Tuesday 1 December 2020

City of David: Bringing Bible to Life


 When the Temple stood atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, every Jew was obligated to contribute annually a silver half shekel coin for its upkeep. Upon the beka was engraved, in ancient Hebrew script, the word “beka.” In the Bible, the beka is mentioned in the context of collecting the half-shekel contribution given by the Israelites, which was also used as a means of conducting a national census.

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"Palestinian Refugee" Problem

  This was said so, so well. You want to help solve the so-called "Palestinian" refugee problem? Listen to this.