by Katie Eacrett | Oct 27, 2023 | Reflections from Israel
An update from Israel Mining the Media hosts G. K. Allen and Dave Jeffers welcome back Sondra Oster Baras as she gives an update on the situation in Israel. Click below to listen! iTunes Google iHeart...
by Katie Eacrett | Feb 27, 2023 | Reflections from Israel
You planted trees in Samaria! Each winter we celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Tu B’Shvat, the 15th day of the Biblical 11th month, known in Hebrew as Shvat. It is a time when we all go out and plant trees, setting down roots in the Land of Israel and celebrating...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jan 22, 2021 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
Rain and Trees in Israel! For the past few weeks, we have had loads of rain – drizzles, storms, thunder and lightning. Lots and lots of rain! In fact, Karnei Shomron was noted on one weather report as having the largest rainfall of the country. In Israel, we can’t...
by Elyshia Johnson | Feb 5, 2020 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
February 11, 2020 by Meira Weber I was not prepared for my first day out in the organic garden. To begin with it was hardly a garden – the “garden” was actually two giant fields plowed into neat rows, far more land than I had imagined. It was barely 6 AM and the...
by Kim Troup | Feb 27, 2012 | News from the Land
Tomorrow is Tu B’Shvat, the annual holiday of trees. Although this day was well known in Jewish sources for centuries, since the beginning of the 20th century, when Jews began returning to the Land of Israel in large numbers, this day took on greater significance. ...
