Touring the Holy Land during Difficult Times
I had heard that a trip to the Holy Land changes your life, and it truly is an inner and outer experience that leaves no one indifferent. This summer, I participated in a pilgrimage, which someone describes as a journey “for the brave” due to the...
Ein Gedi: The Spring of the Goat
Before becoming king, David had entered the service of King Saul. In the palace, David would play the lyre to calm the king’s anxiety attacks. There, he became friends with Jonathan, Saul’s son. But David, due to his victories against the Philistines—particularly...
Solomon
When David died, his son Solomon succeeded him on the throne. At the beginning of his reign, Solomon went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices to God, and there he asked for wisdom. The Lord granted it him to such an extraordinary degree that Solomon became the biblical...
Interview with George Sandrouni about the tradition of the Armenian Ceramics in the Old City of Jerusalem
Can you tell us a bit about your family history and how you got started in the Armenian ceramics business? Mr. George Sandrouni: My father became an orphan when he was 9 years old and began to work for his grandmother, he taught me how to work hard. The beautiful work...