As promised, after my daughter’s remarkable academic journey and her acceptance into Tulane Medical School, we embarked on a voyage to commemorate her achievements and savor the moments before the demanding years of medical education began. Our journey spans continents and cultures, promising to be a tapestry of exploration, celebration, and reflection. We begin on […]
Author: Michael L Weiss
By Michael L Weiss As I write this article, my heart is heavy with the weight of history and the echoes of a night in Nazi Germany that forever changed the course of humanity. The date was November 9-10, 1938; it became known as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. It was what many considered an […]
The images of the brutal terror attack from Israel are beyond belief. Civilians were ripped from cars; women raped and beaten brutally marched through the streets of Gaza to jeering crowds; children and youth murdered in mass at a concert has no place in our world. Please make no mistake: this is not the action […]
Author: Michael L Weiss Today we all stared into the face of Evil and were reminded it still exists, waiting for the right moment to raise its head. The study of the Jewish people is one of great jubilation and despair, accounting for less than 1% of the global human population Jews have contributed so […]
Author Michael L Weiss Traveling to the Golan brings up many memories and emotions for me having spent so many years in the middle east and traveling to hot spots around the world. From my point of view, the proficiency and staunch determination of the Israeli Military in capturing and then later defending and repulsing a […]
By Susan Hirschbiel At the beginning of our trip Bob Henley suggested that each of us would be experiencing “a moment.” As I am fortunate to be on my second visit to this Holy Land I knew what he meant. Last visit I was overcome with emotion as we arrived at the Western Wall in time to […]
By Michael L Weiss “People who love to eat are the best people” -Julia Childs The question is, what do you get when you combine Middle Eastern, North African, Russian, German, Spanish, Persian, and Polish food cultures? Well, that is easy, it is Israeli Cooking. While I knew of the richness of Israel’s past, I […]
Preface: Pastor Henley (Bob) and his wife Jane led us on this multifaith study program to Israel. During the past two years, I came to know Bob seeing him at Ocean Reef functions from time to time. My first introduction to Bob was when I attended a multifaith Bible class that he held on the […]
Author: Michael L Weiss It’s hard to put in words the emotional bonds the Jewish people have with Jerusalem, home to King David’s City, and the location of the sacred Temple. While our Christian friends who we have traveled with on this study tour are excited to see the city, and I recognize the importance […]
Author: Esther Lerner Carrico Edited by Michael Weiss One of our trip highlights was a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee where in the New Testament Jesus spent time with his disciples teaching the poor to fish and feed their families. The vessel we boarded was designed to have some visual features of the […]