by Shannon Smith | Sep 8, 2026 | Reflections from Israel
The weekly Torah portion is suspended this week as we celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Shana Tova! This year we are pulling from the archives and sending out a teaching by our beloved International President Sondra Baras. The Bible commands the Israelites to sound the Shofar...
by Shannon Smith | Sep 8, 2026 | Reflections from Israel
Jews often refer to this time of year as the High Holy Days. It is a time that includes the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement. The Bible does not reference a New Year but refers instead to a “Day of Blowing”, implying the Shofar. Many Christian...
by Elyshia Johnson | Oct 7, 2019 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
By: Meira Weber The first month of the Jewish year is always an exciting one. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, catapults us right into a festive celebration of this year’s potential – we say special prayers, we blow the shofar, and we eat special foods that...
by Kim Troup | Oct 2, 2018 | News from the Land
by Sondra Oster Baras October 2, 2018 It is truly special for me to live in a Jewish country where the calendar is a Jewish one. Jewish holidays and memorial days are marked as national holidays, with both religious and secular Jews finding meaning in these special...
