In May, Kelly and I had the special opportunity to spend a few days in Jerusalem. On a brilliant Wednesday afternoon, after lunch at the Quarter Cafe in the Old City along with our small group, we slipped into the world famous Shorashim Shop where the proprietor, Orthodox Jew Moshe Kempinski, locked us in, told us to grab a stool while he put on a small headset. He then spend about 20 minutes telling us, ‘I know who you are…’ as he acknowledged our coming to Torah and a clear understanding of who Ephraim is, etc… I remember my eyeballs sweating a good bit as he told us how much he loved us and looked forward to our rising as a fulfillment of prophecy.
Moshe and the Shorashim Shop have had a special place in my heart ever since.
Each week the Shop sends out a newsletter with Torah notes, thoughts, adverts and a few relevant articles from around the web. This week, one article in particular hit me as I could picture every detail of the location of a terror attack. We stood in these very locations a few short months ago Continue reading “Fifty steps from terror”
11:3 Restoration 