The New Year 2023-2024 at Saxum Visitor Center

The New Year 2023-2024 at Saxum Visitor Center

Dear friends, As many of you know, in mid-October 2023 we decided to close the Visitor Center. With the onset of the war, the uncertainty in the development of events was great, and part of the staff left the country. During this painful time, we have received...
On which bank of the Jordan was Jesus baptized?

On which bank of the Jordan was Jesus baptized?

The two shores of the Jordan River receive flows of pilgrims who come to commemorate the baptism of Jesus and to renew the promises of their own baptism (Henri Gourinard, 2017). In our times, Christians from the regions surrounding the Jordan River – Israel and...
Gethsemane: The olive press

Gethsemane: The olive press

Olive trees in December, the road between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Photo: Reed Miller. The spectacular expansion of Jerusalem’s urban fabric in recent decades has led to the disappearance of farmland around the city, particularly olive groves. These now exist...
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