Shifting Alliances in a Dangerous Middle East

In the Wake of Britain’s Tragedy Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Terrible news has come out of England in these past few days.  First a horrific massacre at a concert in Manchester and then just days later, a coordinated attack in the center of London.  ISIS took responsibility...
Jerusalem: 50 Years as a Unified City!

Jerusalem: 50 Years as a Unified City!

Recognizing the Miracle When I moved to Israel 25 years ago with my family, people automatically assumed we would make our home in Jerusalem. Jerusalem has always been the heart of the Jewish people and though we were tempted, we moved to the Biblical Heartland, to...

Who “Owns” the Land of Israel? Part 3

by Kimberly Troup Hebron, Shechem, Jerusalem…  What do these three cities in Israel have in common?  If you read most newspaper articles, they list them as being in the “Occupied West Bank” or “Palestine”.  However, if you read your Bible, you find...
Hometown Celebration

Hometown Celebration

Introduction:  Mazal Tov!  Avital Stern Buchnick, my trusted and wonderful assistant, has given birth to an adorable baby girl.  While she is on maternity leave, my neighbor and old friend Shira Schwartz will be writing some of our emails.  For those of you who have...
The Transition from Mourning to Dancing

The Transition from Mourning to Dancing

by Sondra Oster Baras May 2, 2017 As I write this newsletter I am sitting in front of the television, watching the ongoing documentaries about soldiers who fell in defense of their country, about victims of terror who were murdered because they were Jews living in the...