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Shabbat Succot

This week we celebrate one of my favorite holidays… Succot, the Feast of Tabernacles. It is quite remarkable that the Torah readings discuss sacrifices brought to the Temple thousands of years ago.

Celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles

Sondra Oster Baras, an Orthodox Jew who has devoted her life to reaching out to Christians all over the world to bless Israel, explains the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat) so that Christians can gain a better understanding of how Jews revere and observe this holy day.

Rosh HaShanah (Genesis 21 – 22)

I find the Rosh HaShanah selections special and never fail to feel a thrill and a sense of awe as we read them each year. On the first day, we read the story of the birth of Isaac, beginning with the words, “And G-d visited Sarah as he had said” (Genesis 21:1).

Virtual Visit to Migdal Oz and Oz V’Gaon

Today Hebron and Kiryat Arba are full of Jews who have come from all over Israel and from all over the world, to settle in the first Jewish city in history.

The Meaning of Shabbat

Sondra Oster Baras, an Orthodox Jew who has devoted her life to reaching out to Christians all over the world to bless Israel, explains the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat) so that Christians can gain a better understanding of how Jews revere and observe this holy day.

Alon Shvut/Lone Oak Virtual Tour Email

Today Hebron and Kiryat Arba are full of Jews who have come from all over Israel and from all over the world, to settle in the first Jewish city in history.

NIEUWS UIT HET HEARTLAND – SEPTEMBER 2020

Beste Vriende, Nu ik deze brief schrijf, net nu september op het punt staat te beginnen, weten we nog steeds niet zeker hoe dit nieuwe schooljaar er precies uit zal zien. De school zal op 1 september beginnen en het plan is om de scholen te openen in een of andere combinatie van virtuele en … Read more

NEUIGKEITEN AUS DEM KERNLAND – SEPTEMBER 2020

Liebe Freunde, Während ich diesen Brief Anfang September schreibe, sind wir immer noch nicht sicher, wie genau dieses neue Schuljahr aussehen wird. Der Schulbeginn ist für den 1. September geplant, und es ist geplant, die Schulen in einer Kombination aus virtuellem und physischem Unterricht zu eröffnen. Die jüngsten Jahrgänge werden in der Schule sein, die … Read more

Reflections while sitting on the beach

Even though summer weather continues in Israel until well into October, as August draws to a close and September begins, we mark the end of summer. Probably because school begins on the 1st of September. So last night, a few friends of mine got together to mark the end of summer by going out to the beach in Herzliya. We were five middle-aged women, at the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, sitting on blankets or beach chairs, chatting. We watched and listened to the waves crashing onto the shore, we got our feet wet in the water, and we breathed the fresh sea air.

A Statement Regarding the UAE Announcement

Yesterday, we were all surprised to learn that the United Arab Emirates, a key Gulf State, is planning on signing a peace treaty with Israel to include full normalization of relationships. The White House was very involved in the process and announced that in exchange for this recognition by the UAE, Israel had agreed to suspend any moves towards applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.