[:en] Download the printable PDF Dear Friend, Coronavirus! The word that is on everyone’s lips these days. I don’t remember anything like this – an international pandemic that is sending the entire world into a tailspin. And rightly so – it is far more contagious and far more lethal than the ordinary flu. In Israel, … Read more
Beste vrienden, Deze maand is een mijlpaal voor mij en voor CFOIC Heartland. In maart 1998, precies 22 jaar geleden, opende ik het Kantoor van CFOIC Heartland in Israël en lanceerde officieel wat toen een revolutionair idee was – een organisatie die zich toelegt op het verbinden van christenen over de hele wereld met de … Read more
Join Sondra Baras as she shares a personal Bible Study teaching from Samaria in the heart of Biblical Israel on the book of Esther.
Dear Friend, Back to routine! Isn’t that how you all feel after the Christmas / New Year holiday season? I know that’s how I feel when our Jewish New Year / Feast of Tabernacles season ends in the fall. Even as we love the holidays, after all the gifts, the food, the special prayers and … Read more
On Sunday I participated in an amazing gathering of women to celebrate the completion of the 7 1/2 year cycle of the Talmud. But first, a bit of background about the Talmud. While Christians and Jews share a love for the Hebrew Bible, the Tanach, Christians are not usually familiar with the Talmud, a huge … Read more
Happy New Year! You will probably receive this letter just after the New Year, at a time when you have finally put the holidays behind you and are adjusting back to the routines of a new year.
Dear Friend, Irving Roth survived Auschwitz, a death march, and Buchenwald as a teen-ager, and I was recently privileged to spend a weekend with him and his wife. Today he is a sweet and funny 90-year-old man, who shares his experiences in the hopes of making the world a better place and ensuring that “Never … Read more
[:en]All of us at Christian Friends of Israeli Communities want to thank you for helping the people who are settling the Land of Israel.[:]
A few weeks ago, I personally visited some of the communities in Samaria, to get an update on their needs and to gain a first-hand perspective on how your support has helped them. It was a wonderful opportunity to drive through the mountains I love and visit with the leaders and ordinary residents that represent the heartbeat of this land.
As I look forward to this new year, I am excited about some of the new projects and ideas that we have begun. We are reaching out to new audiences each day, as we are preparing to launch new initiatives in social media.