Basketball, American Navy and India

Basketball, American Navy and India

by Sondra Baras Monday July 3, 2017 What do basketball, the American Navy and India have in common?  I assume that they play basketball in India and in the American Navy but that is not what I am referring to.  What I am referring to is three wonderful visits in...
Who “Owns” the Land of Israel?  Part 4

Who “Owns” the Land of Israel? Part 4

by Kimberly Troup Shechem – The city of Shechem is first mentioned in Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. This is the first place where Abraham enters the...

Shifting Alliances in a Dangerous Middle East

In the Wake of Britain’s Tragedy Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Terrible news has come out of England in these past few days.  First a horrific massacre at a concert in Manchester and then just days later, a coordinated attack in the center of London.  ISIS took responsibility...
Jerusalem: 50 Years as a Unified City!

Jerusalem: 50 Years as a Unified City!

Recognizing the Miracle When I moved to Israel 25 years ago with my family, people automatically assumed we would make our home in Jerusalem. Jerusalem has always been the heart of the Jewish people and though we were tempted, we moved to the Biblical Heartland, to...
The Transition from Mourning to Dancing

The Transition from Mourning to Dancing

by Sondra Oster Baras May 2, 2017 As I write this newsletter I am sitting in front of the television, watching the ongoing documentaries about soldiers who fell in defense of their country, about victims of terror who were murdered because they were Jews living in the...