Culture shock was a natural thing to experience seven years ago, when I moved to Israel. Visiting a Shabbat school lesson in one of the Israeli congregations was a part of this shock. By then I had worked in children’s ministry for ten years, but had never seen children behave in such a way during […]
For many years Caspari Center has been involved in the crucial task of training Shabbat school teachers for congregations across the country. Shabbat school consists of a few crucial hours during which children can learn Bible stories and fundamental biblical themes. Unfortunately, this time is not sufficient to meet all the children’s needs for spiritual […]
Last year, over 1,000 guests visited Caspari Center. Many of them used our library or participated in various courses, others came with tourist groups, and some just dropped in alone or with friends. For the past two years, we’ve enjoyed our new premises on HaNeviim Street in Jerusalem; we have good office spaces, a decent-sized […]
Free democracies are based on the fine art of balancing liberties and restrictions – that is, striving to preserve every citizen’s intrinsic freedoms. But sometimes, the freedom of one individual may infringe on the rights of another. How should a liberal democracy resolve such situations? When liberties and restrictions collide, how should the two be […]
Over the last few weeks I have had very interesting conversations with some of my coworkers. The subject matter is the theme of our next activity book for children, “the fear of the Lord.” The idea of producing it came rather naturally, since some years ago we published Raising Children in the Fear of the […]
Jakob Nielsen What do a Hungarian professor of literature, a Norwegian Pentecostal pastor, a Lutheran teacher of history from California, a South African tour guide living in Israel, and an Israeli Orthodox Jew originally from Florida have in common? Maybe not much at first glance. But the uniting factor was a passion for – or […]
Knut Høyland Caspari Center celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Throughout these 30 years of ministry in Jerusalem, from our beginnings in a small flat on French Hill until today, the vision has remained the same: To strengthen the local body of believers in Jesus (Yeshua) in Israel. For 30 years we have provided study […]
Knut Høyland Caspari Center celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Throughout these 30 years of ministry in Jerusalem, from our beginnings in a small flat on French Hill until today, the vision has remained the same: To strengthen the local body of believers in Jesus (Yeshua) in Israel. For 30 years we have provided study […]
Rita Korntorovich The Almighty once said through the prophet Malachi that one day the difference between those who serve God and those who don’t will be visible (Mal. 3:18). The implication is that the Lord’s “memorial book” will be opened, and the faithful will be rewarded for the work they did. Those familiar with Hebrew […]
Hanna Lindberg Throughout 30 years of Caspari Center history, we’ve enjoyed having numerous volunteers serve with us for varying lengths of time. Volunteering at Caspari Center has provided many people from all over the world with a great way to become acquainted with Israel and get a taste of the Middle East. This fall, the […]