by Kim Troup | Feb 13, 2012 | Dutch
December 2011 Ds.Henk Poot Meditatie ‘In de mensen een welbehagen’ Lucas 2: 14 Eén van de meest gezongen kerstliederen is het ‘Ere zij God’. Er gaat geen viering voorbij of het wordt met dit gezang afgesloten, staande,...
by Kim Troup | Feb 12, 2012 | News from the Land
As I write this newsletter, I am in Australia on what has become an annual February trip. This is my third visit to this far away country and, as always, I so enjoy the people, the landscapes and the weather. Although the news was full of terrible floods and wild...
by Kim Troup | Feb 2, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
December 2009 We had parent teacher conferences on Sunday for my 14 year old son Avraham. Avraham’s our first boy after four daughters, so choosing a high school for him had been a new experience. Dormitory schools are pretty standard, especially for boys, and I tried...
by Kim Troup | Feb 2, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
January 2008 The weekly Torah portion that is read in the synagogue every Shabbat morning is actually a section of the Five Books of Moses that becomes part of a Jew’s entire week. Even Elitzur, still in nursery school, has a Rabbi come in every week to give his...
by Kim Troup | Feb 2, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
August 2010 Yesterday, my daughter Avigayil came by with my 21-month-old grandson Amit, for a visit. He was being especially cooperative in letting her “run him through his paces”, happily showing off his latest learned tricks. As soon as she started singing “The...
