by Kim Troup | Feb 26, 2012 | Heartland Stories
May 2011 Thousands of years ago, the people of Israel stood at the foot of Mount Sinai, and received the Torah… the word of G- d. “And these words… shall be on your heart. You shall teach them to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and...
by Kim Troup | Feb 24, 2012 | Dutch
Februari 2012 We hebben een paar echte geode regenbuien gehad in Israel de laatste weken. Eén sabbat plenste het de hele vrijdagavond. Na terugkomst uit de synagoge op vrijdagavond, genoten we van de warmte van de eetkamer aan een hete en voortreffelijke maaltijd. We...
by Kim Troup | Feb 24, 2012 | News from the Land
Israeli politics are known for their volatility and unexpectedness. There have only been 6 Israeli governments which served their full term, the last one ending in 1988. The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) generally finds a reason to disband the government before the end...
by Kim Troup | Feb 23, 2012 | Heartland Stories
May 2010Oodles of children scramble happily on the painted playgrounds and roll down the grassy slopes, their sweet voices echoing in the mountain air. Nearby, sprinklers water the vineyards and Yeshiva Bible students amble by, busily discussing points of Talmudic...
by Kim Troup | Feb 23, 2012 | Word to the Nations
Road inside Alon On my first day visiting communities, I went to Alon, a community northeast of Jerusalem, along the Jericho Road. Rabbi Danny Segal and Dikla Zenter met me outside the community in a large parking lot. Rabbi Segal is the community rabbi and Dikla is...
