by Kim Troup | Jul 17, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
It was a little difficult to write about Celia Ulanovsky. I knew her as a neighbor—as a lovely, modest, always pleasant, incredibly kind woman. But when I spoke to her, to get a bit of background, a little more of who she was, I was met with “Oh, there’s really...
by Kim Troup | Jul 10, 2012 | News from the Land
Yesterday was a fast day, the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, which ushers in a 3-week mourning period for the first and second temples, thousands of years ago. Our sages have long laid the blame for the destruction of the Second Temple and the subsequent exile...
by Kim Troup | Jun 18, 2012 | Dutch
Ik ben net terug van een spreektour in de Verenigde Staten, in Ohio, Texas en Florida. In Columbus lanceerden we de eerste van hopelijk veel ‘Celebrate Israel!’-avonden. Een prachtige groep van vrijwilligers zette samen een programma op en Ari Abramowitz van...
by Kim Troup | Jun 18, 2012 | German
vor kurzem kehrte ich von einer Vortragsreise in die USA, die mich nach Ohio, Texas und Florida führte, zurück. In Columbus (Ohio) organisierten wir den ersten von hoffentlich zahlreichen Abenden in der Reihe Feiert Israel! Eine engagierte Gruppe von Freiwilligen half...
by Kim Troup | Jun 11, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
I will always associate my neighbor Alex with my move to Israel. Twenty years ago, I arrived in Karnei Shomron with my husband and four daughters, ages 9 months to 7 years old. We asked around for extra curricular activities which would appeal to the girls and signed...
