iENGAGE: Longing for Zion, ... There is always a place for Jewish longing, because we are a people defined more by our aspirations than by our achievements By TAL BECKER JUNE 20, 2013 20:57 ...

ZION is a place of rest, a place of fulfillment, place of comfort; heaven where God dwells or sealed on earthly Jerusalem; inheritance or possession; everything good promised by God is in Zion ...

Indeed, Passover is actually the original Zionist story — a story of freedom and liberation for the Jewish people. The Jews of Egypt — then, as now, children of Zion — sought and ultimately ...

In Nehemiah’s case, longing for home was more than being tied to the land. It was communion with God that he most desired. Jerusalem was “the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.” ...

Pope: " That never, ever, ever should our heart’s longing for God be extinguished.” "A heart that knows no nostalgia, knows no joy. And joy, really, is our strength: the joy of God.

Vatican City (AsiaNews) - "That never, ever, ever should our heart’s longing for God be extinguished”, was the grace that Pope Francis evoked for all during his homily at Mass celebrated this ...