by Katie Eacrett | Oct 10, 2025 | Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom! This week, we read Parshat Suukot, an exerpt from the book of Exodus. Due to the holiday of Sukkot we have opted to present you with a relevant teaching from our archives. Discover the meaning behind the lulav, or 4 species which is gathered and...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 6, 2025 | News from the Land
by Sondra Oster Baras It has been two years since that terrible day. It was a holiday, Simchat Torah, dedicated to celebrating the completion of the annual cycle of Torah readings. At 6:30 in the morning, sirens ripped through the air, terrorists tore down the...
by Katie Eacrett | Sep 22, 2025 | Reflections from Israel
As Rosh Hashanah ushers in the Jewish New Year, Shmuel invites us to pause and recognize God’s kingship and loving presence. In this heartfelt message, he explores the meaning of the shofar, the balance between God as King and Father, and a moving story of courage and...
by Katie Eacrett | Sep 8, 2025 | News from the Land
Over 3,700 years ago, the Biblical Patriarch Abraham eagerly returned from Egypt to the hills surrounding Mount Baal Hazor, just north of what is today Jerusalem. There, where Abraham had first built an altar to God in the Land of Canaan, God reaffirmed Canaan as an...
by Katie Eacrett | Sep 3, 2025 | Dutch
Beste Vriend,Afgelopen juni kwam ik een klein artikel tegen, weggestopt op de achterpagina van een krant. De kop luidde: “Hoe verberg je Joodse en Israëlische symbolen tijdens je zomervakantie in Europa.” Eerst wilde ik het...
