by Katie Eacrett | Jan 11, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Did the staff of Aaron turn into an alligator? Why did the staff turn into a creature or an animal anyway? This event sent a message to Pharaoh that echoes today. Join Shmuel for the 10 plagues, the snake and the staff, and more...
by Katie Eacrett | Jan 4, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print We start a new book this week! Shemot means “names” and the names of the people of Israel have as much significance as the names of the stars. The children of Israel were a nation of slaves, yet their names were still important to...
by Katie Eacrett | Jan 2, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Please leave a condolence message for the Oster family or Sondra Baras in the comment section below. January 1, 2024It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating news of the passing of Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster,...
by Katie Eacrett | Dec 27, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Portion Vayechi is the last portion of the book of Genesis. It is also Shmuel’s 40th birthday this week! Shmuel digs into his bar mitzvah portion reflecting on the famed Zionist Max Nordau, the burial place of Rachel, and three...
by Katie Eacrett | Dec 26, 2023 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print December 26, 2023Sondra Oster Baras What is it like to live an ordinary life, to follow routine, in the midst of a war? For most of us in Israel, we do not have the luxury to imagine the answer to that question: we are living...
