by Katie Eacrett | Jan 6, 2022 | Reflections from Israel
Do you know what Tu B’Shvat is? Tu B’Shvat celebration – the 15th day in the Hebrew month of Shvat – is referred to as the “new year for the trees.” Although not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, Tu B’Shvat has come to represent our connection to the Land of...
by Katie Eacrett | Dec 15, 2021 | Reflections from Israel
December 14, 2021 Sondra Oster Baras Dear Friends, The people of Tekoa have prepared a special short video for you to thank you for your generous support for their community over the years. Thanks to you and other generous CFOIC Heartland donors, we have been able to...
by Katie Eacrett | Dec 8, 2021 | News from the Land
December 8, 2021 Sondra Oster Baras This morning, Moriah, a young Jewish woman living in the Shimon HaTzadik neighborhood of Jerusalem, was stabbed by an Arab terrorist as she was walking her children to school. The terrorist was a 14-year-old girl and Moriah’s...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 23, 2021 | Reflections from Israel
We want to thank you personally! https://youtu.be/PiNa8LeKx54November 23, 2021Sondra Oster BarasThis past year has been a difficult and challenging one in so many ways. And yet, it also offered us hope and many moments of joy and fulfillment. We would like to take...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 1, 2021 | News from the Land
Will you join me in the fight against anti-Semitism? November 1, 2021Sondra Oster BarasI just returned from the US where I had the opportunity to connect personally with so many Jewish and Christian friends of Israel and of the communities in Judea and Samaria. While...
