by Lela Gilbert | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Israeli election is, thankfully, over. For a majority of Israelis, the re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister was happy news. And although I couldn’t vote – I’m an American sojourner in Jerusalem — I thought Bibi’s success at the polls was...
by Lela Gilbert | Mar 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Back in my California days, I don’t recall hearing much about the Jewish holiday called Purim. Everyone knew about Passover and Hanukah, and our churches usually filled us in on the spiritual significance of Jewish High Holy days including Rosh Hashanah and Yom...
by Lela Gilbert | Mar 1, 2015 | Christians and Minority Rights
I recently spent some time in New York City with Juliana Taimoorazy, a courageous and outspoken champion of the world’s Assyrian Christian community. Juliana’s lovely face frequently graces the TV for news interviews in which she usually finds herself describing yet...
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