by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 30, 2018 | News from the Land, Newsletters
By: Sondra Baras Tuesday May 1, 2018 As I write this newsletter, I am on a plane from Dallas to Tuscon, during the early days of a speaking tour in the US. As always, I spent Shabbat with the Jewish community, praying in a local synagogue. Everyone was so friendly...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jul 26, 2017 | Shabbat Shalom
The Punishment of the Emorites is the Reward of IsraelThis shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest. (Leviticus 14:2) So begins a detailed description of the rituals involved with purifying someone...
by Kim Troup | Sep 9, 2016 | News from the Land
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 September is here and with it comes so many new beginnings. School starts on the 1st of September and children begin pre-school or school on that day. Often Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, also begins in September but this...
by Kim Troup | Mar 19, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
July 2010 Today is Tisha B’Av, a fast day which falls on the ninth day of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. It started last night after our final evening meal, which was relatively quiet and somber, reflecting the mood of the 25 hour period we were about to...
by Kim Troup | Feb 2, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
January 2008 The weekly Torah portion that is read in the synagogue every Shabbat morning is actually a section of the Five Books of Moses that becomes part of a Jew’s entire week. Even Elitzur, still in nursery school, has a Rabbi come in every week to give his...
