by Shannon Smith | Jun 11, 2026 | News from the Land
Gilgal: Where Israel Came Home at Last! Mount Kabir Long before Jerusalem became the eternal capital of the Nation of Israel, Hebron stood as the spiritual cradle of the Children of Israel and the city in which their roots took hold in the Land of Canaan. The city’s...
by Shannon Smith | Jun 10, 2026 | News from the Land, Newsletters
There is a most interesting pattern of storytelling in Jewish history. From the moment we first recounted the story of the Exodus from Egypt, storytelling has always been one of our greatest strengths and an important mechanism in carrying our national memory from...
by Shannon Smith | May 26, 2026 | News from the Land, Newsletters
There are moments when an attack tells you more than a compliment ever could. When Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinians, chose to target CFOIC Heartland more than a year ago with accusations of “war crimes”, “genocide,” and...
by Shannon Smith | May 19, 2026 | Heartland Stories, News from the Land
With crumbled doors, the only bomb shelter located close enough to Roi’s primary school was declared unusable, putting the lives of many residents and children in Roi at risk. Saving Lives Well in Advance: On the sunny Sabbath morning of February 28th, the...
by Shannon Smith | May 15, 2026 | News from the Land
When the spring harvest in the Land of Israel reaches its culmination, the Bible commands us to observe the holiday of Shavuot. Unlike Passover, when we happily recount the exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt or Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), when we joyfully...
