by Kim Troup | Sep 10, 2013 | German
Dieser Monat ist voller jüdischer Feiertage, die am 4. September mit Rosch HaSchana, dem jüdischen Neujahr beginnen und am 27. September mit Simchat Tora, dem Tag der Freude über die Bibel abschließen. Die Feiertage beginnen mit intensiven Gebeten und Selbstprüfung...
by Kim Troup | Aug 30, 2013 | Reflections from Israel
I hosted a crowd at my home for the Rosh Hashanah holidays. Add that to me, my husband, kids and grandkids, and we were quite a house full. Lots of people to house, feed, and keep happy. The basement was set up with guest beds and a crib. My daughter offered to...
by Kim Troup | Aug 20, 2013 | Reflections from Israel
I just dropped my son Avraham off at the main entrance to our community. He groaned when he saw the crowds standing near the guard booth, knowing he had a wait ahead of him for a ride. He was on his way back up north to his Israeli yeshiva program combining...
by Kim Troup | Aug 20, 2013 | News from the Land
We have just returned from our annual summer vacation with our children and it was wonderful! We hiked in the rivers and valleys of the Galilee and the Golan Heights, splashed in the streams and springs of the North and just enjoyed our time together. When the...
by Kim Troup | Aug 13, 2013 | German
Vor ein paar Wochen kamen Tausende Menschen aus dem ganzen Land zur jährlichen Bibelstudienwoche nach Gush Etzion, im Herzen von Judäa. Seit mehr als zehn Jahren nehme ich an diesen Bibelstudien teil und jedes Mal ist es für mich erstaunlich, wie viele Leute hier...
