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 Elyshia Johnson | Sep 25, 2020 | Shabbat Shalom
This Shabbat, we celebrate one of the holiest days of the year, Rosh HaShanah, a two-day holiday of repentance, prayer and feast, which falls this year on Saturday and Sunday, the 19th and 20th of September. As with all holidays, the normal sequence of the Shabbat...
by Elyshia Johnson | Sep 14, 2020 | Reflections from Israel, Uncategorized
Did you know that the very concept of a Sabbath, of a day of rest, is unique to the Bible? The Sabbath was first given to the Jewish people and first practiced by them – no other faith or culture before Judaism had a day of rest. Later on, Christianity adopted the...
by Elyshia Johnson | Sep 2, 2020 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
Sondra and Danny are excited to share with you the newest episode of CFOIC Heartland’s Virtual Tours! In this episode, you can join Sondra and Danny on a visit to the community of Alon Shvut and hear the rich history of the historic Lone Oak Tree that still stands in...
by Elyshia Johnson | Aug 31, 2020 | News from the Land
September 1, 2020 by Sondra Baras Even though summer weather continues in Israel until well into October, as August draws to a close and September begins, we mark the end of summer. Probably because school begins on the 1st of September. So last night, a...
