Your Voice is Requested (by Oct. 19) -Amy Zewe The Jerusalem Connection continues to alter its previously prepared communication schedule for timely updates and action items for our network to know and pursue in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on civilians in Israel and the resulting need for Operation Iron Swords. The carnage…
Jordanna McMillan, US Director of The Israel Allies Foundation (IAF.org) joins us to share insights from a global leadership perspective. Jordanna encourages us on what to pray for and what actions to take as concerned citizens for a safe and secure Israel. Condemning evil unequivocally has never been more important as the Jewish people and…
Welcome to Bible Fiber. 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 studying Nehemiah 13. It has taken six months to work our way through Ezra-Nehemiah, one chapter at a time, but we…
John Riley’s The Middle East Report on American Family Radio Discusses antisemitism on the rise with The Jerusalem Connection’s Amy Zewe (First aired on American Family Radio on Oct. 6, 2023). You can find this episode on the American Family Radio app at AFR.net and search for the Middle East Report program. You can also…
By Amy Zewe You would be surprised how much freedom of speech, space, and tolerance to absurdity the world stage allows its political leaders. As reported by CAM (The Combat Antisemitism Movement) the Palestinian Authority’s President Abbas made a speech that was largely ignored by the mainstream in terms of its absurd content and was…
Follow Bible Fiber wherever you listen to your podcasts! Welcome to Bible Fiber. 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 studying Nehemiah 12 which means this is the second to last episode…
By Anne Etra, Times of Israel— Not a question we hear much in the USA. But it’s life or death in Israel. Crucially, Operation Lifeshield is on it. April 2023: 1000s of rockets are raining down on Israel. Ping! Via WhatsApp my 100-year-old Aunt Erna lets me know “she’s in her safe place (read bomb…
Follow Bible Fiber wherever you listen to your podcasts! Welcome to Bible Fiber. 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 studying Nehemiah 11. The last three chapters of the book make up…
By Amy Zewe Yes, You Can! General Amir Avivi joins The Jerusalem Connection from his location in Israel to share the story of the IDSF (Israel’s Defense and Security Forum). The Jerusalem Connection is initiating an exciting new project to help support the men and women defending the promised land of Israel. General Avivi shares…
By Amy Zewe Anne Etra of Untold News (untoldnews.org) visits the Red Alert to share her story and the mission of Untold News, a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the good news of Israel’s innovations and actions that have blessed the world. Untold News provides a counterweight to the pessimistic and often fallacious news and…
Welcome to Bible Fiber. 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 reading Nehemiah 10. After the community got reacquainted with the teachings of the Torah and repented of their sins and the…
By Amy Zewe This is a question I keep asking myself. This Labor Day weekend, I was looking at Facebook and a classmate from my high school posted about a visit to Dachau and how moved he was by it. I appreciated that he was able to connect it with a substitute teacher we had…
Welcome to Bible Fiber. 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 studying Chapter 9 when the people stopped feasting and began fasting. Although Chapter 9 is a continuation of the previous chapter’s…
By Amy Zewe— Unfortunately, no. Andrew Pessin shared to the Facebook group Anti-Zionism on Campus: The University, Free Speech, and BDS disturbing reports about universities and their faculties over the last month as communities prepare to send their students back to the classroom. We have shared stories over the past months about antisemitism and its…
Follow Bible Fiber wherever you get your podcasts! Welcome to Bible Fiber. 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 studying Chapter 8 and believe it or not this is the section I…
Jewish Queens Link is a local publication but it shares news worthy of a global audience. They posted yet another disturbing bit of news about the ongoings at CUNY (City University of New York, a public university system). I shared with you in the last few months the ongoing antisemitism at CUNY college, specifically the…
Welcome to Bible Fiber. 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 studying Nehemiah 7. The chapter has only six verses of narrative development before launching into a lengthy genealogical record. Admittedly, the…
By Amy Zewe To follow up on our conversation last week (August 9, 2023) regarding the antisemitic tide that many university faculties, administrations, and associations are engaging, this week my goal is to examine a bit more of what it means to equate antisemitism with anti-Zionism. Many of those in education and politics will tell…