by Katie Eacrett | Oct 12, 2023 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Welcome to a new series Shabbat Shalom from Shmuel! This week’s portion is Beresheet: In the beginning. Why does the Torah open with this story? How does this portion relate to the land of Israel? David Ben-Gurion used what to...
by Katie Eacrett | Sep 26, 2023 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print September 26, 2023Shmuel Junger Over the last several months, Israel has seen a massive wave of demonstrations overtake the country. The heart of the matter lies in the ongoing debate over Israel’s judicial power and the...
by Katie Eacrett | Aug 30, 2023 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print August 30, 2023Sondra Oster Baras On the Eve of the Jewish New Year in 2000, the Second Intifada began. Israel was then still in Gaza and the first shot fired was that of a Palestinian policeman who murdered the IDF soldier who...
by Katie Eacrett | Aug 3, 2023 | Dutch
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print July 26, 2023Sondra Oster Baras Israël maakt een zeer moeilijke tijd door. De justitiële hervorming die zeven maanden geleden voor het eerst door de regering werd geïntroduceerd, heeft een enorme storm van protest en onenigheid...
by Katie Eacrett | Jul 26, 2023 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print July 26, 2023Sondra Oster Baras Israel is going through a very hard time. The Judicial Reform that was first introduced by the government seven months ago has created a huge storm of protest and dissension both in the Knesset and...