by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Heartland Legacy Circle Honoring those extraordinary people who remember CFOIC Heartland through bequests, charitable trusts, and other life income gifts A few years ago I received a shocking letter in the mail. It was from an attorney’s office. I was apprehensive as...
by Elyshia Johnson | Sep 13, 2018 | News from the Land, Newsletters
By: Sondra Oster Baras On Tuesday night and Wednesday, we will be observing Yom Kippur, otherwise known as the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year. It is a time when Jews all over the world spend the day in fasting and prayer. This year also...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jul 17, 2018 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
By: Tessy Agassi We have just finished another school year and as my children look forward to a summer vacation filled with fun activities I have to take a moment and reflect on the year that went by so quickly. As I have shared in the past, I have four amazing...
by Kim Troup | Mar 20, 2012 | Reflections from Israel
July 2011 I just came home from being abroad for six days. The trip was my mother’s idea and it was an incredible one! My mother, my two sisters, Judy and Batya, and my brother-in-law Richie, live in America, all in the New York area, and my husband and I live in...
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...
