by Kim Troup | Jun 3, 2014 | Newsletters
Last week a Muslim terrorist opened fire and murdered four innocent civilians at the Jewish museum in Brussels. It was Shabbat afternoon and two of the murdered victims were Israeli Jews — a couple who were touring Belgium. Their two daughters were home in Israel...
by Kim Troup | May 6, 2014 | News from the Land
May 6, 2014 Sondra Oster Baras It was a wonderful day! Today, we celebrated Israel Independence Day, honoring 66 years of statehood, the rebirth of the Nation of Israel in the Land of Israel. The festivities began last night, after 24 hours dedicated to mourning the...
by Kim Troup | Apr 22, 2014 | Heartland Stories
Spring 2014 Gush Etzion Seniors For as long as she can remember, she experienced difficulty eating, trouble speaking, not to mention the blow to her self esteem, and the psychosocial ramifications of her condition. Ella Furman was born in the former Soviet Union, in...
by Kim Troup | Apr 1, 2014 | News from the Land
January 2014 US Secretary of State John Kerry just spent 24 hours in Israel, trying, yet again, to jump-start negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. When this round of US-brokered negotiations began, the parties agreed to negotiate for nine months and the...
by Kim Troup | Mar 4, 2014 | News from the Land
Today is the first day of Adar, the Hebrew month corresponding to the 11th Biblical month. There is an ancient Hebrew saying: “When Adar begins, we revel in happiness.” The reason for the joyous nature of the month is the occurrence, on the 14th day of the month,...
