by Kim Troup | Sep 22, 2017 | Shabbat Shalom
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Leviticus 16 This year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, falls on Shabbat so we suspend the regular order and read the Torah portion for this holiest day of the year. The portion begins with a mention of the death of Aaron’s sons, which...
by Kim Troup | Sep 11, 2017 | Reflections from Israel
The Founding Families of Bekaot Need YOU today! Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Rachel hands out cookies to her grandchildren as she sits hunched over in a big armchair with her walker parked carefully next to her. When you look past her silver white hair and wrinkled...
by Kim Troup | Sep 4, 2017 | News from the Land, Uncategorized
The Miracle of Two Families in Israel Tuesday, September 5, 2017 I am going to a wedding tonight! That is not such an unusual occurrence as we have many friends and Jewish weddings tend to be very large. I am at an age when most of my friends’ children are married...
by Kim Troup | Aug 22, 2017 | Reflections from Israel
August 22, 2017 BY: Shira Schwartz When we made Aliyah, moving to Israel 25 years ago, we arrived at the airport to family we barely knew jumping up and down in excitement and welcoming signs and Israeli flags. We squeezed ourselves into their vans and started on our...
by Kim Troup | Aug 8, 2017 | Reflections from Israel
Ofra High School By: Shira Schwartz 8/8/2017 When I asked Yaffa to tell me about the girls she helps in Ofra, she had so many stories to tell, she had a hard time choosing. As the coordinator of the Immigrant Program at the Ofra High School for Girls, she speaks of...
