My father passed away in September, and I have been saying the mourners’ kaddish once a day since. I have found great comfort in the street service just outside my house. I regularly attend the afternoon service, which begins about 15 minutes before sunset.
The Ten Commandments are often touted as the single most important part of the Bible, the ten most important declarations that G-d ever made to humanity.
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January 12, 2021By Sondra Oster Baras On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will become president of the United States. The election campaign was fierce and it took time until the results became final but now that Biden’s inauguration is only days away, the time has come for us, in Israel, to reflect on what this … Read more
Next week is Tu B’Shvat, the “New Year of the Trees”. It is day where we celebrate the fruit of our trees and children and adults alike take the time on that day to go out and plant trees. Israel is the only country in the world that had more trees at the end of the 20th century than it did at the beginning, and that is because planting trees has been a key Zionist enterprise, long before it became ecologically popular.
I am excited to introduce the first installment of my new series, A Visit with Shmuel, a virtual 360° look at Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Join me for an exclusive visit to Bet Yatir!
Beste vrienden, De feestdagen zijn voorbij, het nieuwe jaar is begonnen en we kijken uit naar een heel ander jaar. Toen het jaar 2020 ten einde liep, waren we blij met de goedgekeurde vaccins die klaar waren om te worden gedistribueerd. Ondanks de aarzeling van enkelen wachten miljoenen mensen over de hele wereld op hun … Read more
Liebe Freunde, Die Feiertage sind vorbei, das neue Jahr hat begonnen und wir freuen uns auf ein ganz anderes Jahr. Als sich das Jahr 2020 dem Ende zuneigte, waren wir begeistert, als wir erfuhren, welche Impfstoffe zugelassen und zur Verteilung bereit sind. Millionen von Menschen auf der ganzen Welt warten auf die Impfung und darauf, … Read more
More than 2000 years ago, the Maccabees rebelled against the Syrian Greeks and miraculously defeated them, liberating the Jews from pagan rule and re-entering the Sacred Temple in Jerusalem. They immediately set to work, purifying the Temple and renewing the ancient services. But when they tried to light the Menorah, they discovered that there was only enough pure olive oil to last one day.
Join Sondra Oster Baras and Danny Ehrlich on a journey to Maale Shomron, a small community founded on historical and Biblical ruins in the heart of Samaria