by Katie Eacrett | Nov 22, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print In this week’s Torah portion, Abraham’s servant searches for a wife for Isaac. We read of his encounter with Rebecca at the well three times: as the servant is praying, as it happens, and as the servant recounts the tale to...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 19, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print November 19, 2024Sondra Oster Baras What an astounding result in the US elections! Donald Trump was elected president, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris by a significant majority of both the electoral and popular votes. ...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 14, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print The roots of history’s oldest rivalry are found in the week’s Torah portion! This story begins with Sarah who believes that Abraham’s line will continue through her maid, Hagar. Hagar quickly turns to Sarah with scorn, an attitude...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 11, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print On Friday evening of May 2, 1980, a group of students from Nir Yeshiva (Biblical Academy for males), located on the outskirts of the Biblical city of Hebron, excitedly headed to the Cave of Machpelah, the ancient burial site of...
by Katie Eacrett | Nov 8, 2024 | Shabbat Shalom
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print This week we start the journey of Abraham as he is called by God to “Go forth”. Abraham is often compared to Noah. At the beginning of last week’s portion, Noah was introduced as a righteous man. But what about Abraham’s...
