inspiration
for spiritual, moral and ethical values.
A Yemenite Jewish scribe and his
father, Shlomo Washadi (c 1935)
Samaritan high priest with
his sons and Pentateuch
scroll (c 1911)
The Torah scrolls are handwritten with quills by God-fearing scribes
on the parchment made of the skins of kosher animals. One skipped
or illegible letter of the 304,805 letters of the Torah makes the scroll
invalid for reading in the synagogue service. A Torah damaged
beyond repair is buried.
Doctors Herbert and David Torrance of the Scottish Mission hospital i
n Tiberias and the photographers of the American Colony
Photographic Department took several portraits of Jews and their
Torah scrolls. They were also clearly fascinated by the scrolls and
practice of the Samaritans, an ancient offshoot of Judaism who are
not considered Jewish today.
Jewish rabbi or Samaritan priest with scroll
The Dundee Medical School archives in Scotland contains many
anatomical pictures taken by the Torrances, but also fascinating
pictures of the Galilee Jewish community. We published one photo
captioned "Rabbi and Torah scroll." After we identified the picture
as a Samaritan, the archives corrected their caption to "a Samaritan
leader with his sect’s scroll."
A desecrated synagogue in Hebron
with Torahs strewn on the floor (1929)
The Library of Congress archives also include pictures of the
Hebron Jewish community after they were decimated in a
pogrom by Arab attackers. Among the photos are pictures
of a destroyed synagogue and its Torah scrolls.
Jewish rabbi or Samaritan priest with scroll
The Dundee Medical School archives in Scotland contains many
anatomical pictures taken by the Torrances, but also fascinating
pictures of the Galilee Jewish community. We published one photo
captioned "Rabbi and Torah scroll." After we identified the picture
as a Samaritan, the archives corrected their caption to "a Samaritan
leader with his sect’s scroll."
A desecrated synagogue in Hebron
with Torahs strewn on the floor (1929)
The Library of Congress archives also include pictures of the
Hebron Jewish community after they were decimated in a
pogrom by Arab attackers. Among the photos are pictures
of a destroyed synagogue and its Torah scrolls.
Enlargement of the scrolls on the floor
Ahava Love Letter (#54) - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
“Does Anybody Really Know
What Time It Is?”
“…so that times of refreshing may come from the Lord’s presence;
and He may send the Messiah appointed in advance for you,
that is, Yeshua. He has to remain in heaven until the time comes
for restoring everything, as God said long ago, when He spoke
through the holy prophets."
(Acts 3:20-12 Complete Jewish Bible)
Dear family of friends,
“As I was walking
down the street…Does anybody really know what time it is?”
These two lyric
lines of Chicago’s 1969 hit “Does Anybody
Really Know What Time It Is?” (Robert Lamm, Chicago, 1969) still strike me
as being a bit prophetic. Did the Lord use a Top 40 to tell us something? Can
He still? Hey, if He can use a donkey’s mouth to communicate, as in the case of
Balaam the Old Testament guy, I believe He can, and does, use a classic secular
song to speak to a generation, or two. Depends though on if we are really listening.
Walking down the
street, and knowing what time it is, tells me these two things.
One, we are to be
on the move. Not sitting around waiting to be raptured out of a mess. (“I’m
getting out of here. We won’t be around for the big tribulation. Let the world go
to hell if they want to” attitude.) Do you know who started that lie? The Liar
himself.
And two, we are
to know the time, for even as the end is drawing near, there is much work to
do.
And who has the Lord appointed to do it? You and I.
And how is He going to get us to do it? By giving us power from on high, another Pentecost (Hebrew - Shavuot) moment. Both individually and collectively.
And who has the Lord appointed to do it? You and I.
And how is He going to get us to do it? By giving us power from on high, another Pentecost (Hebrew - Shavuot) moment. Both individually and collectively.
In April of 2013,
the week of Passover (Pesach) and Resurrection Day (formerly
known as Easter, another Liar lie), the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) re-fired me with His power and presence. After a
three year waiting period, He needed once again to restrengthen me, to take my rightful and needed place “on the job”. To do my part in getting His will and purposes done.
He is doing that recharging to others. He is getting His warriors back together in the army of God. He is on the move, and it is time for us to be also, in step with Him.
He is doing that recharging to others. He is getting His warriors back together in the army of God. He is on the move, and it is time for us to be also, in step with Him.
As I have watched
the international, national, and local news over the last 10 years, it is
obvious (at least to me) that the Church, the people of the Lord Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach) had fallen back in brokenness, despair, indebtedness, and bewilderment. It’s as if we were struck in the
face and gut, and then staggered about like someone who just got out of bed, dazed and without a clue.
At least that was my view. How about yours?
At least that was my view. How about yours?
But it is now time.
It is time to receive His empowerment once again, to fill our spirits and souls,
to get out on the street, where the people are. and to know what time it is. It is time to once again stand up as His godly men and women, to take the offensive in this
world that the Father God of all creation loves so much.
So what next? Pray for that enduring
power from on high. Seek the Lord as to what you are to be doing. Then get on
doing it, for we all need your gifts and talents once again. Our dying world
needs the Lord’s salvation. They need our light and inspiration.
He isn’t going to
rapture us out of here. He is going to use us to bring His kingdom, as it is in
heaven.
It is time. Now.
We are coming back, just as Jack Bauer (TV hit series 24) is.
We are coming back, just as Jack Bauer (TV hit series 24) is.
JUST AS THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL,
YESHUA HAMASHIACH,
RIDING ON HIS MIGHTY,
TRIUMPAHT WHITE STEED
SURELY IS!
Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
P.S. Having now done the 54th edition of Ahava
Love Letter is very special. 1954 was the year I was born. Always did like
that year for some reason!
P.S.S. After looking at the next segment, see what is at the bottom. If you are curious.
P.S.S. After looking at the next segment, see what is at the bottom. If you are curious.
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below. Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
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Ahava Love Letter #543
Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (05/15/13 Wednesday 5:30 am.
Charlotte, NC)
YouTube: Chicago: "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
YouTube: Chicago: "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Book of Ruth Comes Alive in Antique Photos Taken 100 Years Ago
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Posted: 13 May 2013 11:55 PM PDT
The reading of the Book of Ruth is one of the traditions of the holiday. Ruth, a Moabite and widow of a Jewish man (and a princess according to commentators), gave up her life in Moab to join her Jewish mother-in-law, Naomi, in the Land of Israel. She insisted on adopting Naomi's God, Torah and religion.
We present a few of thedozens of "Ruth" photographs found in the Library of Congress' American Colony collection.
See more of the pictures here. Unfortunately, we don't know when the "Ruth and Boaz series" was photographed, but we estimate approximately 100 years ago. Click on the caption to view the original. 
Full article: Picture A Day: Book of Ruth
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