by Kim Troup | Sep 21, 2020 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
Sondra and Danny are excited to share with you the newest episode of CFOIC Heartland’s Virtual Tours! In this episode, you will journey south of Jerusalem to Gush Etzion, where Sondra will host you in the religious kibbutz community of Migdal Oz and then Danny will...
by Elyshia Johnson | Sep 14, 2020 | Reflections from Israel, Uncategorized
Did you know that the very concept of a Sabbath, of a day of rest, is unique to the Bible? The Sabbath was first given to the Jewish people and first practiced by them – no other faith or culture before Judaism had a day of rest. Later on, Christianity adopted the...
by Elyshia Johnson | May 4, 2020 | News from the Land, Newsletters
by Sondra BarasMay 4, 2020Last week we celebrated 72 years of independence. While most countries celebrate some sort of independence day and are proud of their history, there is something so miraculous about the establishment of the State of Israel that it goes way...
by Elyshia Johnson | Feb 5, 2020 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
February 11, 2020 by Meira Weber I was not prepared for my first day out in the organic garden. To begin with it was hardly a garden – the “garden” was actually two giant fields plowed into neat rows, far more land than I had imagined. It was barely 6 AM and the...
by Elyshia Johnson | Feb 4, 2020 | News from the Land, Newsletters
by Sondra BarasFebruary 4, 2020https://youtu.be/WA8eBPuSA8ALast week, President Trump stood with Prime Minister Netanyahu in the White House and announced to the world his “Deal of the Century.” Describing his vision “From Peace to Prosperity,” Trump changed the...
