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 Elyshia Johnson | Feb 4, 2020 | News from the Land, Newsletters
by Sondra BarasFebruary 4, 2020https://youtu.be/WA8eBPuSA8ALast week, President Trump stood with Prime Minister Netanyahu in the White House and announced to the world his “Deal of the Century.” Describing his vision “From Peace to Prosperity,” Trump changed the...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jan 14, 2020 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
January 14, 2020By: Meira Weber In Israel, there is an endearing yet perplexing tradition of calling complete strangers “achi” – “my brother.” I used to think it was funny, like a sarcastic, ingratiating nickname someone would use when they were trying to get...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jan 7, 2020 | News from the Land, Newsletters, Uncategorized
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...
