by Shannon Smith | Apr 20, 2026 | News from the Land
Mount Hermon, Israel There is a wider perspective through which we can view the moment we are living in, one that stretches back over the past fifty years. It may feel uncomfortable to do so, but it is worth asking the following questions: Have we truly finished what...
by Shannon Smith | Apr 9, 2026 | News from the Land
Gilgal: Where Israel Came Home at Last! Forty years after the Children of Israel were redeemed from Egypt, an entirely new generation, led by Moses’ disciple Joshua, finally entered the Land of Israel, reaching a long-awaited milestone! On the 10th day of the...
by Shannon Smith | Apr 8, 2026 | Newsletters
From the hills of Judea and Samaria, I am writing to you this month with a message that reaches beyond the headlines, one that I believe every person who loves this land and its people needs to hear. A striking and troubling statistic has been circulating widely: only...
by Shannon Smith | Mar 30, 2026 | News from the Land
In the 2025 World Happiness Report, Israel was ranked the 8th happiest country in the world, ahead of Switzerland. And I want to tell you why that makes perfect sense. When I share this with friends around the world, I usually get the same reaction: “Are you...
by Shannon Smith | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Shmuel Junger Dear Friends of Israel, As the holiday of Purim (Esther 9:26) draws nearer, we are reminded that the story of the Jewish people is not a story of chance, but one of Divine Providence. At the very height of his confidence and arrogance, when Haman...
