Beste vrienden, Gefeliciteerd Israël met je 73ste verjaardag! Op 15 april vieren we de Onafhankelijkheidsdag van Israël. Elk land heeft zijn speciale dag, waarop burgers hun onafhankelijkheid vieren of hun vaderlandsliefde jegens hun land uiten. Maar ik denk niet dat er een land is voor wie Onafhankelijkheidsdag een heilige dag is. De onze is een … Read more
Passover is one of the most loved and celebrated holidays in the Jewish faith. Easter is a particularly holy day for Christians as they celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But are these holidays connected in any way? They always fall very close to each other on the calendar – is that a coincidence?
On Passover, Jews celebrate the Exodus from Egypt, that defining moment in Jewish history when they went from a motley group of slaves to a nation of God. Freedom is an important theme of the holiday but what does freedom mean?
Beste vrienden, Dit is een prachtige tijd van het jaar! We hebben net Purim gevierd, die vreugdevolle feestdag gebaseerd op de wonderbaarlijke uitkomst van het Boek Esther. In normale jaren verkleden we ons in fantastische kostuums, variërend van Bijbelse helden tot televisiesuperhelden, we bereiden snoeppakketten en geven die aan buren en vrienden, en we genieten … Read more
Liebe Freunde, Dies ist eine wunderbare Jahreszeit! Wir haben gerade Purim gefeiert, jenes freudige Fest, das auf dem wundersamen Ausgang des Buches Esther basiert. In normalen Jahren verkleiden wir uns in fantastische Kostüme, die von biblischen Helden bis zu Fernseh-Superhelden reichen, wir bereiten Pakete mit Süßigkeiten vor und verschenken sie an Nachbarn und Freunde, und … Read more
A visit to Einav today is a visit to a beautiful area of Samaria with young people who have recently joined the community alongside the old-timers, all proud of the jewel they have created in the center of Biblical Israel.
I was supposed to go to Einav on Tu B’Shvat and film their tree-planting ceremony, sponsored by you, our CFOIC Heartland donors and friends. But then Israel was plunged into lockdown and my visit had to be cancelled. So when life opened up again, I took the first opportunity to visit Einav and it was a fabulous day indeed.
A report was recently published with updated statistics on population growth in Judea and Samaria. The numbers are so encouraging! There are more than 475,000 people living in Judea and Samaria today, representing a growth of close to 3% in 2020 alone and a 17% growth rate over the last five years.
Each year, Jews all over the world celebrate the holiday of Purim. They celebrate the miracle of salvation as described in the Book of Esther, with special prayers in the synagogue, public readings of Esther, festive meals, gifts of sweet food packages to neighbors and friends and charity to the poor.
But there is a more serious element to the holiday as well – reading and studying the Book of Esther.
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