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...
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 3, 2017 | News from the Land
by Sondra Baras Monday July 3, 2017 What do basketball, the American Navy and India have in common? I assume that they play basketball in India and in the American Navy but that is not what I am referring to. What I am referring to is three wonderful visits in...
