by Katie Eacrett | Sep 17, 2024 | Reflections from Israel
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Dear Friends,I feel compelled to write to you today because I cannot remain silent at this time.Just a couple of weeks ago, I received a heart-wrenching phone call from someone living in one of the communities of Samaria. He...
by Elyshia Johnson | Oct 5, 2020 | Newsletters, Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Succot Exodus 33:12-34:26 Numbers 29:23-28 Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 This week we celebrate one of my favorite holidays… Succot, the Feast of Tabernacles. It is quite remarkable that the Torah readings discuss sacrifices brought to the Temple thousands of years...
by Kim Troup | Oct 1, 2020 | Reflections from Israel, Uncategorized
The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, as it is known in Hebrew, has begun to resonate among Christians in recent years. Churches host Feast of Tabernacles celebrations and thousands of Christians celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem each year in fulfillment...
by Elyshia Johnson | Oct 14, 2019 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
by Avital Buchnick When I was a little girl I loved building forts from our living room furniture. I would strip the sofas of their cushions and pile the cushions one on top of the other to create the walls of my floppy structure. I would then rummage through the...
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...
