by Katie Eacrett | Jun 10, 2024 | Reflections from Israel
In this video, Shmuel provides us with some significant insight about the holiday of Shavuot, also known as the Festival of Weeks. Specifically, Shmuel delineates some of the unique aspects of Shavuot that make it distinct from the other holidays. Of noteworthy...
by Katie Eacrett | Jun 10, 2024 | Dutch
Beste Vriend, Dit jaar heeft Memorial Day in Israël een gewicht dat zijn weerga niet kent. Elk jaar nemen Israëli’s van alle rangen en standen, zelfs zij die gezegend zijn nooit een naast familielid of vriend te...
by Katie Eacrett | Jun 7, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Shabbat Shalom! This week we begin the portion and book of Bamidbar (“In the desert”, also known as the book of Numbers).Why did the children of Israel receive the Torah in the desert of all places? The desert is often a lawless...
by Katie Eacrett | May 30, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom, Shmuel Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Portion Behukaotai lays out blessings, rewards, curses and punishments. Shmuel shares a story about the Sanz Rebbe, a famous rabbi whose family perished in the Holocaust. The Sanz Rebbe had experience with curses and darkness, but...
by Katie Eacrett | May 28, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print May 28, 2024Sondra Oster Baras On Sunday afternoon, Hamas fired 8 missiles at central Israel. Sirens were heard in Petach Tikvah, Herzliya, Tel-Aviv and many other cities. The Iron Dome intercepted most of them, but homes and at...
