News and Reflections
Remembering Strength – The Youth of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Israel is a celebration of Jewish strength. And from the beginning, it was the youth who took the lead in the fighting, settling, and sacrifices that were essential to the creation and sustenance of the new State of Israel.
Re-Living Passover
This re-living of the Passover story is a monumental event in the Jewish calendar, and every year, families convene to celebrate together.
Corona in Israel
As we approach Passover, we are reminded of the first Passover the Children of Israel celebrated in Egypt: “And you, no man should leave the door of his house until morning and the Lord will pass to strike Egypt... And he will not allow the destroyer to come to your houses and strike.” (Exodus 12:22-23) May G-d protect us all, and keep us all safe from this terrible plague, as we remain in our homes, reminding ourselves of that first miracle Passover thousands of years ago, praying for redemption.
Passover Holiday
Cooking for Passover is a bit like preparing for Christmas dinner, except that it’s three Christmas dinners in a row, no bread is allowed, and the whole extended family has turned out to attend!
Israel has shut down
Schools are closed. Offices, restaurants, factories, and workplaces are locked and shuttered, their workers holed up in their homes with bated breath, waiting for the newest update, the newest mandate, the newest rule we must follow to keep ourselves safe from disease.
Esther – The Purim Story
Join Sondra Baras as she shares a personal Bible Study teaching from Samaria in the heart of Biblical Israel on the book of Esther.
Rejoice in the Relationship
When I was very little, my father took me outside on the eve of the first day of Adar, the Hebrew month in which we celebrate the holiday of Purim. Evening was a deep blue bowl studded with glittering stars.
Third time Ice cream!
There is a popular saying in Israel: “Third time ice cream.” When you meet someone for the third time within a short period, you get ice cream to celebrate that third meeting. Or at least, you talk about getting ice cream.Well, on Monday, we all met again at the...
The Least of These
Because of Christians like you, who care about special needs children and their families who are living in Biblical Israel, Heart of Benjamin is a reality!
Cultivating the Land of Biblical Israel
That first day, everything I had ever thought about farming went right out the window. I hauled heavy irrigation tubes and I hacked at spiny weeds between the neat rows of sprouting green-tipped onions.
