Balancing Life and War

Balancing Life and War

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print August 27, 2024Sondra Oster Baras When I was a kid, my friends and I tried to master a trick — rubbing our stomachs in a circular motion while patting our heads in an up and down motion.  We occasionally succeeded, but it was...
Thank God for Christian Zionists

Thank God for Christian Zionists

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print July 30, 2024Sondra Oster Baras I write this newsletter from Washington, DC, the capital of the USA.  I am attending the annual CUFI Summit, where thousands of Christian Zionists gather each year to express their solidarity with...
A Tale of a Cemetery

A Tale of a Cemetery

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print June 25, 2024Sondra Oster Baras On October 7, 2023, the military cemetery in Karnei Shomron consisted of four graves in a small section adjacent to the regular cemetery.  I remember the deaths of three of them well.  In 1997,...
The World is Upside Down

The World is Upside Down

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print May 28, 2024Sondra Oster Baras On Sunday afternoon, Hamas fired 8 missiles at central Israel.  Sirens were heard in Petach Tikvah, Herzliya, Tel-Aviv and many other cities.  The Iron Dome intercepted most of them, but homes and at...
We Can Only Trust in God

We Can Only Trust in God

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print April 30, 2024Sondra Oster Baras We just concluded the week of Passover.  It is a holiday that involves a great deal of preparation as we rid our homes of any traces of leavened products, all in devotion to God’s commandment...