by Katie Eacrett | Jun 7, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Shabbat Shalom! This week we begin the portion and book of Bamidbar (“In the desert”, also known as the book of Numbers).Why did the children of Israel receive the Torah in the desert of all places? The desert is often a lawless...
by Katie Eacrett | May 30, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Portion Behukaotai lays out blessings, rewards, curses and punishments. Shmuel shares a story about the Sanz Rebbe, a famous rabbi whose family perished in the Holocaust. The Sanz Rebbe had experience with curses and darkness, but...
by Katie Eacrett | May 28, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print May 28, 2024Sondra Oster Baras On Sunday afternoon, Hamas fired 8 missiles at central Israel. Sirens were heard in Petach Tikvah, Herzliya, Tel-Aviv and many other cities. The Iron Dome intercepted most of them, but homes and at...
by Katie Eacrett | May 23, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Shabbat shalom! This week Shmuel shares from portion Behar while wrapping up his trip to Franklin, Tennessee where he attended the Israel Summit. This week’s portion opens with the commands for the Shemitah, the agricultural...
by Katie Eacrett | May 21, 2024 | Reflections from Israel
In today’s video, I give you us a glimpse of how some of the devout pioneers in the Biblical Heartland express their gratitude to God for the miraculous restoration, 76 years ago, of the People of Israel in the Land of Israel. Noted in this year’s celebrations was...
