by Shannon Smith | Jun 29, 2026 | News from the Land, Newsletters
If you are following the news coming out of Israel, you probably know that the country is heading once again toward another election. And once again, one of the central issues dividing Israeli society is the question of military service and the drafting of men in...
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...
