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Pilgrimage Updates: Good News and not so Good News

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:October 17, 2023
Post category:Israel and Middle East Pilgrimage

The not so good news: Due to the war in Israel we have had to postpone our November and December pilgrimages until November and December of 2024. We are working…

Current Situation with Hamas in Israel

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:October 7, 2023
Post category:Israel and Middle East News, In the Pilgrimage

Janet and I have been watching the situation carefully in which Hamas has attacked Israel in the south. First, we arrived home two days ago with our our two back-to-back…

I love music from Israel and this is one of my favorites – and very clever!!!

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:September 10, 2023
Post category:Art, Music & Science Israel and Middle East Pilgrimage Pilgrimages

This musical piece is entitled “Darbuka la Corona.” It is a group of musicians playing from home and integrated into an orchestra. Quite nice. I listen to it every day as a type of prayer with the hopes of getting back to my favorite land soon. Enjoy! By the way, we have an interim pilgrimage […]