by Kim Troup | Aug 1, 2017 | News from the Land
August 1, 2017 By: Sondra Baras Today is the 9th of Av, the day according to the Hebrew calendar that commemorates the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem: Solomon’s Temple and Herod’s Temple (which was a rebuilt version of the earlier Temple of Ezra and...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jul 27, 2017 | Shabbat Shalom
Pikudei Exodus 38:21 – 40:38 God understands our need to feel His presence among us. And, like Moses who is reluctant to enter the Tabernacle, when we hesitate, God beckons to us....
by Elyshia Johnson | Jul 26, 2017 | Shabbat Shalom
The Punishment of the Emorites is the Reward of IsraelThis shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest. (Leviticus 14:2) So begins a detailed description of the rituals involved with purifying someone...
by Kim Troup | Jul 18, 2017 | Word to the Nations
by Kimberly Troup Jerusalem– How many names are there for Jerusalem? I would like to focus on five that are mentioned In the bible: Salem, Moriah, Jebus, Zion, and Jerusalem. The Biblical references for the purchase of this city take a lot more digging than the ones...
by Kim Troup | May 2, 2017 | News from the Land
by Sondra Oster Baras May 2, 2017 As I write this newsletter I am sitting in front of the television, watching the ongoing documentaries about soldiers who fell in defense of their country, about victims of terror who were murdered because they were Jews living in the...
