Nancy Petrey: Christmas in Israel
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Thank you, Henry, for sharing this on EDN. This is new information for most anyone about Israel! I love my friend there who faithfully reports her observations from a Messianic Jew’s viewpoint as she goes about her daily life in Jerusalem. She is an excellent writer.