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...
by Kim Troup | Jun 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Have you ever thought, “I want to do something for Israel, but I don’t know what to do.” Now there is an opportunity to connect in a very special and unique way where you canmake a difference. Christian Friends of Israeli Communities is offering you...
by Kim Troup | Jun 5, 2012 | News from the Land
The major story in Israel today is one that affects the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria directly. It is the story of the Ulpana neighborhood in Bet El, a relatively large community in the Benjamin region of Samaria. Many years ago, the community of Bet El...
by Kim Troup | May 14, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
I spoke to Nomi Teplow the other night and it gave me a little twinge in my heart when I realized it was Sunday night and the women’s choir was assembling in her living room. And I wasn’t there… The past two years I stopped going to choir practice when life...
by Kim Troup | May 8, 2012 | News from the Land
What a topsy-turvy week this has been for Israeli politics. Just a few days ago, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made it clear that he was moving towards early elections, and initiated legislation in the Knesset to send Israel to the polls the first week of...
