by Shannon Smith | Oct 22, 2026 | Shabbat Shalom
Welcome to Shabbat Shalom titled “Ancient Wisdom, Modern Questions” with your hosts Shmuel Junger and Kimberly Troup! Each week we discuss the big questions from the weekly Torah portion. This week is Parashat Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)....
by Shannon Smith | Oct 19, 2026 | News from the Land, Newsletters
Watchmen on the Walls: Praying for Israel’s Elections “I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night” (Isaiah 62:6). Israel is approaching a historic election. Instead of watching from the sidelines, scrolling...
by Shannon Smith | Oct 15, 2026 | Shabbat Shalom
Last week we introduced our new Shabbat Shalom series titled “Ancient Wisdom, Modern Questions” with your hosts Shmuel Junger and Kimberly Troup! Each week we will discuss the big questions from the weekly Torah portion. This week’s...
by Shannon Smith | Oct 12, 2026 | News from the Land, Newsletters
Article written by Sondra Oster Baras for Christians for Israel New Zealand and published in their October/November 2026 Newsletter titled “ISRAEL & Christians Today: Understanding Israel and world events from a Biblical Perspective” As you read this...
by Shannon Smith | Oct 12, 2026 | News from the Land, Newsletters
Most recently, I came across an article in an Israeli newspaper that struck a chord with me. It was written by an Israeli journalist who had made the most unfortunate decision to leave Israel and move to Germany. In many ways, his perspective was painfully realistic....
