Articles by Tikvah Michael
Tikvah Michael is the wife of Boaz Michael. Together they live in Jerusalem with their children and grandchildren. Tikvah is the FFOZ Publications Project Manager and the Israel Tour Coordinator.
The LORD Builds Up Jerusalem
On the original Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) in 1967, we witnessed what we had been begging and pleading with God for from all corners of the earth, three times a day: Jerusalem in Jewish hands and the ability to access the Temple Mount after nearly 2,000 years.
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7-min
Planted on the Mountains of Israel
Unless you have visited Israel, you may not be aware of the nation’s vastly diverse landscape. Israel is a land of beauty, full of mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, canyons, rocks, trees, plants, and foliage of all kinds. The earliest Zionist pioneers in the 1800’s participated in preparing Israel for her future children.
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17-min
Behold, How Good and Pleasant
One of Israel’s greatest strengths is her unity, and while Israel is divided on many issues and by many different expressions of faith, the fall holiday season has a way of uniting us and reminding us all of where we came from.
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7-min
Celebrate Noach!
The Jewish people were given the Torah and the commandments contained therein. The sages believed that it was appropriate to beautify the commandments by going above and beyond what was required. Here is a fun and unique way to do just that.
3-min
My Sins Are Found in the Pool of Siloam
When our kids were at an age when they could understand what it meant to “cast your sins into the water,” we would talk together as a family about things that we were trying to overcome. It seemed like every year we gleaned new lessons from this activity. What a beautiful picture of forgiveness.
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6-min
The Master’s Synagogue Excavated in Israel
Very recently, in the middle of August 2015, first-century synagogue ruins were unearthed in Israel near the Sea of Galilee, which archaeologists say Yeshua likely attended. We are reminded daily of how precious it is to live in the land of Israel. It is powerful and deeply moving to see the Bible come to life.
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4-min
For Such a Time as This
When I think of Purim, I think of the wonder and awe of God's sovereign plans for us. The theme of "For such a Time as This" perfectly pictures God's hand in the life of Esther, an orphan, reared by her uncle and then miraculously placed in the palace courts of the king.
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7-min
