NIEUWS UIT HET HEARTLAND –September 2024
Beste Vriend, Op dit moment gaan we in Israël door een “wachtperiode” die zonder twijfel een van onze meest intense ervaringen uit de recente geschiedenis is. Israëli’s staan al meer dan twee … Read more
Shoftim (Judges) Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9
Shmuel has returned home to Israel after his long summer travels and has a teaching to share for this week’s portion, Shoftim. This week’s portion is a serious one that is full of relevant commands, namely: the rules of war.
Re’eh (Behold) Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17
Portion Re’eh details the covenant between the Children of Israel and God. It admonishes the Children of Israel to guard themselves against pagan practices as they enter the land of Israel. Several times it mentions the place that God chose. What is this place? Jerusalem of course!
Balancing Life and War
We are actually living a life that requires us to balance two different tasks at the same time. One is just living an ordinary life. The other is dealing with a terrible war, with threats that we never thought we would have to face, with growing criticism of our country from even our strongest allies.