by Katie Eacrett | Dec 5, 2022 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print December 5, 2022 Sondra Oster Baras I arrived in Israel in September 1975 to spend the year studying Bible in Jerusalem. I had been an active member of the Bnei Akiva Zionist youth movement in high school and we were...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 31, 2022 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print November 1, 2022 Sondra Oster Baras Today is Election Day in Israel. Normally this would be a joyful occasion as people generally feel privileged to cast their votes for their preferred candidate—an important vehicle for the...
by Katie Eacrett | Oct 4, 2022 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print October 4, 2022Sondra Oster BarasTonight begins Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. We will eat a simple but festive meal in late afternoon and then, just before sunset, the 25 hour long fast will begin. This is the culmination of...
by Katie Eacrett | Sep 6, 2022 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print September 6, 2022 Sondra Oster Baras I had an amazing experience last week — I participated in an event that represented the culmination of months of hard work and a dream that is about to come true. In February, we all watched as...
by Katie Eacrett | Aug 2, 2022 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print August 2, 2022 Sondra Oster Baras It is 7 in the morning and the temperature is fabulous — the only time of the day that I can say that. As I sit outside on my porch, just outside my kitchen, I can hear the birds waking to...
