by Elyshia Johnson | Dec 2, 2019 | News from the Land, Newsletters
Neve Zuf is a lovely, yet relatively isolated community. Founded in 1977, it was one of the first communities to be settled in Samaria. When my husband Ed and I came to Israel in 1982 for a visit, in anticipation of our Aliyah, we were asked by our Aliyah group in...
by Elyshia Johnson | May 7, 2019 | News from the Land, Newsletters
There are two different kinds of sirens in Israel. An urgent rising and falling sound warns of an attack and is the signal to flee to the nearest bomb shelter or safe room. A mournful steady sound is for remembrance. This past week, we heard both sirens. Last...
by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 5, 2019 | Heartland Stories, Newsletters
Download the printable PDF The terrorists came on Shabbat night. Wind whispered through the quiet streets of Rechalim. The rustle of trees and the occasional hum of a passing car on the nearby highway were the only sounds in the small Samarian community. The night of...
by Kim Troup | Jun 5, 2018 | News from the Land
By: Sondra Baras Today is the Nachsa, Arabic for defeat, the day that the Arabs mark their massive defeat in their attempt to destroy Israel in 1967. A defeat that led to Israel’s liberation of Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. For weeks now, the Arabs of Gaza have been...
