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 Kim Troup | Jan 3, 2018 | News from the Land
By: Sondra Baras Tuesday, January 2, 2018 I began my day writing salary checks for my employees, then proceeded to write receipts for some donations that had just come in, all the while reminding myself to write 2018. And all the while saying to myself, I can’t...
by Elyshia Johnson | Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dowload the Printable PDF Dear Friend of Israel, Tragedy struck Neve Zuf on July 21, 2017. A terrorist infiltrated the community undetected. He entered the home of Yossi and Tova Salomon as they hosted dozens of family and friends. He drew his knife and started...
by Kim Troup | Aug 8, 2017 | Reflections from Israel
Ofra High School By: Shira Schwartz 8/8/2017 When I asked Yaffa to tell me about the girls she helps in Ofra, she had so many stories to tell, she had a hard time choosing. As the coordinator of the Immigrant Program at the Ofra High School for Girls, she speaks of...
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...
