by Katie Eacrett | Jun 25, 2024 | News from the Land
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,...
by Katie Eacrett | May 28, 2024 | News from the Land
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...
by Katie Eacrett | Apr 30, 2024 | News from the Land
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...
by Katie Eacrett | Mar 28, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Portion Tzav describes the sacrifices performed in the Tabernacle. Shmuel connects this portion to Psalm 107, A psalm of thanksgiving. This Psalm is essentially “…recognition of the fact that God is good”. Thankfulness, matzah,...
by Kim Troup | Mar 26, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print March 26, 2024Sondra Oster Baras It was not easy to celebrate Purim this year. We are in the midst of a terrible war that began with the horrific, monstrous attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7th. For nearly six months, we...
