by Katie Eacrett | Nov 8, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
This week we start the journey of Abraham as he is called by God to “Go forth”. Abraham is often compared to Noah. At the beginning of last week’s portion, Noah was introduced as a righteous man. But what about Abraham’s background? Who was he? The Midrash provides...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 1, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Welcome to a new Torah portion series from our brand-new studio! This week we dive into the story of Noh and the flood. We can conclude from this story that a righteous person has the power to save himself. But this isn’t always enough. There is some criticism leveled...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 28, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print October 29, 2024Sondra Oster Baras We have just finished celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles and it was a really special holiday. For weeks leading up to the holiday, we were all wondering, debating, discussing, how would we...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 25, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Last year, I recorded the Torah portion Beresheet a day after the 7th of October massacre, and you can’t see I had no idea what was about to come.A year has passed, and we find ourselves still in the midst of conflict. Change is...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 8, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print October 7, 2024Shmuel Junger In this year of unprecedented hardship, the People of Israel were inundated by a tidal wave of hatred and cruelty that upended our lives and shook us to our core. Here in Judea and Samaria, we faced a...
