Our village of Tekoa as viewed from the neighboring Arab village.

If you have read the About Us page on our website you already know that we are located in Tekoa, Israel. Tekoa is a small Jewish village in Judea (also known as the West Bank). The original Jewish village of Tekoa was located just a stone’s throw away from modern day Tekoa. You may remember it from the Bible as the home of the prophet Amos, or as the place where Jehoshaphat gathered his troops to fight against Ammon and Moab.

Today Tekoa is home to about 400 Jewish families from many diverse backgrounds. It is a beautiful place with clean desert air where children play freely in the streets. It is a literal fulfillment of our hometown prophet Amos’ prophesy. 2,700 year ago he wrote of the destruction and exile that would befall the Jewish people. Then in the end of the book of Amos he wrote of the redemption that would come afterward:

I will bring back my exiled people Israel;
they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.
They will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

I will plant Israel in their own land,
never again to be uprooted
from the land I have given them,”
says the LORD your God.

We are extremely proud that we moved from our home in California to Tekoa. We are proud to be part of the prophesy that is being fulfilled before our eyes that we know will culminate with the Messianic era and the redemption of all mankind.

From time to time we do get emails from people who say that they will not buy from us because the don’t want to support the “Israeli occupation”. We are saddened to hear of people who are so disconnected from God’s word that they can’t see the miraculous fulfillment of Biblical prophesy which is happening before the eyes of the entire world. We are even more saddened that more often than not, these attitudes are expressed by our fellow Jews.

On the other hand, we are extremely encouraged by the overwhelming support that we get from most of our customers both Jews and Gentiles.  Most of our customers are very happy to know that their purchase is supporting a small business based in Judea, the Biblical heartland of Israel.  Several customers have told us that they were going to purchase from other websites based in the USA because the shipping was faster, but they decided they would rather buy from us because they want to show us their support.  We cannot express our thanks enough when we hear that.

Over the next months, we are going to take this a step further.  Michal and I have started making contact with artists and craftsmen from our village and from other towns and villages in the Judea region.  We are going to put together a collection of Judaica products that are hand crafted in the “settlements”.   This will allow our customers to support the Jewish return to the land even more.  Keep your eyes open for new products in the near future.