The destruction of the temple in AD 70 was a devastating blow to Judaism, except for two groups: the Pharisees and the Christians. They were both able to cope with the new situation without many problems. Jerusalem and the temple were important to both groups, but the temple was not an essential, irreplaceable institution. It […]
When I was little over a month old, my parents and I moved to Jerusalem. My father being the international director of Caspari Center, we lived here for nearly ten years. Both my siblings where born in Jerusalem. When I was nine, my family and I moved to Chicago, Illinois, for three years, before finally […]
At times, we experience things that affect us profoundly. “It changed my life,” we might even say in retrospect. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not. My first encounter with Israel was such a profound experience. For the better, that is. As a young theology student, it affected me profoundly to read the stories of the […]
We are happy to announce that Caspari Center has published another book for the benefit of the body of Messiah: a manual on youth ministry that has had the working title “Youth Book.” This is a natural continuation of the work which was first started with the book Raising Children in the Fear of the […]
The Caspari Center has been involved in singles’ ministry since 2010. Content- and execution-wise, we’ve been consistently pleased with the various singles’ seminars and other events we’ve organized. The teachers we’ve invited have been, without exaggeration, excellent. The anonymous questionnaires we’ve given out after the events have come back with overwhelmingly positive feedback. Recently, […]
The Caspari library and classrooms were a little busier than usual during the month of April this year. Fifteen theology students from Norway were here as part of the second Caspari Theological Course in cooperation with the Lutheran School of Theology in Oslo, Norway. And so the air was filled with discussions on the Jewishness […]
I was privileged this year to spend Easter week in the majestic Wadi-Rum desert in Jordan together with 30 participants and leaders in the BridgeBuilders program. Our focus was on our unity in Messiah, bridge building and reconciliation – very appropriate themes for Easter. Two thousand years ago God reconciled the world to himself through […]
Anyone who has visited the Old City of Jerusalem knows that getting an overview of the intricate mosaic of the Christian community and its history in the city is a very difficult task. In recent months there has been an increased focus on the Christian community in Israel. And these reports, which have been quite […]
Arye Polison The Seder meal is the traditional Passover meal celebrated in all Jewish homes on the eve of Passover – marking the deliverance of the people of Israel from bondage in Egypt. This meal was also celebrated by Jesus the disciples and the early Jewish followers of Yeshua. The Hagada (Passover liturgy) used in […]
Caspari Center’s latest publication: Chosen to Follow – Jewish Believers through History and Today is now also available as a Kindle book on www.amazon.com. Chosen To Follow is a collection of articles relating to the history and theology of Jewish believers in Jesus (Yeshua). What role did they play in the early church and how […]