by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 17, 2018 | Reflections from Israel
By: Avital Stern-Buchnick This Thursday marks seventy years since Israel was declared an independent Jewish state! To me, seventy years seems like a pretty long time ago, but I’m sure that for some May 15, 1948 doesn’t seem that far away. Some of you might even...
by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 3, 2018 | News from the Land
By: Sondra Baras Tuesday April 3, 2018 The CFOIC Heartland Annual Israel Tour has just gone home after spending at least a week and for some, 11 days, touring Israel. (We structured our tour differently this year — a basic 7 day tour and a 4 day add-on which enabled...
by Elyshia Johnson | Mar 6, 2018 | News from the Land, Newsletters
By: Sondra Baras Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Binyamin Netanyahu is one of the most talented prime ministers that Israel has ever had. He is brilliant, an amazing strategist, a statesman who is admired around the world. He was the best Finance Minister Israel ever had and...
by Kim Troup | Feb 8, 2018 | Reflections from Israel
By: Avital Stern-Buchnick This month, we have focused on helping the neediest families in Samaria with their greatest need during the harsh winter – heat! For years, through the Samaria Family Assistance Program, we have provided food parcels for these families,...
by Kim Troup | Jan 22, 2018 | Reflections from Israel
By: Avital Stern-Buchnick Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Aliyah’s story begins five years before she was born. Her parents, Avital and Michael Ezer were a young newly married couple in Soviet Russia. They were respected researchers in their fields and had big plans for the...
