by Kim Troup | Dec 5, 2017 | News from the Land
Can we trust the other side? By: Sondra Baras Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Last week my cellphone was stolen. That is not a unique occurrence but I want to share with you the details of what happened to me because it reveals so much of what our lives are like here in...
by Elyshia Johnson | Oct 4, 2017 | Heartland Stories
Fall 2017 Life is anything but boring for the people of Tekoa. The Gush Etzion community of Tekoa was founded in 1977 by new immigrants from the Soviet Union. These pioneers were soon joined by native Israelis and immigrants from other countries to create a...
by Kim Troup | Oct 3, 2017 | News from the Land
What does it mean to us morally if we say that terrorism doesn’t matter? Tuesday, October 3, 2017 By: Sondra Baras As I write this newsletter, I am glued to the news regarding the terrible attack by a 64-year old gunman on thousands of participants in a concert in Las...
by Kim Troup | Sep 22, 2017 | Shabbat Shalom
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Leviticus 16 This year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, falls on Shabbat so we suspend the regular order and read the Torah portion for this holiest day of the year. The portion begins with a mention of the death of Aaron’s sons, which...
by Kim Troup | Sep 11, 2017 | Reflections from Israel
The Founding Families of Bekaot Need YOU today! Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Rachel hands out cookies to her grandchildren as she sits hunched over in a big armchair with her walker parked carefully next to her. When you look past her silver white hair and wrinkled...
