Reflections on the News
By: Kim Troup
Tagged: Aliyah,
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CFOIC,
Christian,
christian friends of Israeli communities,
christians supporting israel,
hebraic roots,
hebrew roots,
Judea and Samaria,
Shira Schwartz,
Sondra Baras
Aug 22, 2017
I see now with my own children, that news is very much a part of our lives. They live the news. When the government was threatening to give away Gush Katif, my daughters LIVED the news, making their way to a community in Gaza, being some of the last people to be pulled from the synagogue as the army took over. Maybe the news is such a part of us because Israel is ours. Maybe it’s because we’re so small and vulnerable. Maybe it’s because we care so much.
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Jerusalem: 50 Years as a Unified City!
On: May 23, 2017
By: Kim Troup
Exactly 50 years ago, in just six days, the IDF liberated all of Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights and the Jordan Valley and returned us to our historic heartland. This Jubilee year is a time of celebration, of jubilation!
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Reflections on Rosh Hashanah
On: Aug 30, 2013
By: Kim Troup
I hosted a crowd at my home for the Rosh Hashanah holidays. Add that to me, my husband, kids and grandkids, and we were quite a house full. Lots of people to house, feed, and keep happy. The basement was set up with guest beds and a crib. My daughter offered to move out of […]
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Reflections on Hitchhiking
On: Aug 20, 2013
By: Kim Troup
I just dropped my son Avraham off at the main entrance to our community. He groaned when he saw the crowds standing near the guard booth, knowing he had a wait ahead of him for a ride. He was on his way back up north to his Israeli yeshiva program combining military service with Torah […]
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People in My Neighborhood: Meet Celia
On: Jul 17, 2012
By: Kim Troup
It was a little difficult to write about Celia Ulanovsky. I knew her as a neighbor—as a lovely, modest, always pleasant, incredibly kind woman. But when I spoke to her, to get a bit of background, a little more of who she was, I was met with “Oh, there’s really nothing to say about me. Me? I […]
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People in My Neighborhood: Meet Alex
On: Jun 11, 2012
By: Kim Troup
I will always associate my neighbor Alex with my move to Israel. Twenty years ago, I arrived in Karnei Shomron with my husband and four daughters, ages 9 months to 7 years old. We asked around for extra curricular activities which would appeal to the girls and signed them up for gymnastics. We showed up […]
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