by Kim Troup | Oct 2, 2018 | News from the Land
by Sondra Oster Baras October 2, 2018 It is truly special for me to live in a Jewish country where the calendar is a Jewish one. Jewish holidays and memorial days are marked as national holidays, with both religious and secular Jews finding meaning in these special...
by Kim Troup | Jul 11, 2018 | Word to the Nations
by Kimberly Troup I love visiting youth centers in Israel – they are always among my favorite places to visit. They are filled with so much life! Teenagers in Israel are like most other teenagers –an awkward combination of almost adult, yet still a child. They...
by Kim Troup | Jul 2, 2018 | News from the Land
by Sondra Oster Baras Last week I met with a group of high school students from the US. They were part of a program in Denver, CO which exposes them to the “Israel-Palestinian Conflict.” The director is a Palestinian-American. She contacted me and expressed...
by Kim Troup | Jun 15, 2018 | Reflections from Israel
By: Tessy Agassi Four years ago this week, I lost my most beloved grandmother, my Bubbe. The reason I am sharing this somewhat old information with you is because she had a great impact on my life and I can feel her spirit guiding my every step. To know her and my...
by Kim Troup | Jun 11, 2018 | Reflections from Israel
by Tessy Agassi Sde Boaz is a special young community established in the summer of 2002 and is located in Gush Etzion. Driving up the curvy road between the oak and fig trees and the beautiful vines all the way to Neve Daniel, you can almost miss the little turn...
