The book of Lamentations, read each year on the 9th of Av, concludes with the hopeful verse “Restore us to You, O L‑rd, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old.” This is a reminder that all that suffering was a necessary prelude to happiness and goodness, with the coming of the Messiah.
Today, at our Second Annual CFOIC Conference of Communities, we handed out over a million dollars to more than 30 communities and several regional councils for security and community needs. These are funds that you, our trusted friends and supporters, have contributed during these past few months. Some of you donated small sums, whatever you could manage to give. And some of you donated larger sums. But all of you took part in this. YOU deserve our thanks.
There is no greater joy on earth than giving birth to a healthy baby. That moment when life bursts forth from the womb is probably the closest we, as human beings, can get to the Divine. And for God-fearing peoples all over the world, it is a time of thanksgiving, time to offer joyous prayers to God for His wonderful gift to us, the parents, grandparents and the entire family circle of this new baby.
Join me in our newest Community at a Glance video, where we visit Tekoa. Home to over 200 artists, Tekoa wishes to nurture its community’s affinity for culture and arts. It has recently created a local artists’ center, a hub for the arts in Biblical Israel, and a center of spiritual creativity.
For most of the last two years, Israel has been embroiled in an ongoing election campaign, with four elections taking place in less than two years. Most of the time, we were governed by transition governments and for a short time by a permanent government that only lasted a few months. It has been chaotic, to say the least.
Liebe Freunde, Dies ist eine schreckliche Zeit in Israel. Im ganzen Land ist Gewalt ausgebrochen, und wir werden von Arabern aus dem Inneren angegriffen, in Jerusalem und in Städten in ganz Israel, und von Arabern in Gaza, mit Raketen und Artilleriebeschuss. Menschen wurden getötet, auch Kinder, die in ihren Betten schliefen. Und die Araber, die … Read more
Liebe Freunde, Ich bin auf dem Weg in die USA! Es ist mehr als ein Jahr her, dass ich in einem Flugzeug gesessen habe. Aber mit dem Abklingen des Coronavirus in Israel, sind wir endlich frei zu reisen. Nicht ohne ein wenig Bammel habe ich meine Tickets gebucht und angefangen, Vorbereitungen zu treffen. Und der … Read more
Join me as I visit Telem, a small and isolated community of ninety families located just outside Hebron. The people of Telem, salt of the earth Zionist pioneers, have created a close-knit community where everyone is family.
Israel experienced a totally new reality during these past few weeks. A reality that could have been expected, a reality that some might even say was an obvious development. But at the end of the day, we woke up one morning and realized that the Arab-Israeli Conflict that we have been talking about for decades, was far worse than what we may have hoped. That whatever progress we thought we made in the past 20 years may well have been cosmetic at best, or at worst a deliberate manipulation of the Israeli psyche.
Beste vrienden, Dit is een verschrikkelijke tijd in Israël. Overal in het land is geweld uitgebroken en we worden aangevallen door Arabieren van binnenuit, in Jeruzalem en in steden in heel Israël, en door Arabieren in Gaza, metmraketten en artillerievuur. Er zijn mensen gedood, onder wie kinderen die in hun bed lagen te slapen. En de … Read more
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