Bible Fiber #50: Malachi 2:17-3:5

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Bible Fiber #49: Malachi 2:10-16

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Bible Fiber #48: Malachi 1:6-2:9

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Red Alert: Why Monitor the UN?

By Amy Zewe Join us this week for a discussion on the UN’s various committees that malign Israel, and the progress being made to defund and debunk these decades-old initiatives of bias and antisemitism. Gil Kapen of AJIRI, an affiliate of B’nai B’rith International, is The American Jewish International Relations Institute that works to reverse…

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Bible Fiber #47: Malachi 1:1-5

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Bible Fiber #46: Zechariah 14

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Time for the United Nations to Stop Funding Hate Groups | Opinion

By ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN AND ELIOT ENGEL— The world has long had a keen interest in and focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Part of this focus, for so many years, has been an unfair, microscopic attention to Israel’s actions and relationship with the Palestinians. Israel has been subjected to a standard that no other country in…

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Bible Fiber #45: Zechariah 13

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Bible Fiber #44: Zechariah 12

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Sportswashing in Qatar

By Micah Neese Sports have been a beacon for equality and human rights for hundreds of years. While so many other forces work to suppress human rights, sports lift these rights up unfailingly. In 1938, African American fighter Joe Louis faced off against German fighter Max Schmeling in a match that carried significance beyond the…

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Red Alert: How Can You Help Combat Antisemitism?

Mid-term elections in the U.S. are next week. Folks have congressional seats, senate seats, governorships, and various state and local elections including some school board seats on their ballots. I encourage you all to be alert to who and what is on your ballot and carefully consider the positions of the folks you want to…

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Bible Fiber #43: Zechariah 11

Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets. I am Shelley Neese, president of The Jerusalem Connection, a Christian organization devoted to sharing the story of the people of Israel, both ancient and modern. This week we are…

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Red Alert: How to Define Antisemitism?

Over the past few years, I have shared with you the IRHA definition of Antisemitism and met and worked with great people and organizations who are working hard to have this definition be adopted by governments, schools, institutions, organizations, businesses, legislatures—everyone!! (Lengthy, but not overwhelming you can read it here.) But does it need some…

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