by Katie Eacrett | Jan 26, 2024 | Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Portion Beshalach asks the question: Where do we go from here?As Israel grapples with this week’s tragic loss of 21 soldiers, many find themselves asking the same question. Shmuel finds an answer in the wisdom of the Torah and in...
by Katie Eacrett | Jan 23, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print January 23, 2024Thanks to you, CFOIC was able to plant a grove of young trees in Gitit, just in time for Tu B’shvat! Tu B’Shvat is the new year for trees and is traditionally celebrated by planting trees and eating...
by Katie Eacrett | Jan 18, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Shmuel opens with a story about Alfred Nobel, the dynamite- inventing chemist who left his fortune for the betterment of humanity, and in doing so changed his own legacy. In Parsha Bo Moshe is faced with plagues and impending...
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...
