by Katie Eacrett | Jul 11, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print This week’s portion, Hukat, is action-packed! The red heifer is introduced, Miriam and Aaron both die, and Moses strikes a rock in anger to bring forth water. Moses then faces serious consequences for striking the rock instead of...
by Katie Eacrett | Jul 9, 2024 | Reflections from Israel
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print https://youtu.be/s2GU7tIhVNkDear Friends,I recently had the privilege of interviewing Timothy Wainwright, a Christian firefighter who is addressing one of Israel’s greatest needs. Timothy is teaching specific wildfire...
by Katie Eacrett | Jul 5, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print This week we unwind the spectacle of Korach, a cousin to Moses and rebel leader among the children of Israel. Why did this man think he was able to challenge the authority of Moses and Aaron? What was the point of the silly...
by Katie Eacrett | Jun 27, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Shabbat Shalom. This week’s Torah portion Shelach, recounts a dramatic moment in Israel’s history: the sin of the spies. This familiar story raises questions, like why did the spies, leaders among the children of...
by Katie Eacrett | Jun 25, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print June 25, 2024Sondra Oster Baras On October 7, 2023, the military cemetery in Karnei Shomron consisted of four graves in a small section adjacent to the regular cemetery. I remember the deaths of three of them well. In 1997,...
