The Transition from Mourning to Dancing

The Transition from Mourning to Dancing

by Sondra Oster Baras May 2, 2017 As I write this newsletter I am sitting in front of the television, watching the ongoing documentaries about soldiers who fell in defense of their country, about victims of terror who were murdered because they were Jews living in the...
Arise and Walk the Land

Arise and Walk the Land

by Avital Buchnick April 18, 2017 The Community of Hemdat This month, we are highlighting the Jordan Valley community of Hemdat. I visited the community in November with a Christian tour group from California and we met with residents and planted trees in the...
United by Love and Devotion

United by Love and Devotion

March was an exceedingly busy month for us at the CFOIC Heartland Israel office for one very good reason — we were inundated with tour groups visiting with us from all over the world.  I am not sure why so many people chose March for their visit but it was wonderful! ...
I Will Give this Land to Your Children

I Will Give this Land to Your Children

Tuesday  August 2, 2016 Summer is raging in Israel.  And that is a good thing.  I love the summer months.  I love the heat, the sun, the warm air enveloping me and reminding me how beautiful this country is.  I walk out of my house in the morning and see the sun...