The first time it happened to me was at a gathering of believers from all over Israel. Different congregations shared their music with everyone. The Ethiopians started to sing a strange and, to my non-Ethiopian ears, discordant melody with an unfamiliar rhythm. Yet they were clearly singing with their whole hearts to God—oblivious to those of […]
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A Taste of Heaven
Since my last blog post there have been more than a few terrorist incidents in Israel. Tragically, they have been instigated by Muslims and Jews. One Jewish man killed another man, mistaking him for an Arab… and so the cycle of fear and violence continued… to recede into the background of the news when bad […]
Getting a Handel on Things
Nope—for a change I did not spell “Handel” wrong. You see, the highlight of my past week was going to hear Handel’s Messiah in Hebrew! It brought back so many memories, particularly of my college days. I remember being part of a large choir and singing, despite the desire to weep tears of awe at […]
Sabbath in Tongues
Well, as some of you do or don’t know, I’ve been staying in Ebenezer Home since the beginning of the month because of a back injury that affected my right leg and resulted in terrible pain. I’ve been here two weeks now, and am feeling a lot better. The pain is a lot less, and […]