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,...
by Katie Eacrett | Jun 17, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print On October 7, 2023, thousands of Hamas terrorists invaded Israeli communities, massacred over 1,000 men, women and children and took hundreds hostage. All of Israel ground to a halt as over 300,000 reservists were immediately...
by Katie Eacrett | Jun 11, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Almost 3,800 years ago, the great-great-grandchildren of Joseph, excitedly surveyed the lush hills of Samaria comprising the tribal territories allotted to them by Joshua. However, the tribesmen of Manasseh and Ephraim, the two...
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...
by Katie Eacrett | May 6, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tucked into the hills of Gush Etzion just southwest of Jerusalem, the beautiful kibbutz of Migdal Oz stands as a beacon of ongoing resilience. Literally translated into English as “Tower of Strength,” Migdal Oz has truly lived up...
by Katie Eacrett | Apr 30, 2024 | News from the Land
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print April 30, 2024Sondra Oster Baras We just concluded the week of Passover. It is a holiday that involves a great deal of preparation as we rid our homes of any traces of leavened products, all in devotion to God’s commandment...