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The Battle Over Area C

Last week, I spent a day in the Hebron Hills, visiting communities throughout the area. It was an incredible opportunity to connect in a more intimate way with the wonderful people in the area, to rejoice with them in their accomplishments and to listen as they expressed their concerns and explained the challenges they face.

NIEUWS UIT HET HEARTLAND – Oktober 2021

Bij het begin van een Nieuwjaar We hebben zojuist het Joodse vakantieseizoen afgesloten, dat het grootste deel van de maand Tisjrei beslaat, de 7e Bijbelse maand. Beginnend met de meer serieuze feestdagen – het Joodse Nieuwjaar, Rosh HaShanah, en dan Yom Kippur, de Grote Verzoendag, en eindigend met het vreugdevolle Loofhuttenfeest en Simchat Torah, is … Read more

NEUIGKEITEN AUS DEM KERNLAND-Oktober 2021

Wir beginnen ein neues Jahr Liebe Freunde, Wir haben gerade die jüdische Feiertagssaison abgeschlossen, die sich über den größten Teil des Monats Tischri, des siebten biblischen Monats, erstreckt. Er beginnt mit den ernsteren Feiertagen – dem jüdischen Neujahrsfest, Rosch HaSchana und Jom Kippur, dem Versöhnungstag – und endet mit dem fröhlichen Laubhüttenfest und Simchat Tora. … Read more

A Visit With Shmuel: Revava

Join me now, as I enter Revava…  The fall holidays are upon us and that leaves us very little time in between the holidays. So I was particularly excited to get in a visit to Revava before the holidays began. And what a visit it was! This is a community that is totally dedicated to … Read more

NIEUWS UIT HET HEARTLAND – September 2021

Veiligheid is niet het enige dat nodig is in Judea en Samaria Beste vrienden, We hoeven niet uit te leggen hoe belangrijk het onderwerp beveiliging is waarmee de gemeenschappen in Judea en Samaria worden geconfronteerd. Omringd door vijandige Arabische dorpen, vaak alleen maar beschermd door een dunne omheining en minimaal beveiligingspersoneel met ontoereikende middelen, riskeren de … Read more

Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year

The Bible commands the Israelites to sound the Shofar on the first day of the seventh month (Numbers 29). And indeed, Jews have been celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah on that day for thousands of years, a day alternately known as the Feast of Trumpets.

Fighting Global Terrorism

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to the US last week for his first meeting with US President Joe Biden. Speculation abounded as to what the atmosphere and outcome of the meeting would be. Bennett and his team had already landed in the US and Bennett had already met with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken when news broke of the terrible terrorist attack at the Kabul airport, killing dozens of people including 13 US marines. As the tragedy unfolded, the Biden-Bennett meeting was postponed to the next day.

Elul-The King is in the Field

The month of Elul is the 6th month of the Jewish year and the month that immediately precedes the month of Tishrei, when the Bible commands us to celebrate a variety of holidays: Rosh HaShana (the Jewish New Year), Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and Succot (the Feast of Tabernacles). Yet, the month of … Read more

Tithing

Is Tithing Biblical? Both Jews and Christians tithe but do they understand the word in the same way? What does the Bible have to say about tithing? And what does tithing have to do with the Temple, the church, or with charity?  Sondra Oster Baras, an Orthodox Jew who has devoted her life to reaching … Read more

NEUIGKEITEN AUS DEM KERNLAND-September 2021

Sicherheit ist nicht das einzige Bedürfnis in Judäa und Samaria! Liebe Freunde, Die Sicherheitsprobleme der Gemeinden in Judäa und Samaria, haben etwas sehr Beein-druckendes. Umgeben von feindlich gesinnten arabischen Dörfern, oft nur durch einen fadenscheinigen Zaun und minimales Sicherheitspersonal mit minderwertiger Ausrüstung geschützt, riskieren die Menschen in diesen Gemeinden oft ihr Leben, um ihr biblisches … Read more