Itamar News Updates Aug 28th 2015
Dearest supporters and friends of Itamar – Our website has been hacked twice over the last two weeks with no less than 20,000 viruses. If by any chance you couldn’t get on
Parashat Ki Tisah – The Return of Lost Souls
This week’s Torah portion Parashat Ki Tezeh opens up with a topic that is difficult to grasp – the laws of “Eyshet Yifat Toar” (literally a women of a beautiful
Itamar News Updates August 21 2015
Itamar welcomed a very special group from Africa this week. They had a great time and toured the region of Samaria including the ancient site of Shiloh.
Leah’s blog Aug 21 2015
Leah’s blog August 21 2015 At an important crossroads located in the middle buckle of the Bible belt that runs up and down the mountains of Israel, Tapuach Junctio
Parashat Shoftim Essay – “Return our Judges of Old”
This week’s Torah portion Shoftim opens up with the law of appointing Judges starting from chapter 16:18 through chapter 17:13. It then begins to discuss the laws of kings fr
Itamar News Updates August 14th 2015
It is hard to believe but we will be celebrating the coming new month of Elul this Shabbat and Sunday. The month of Elul marks our preparation for the coming New Year which will ta
Parashat Re’eh Experiencing the World to Come Today
The famous Rabbi Yehudah Halevi (1075-1141) in his magnum opus the Kuzari discusses the difference between Judaism and other religions. He asks – “why doesn’t the Torah s
Leah’s Blog August 14th 2015
Leah’s blog – August 15th 2015 I was talking to our son-in law, Alex at our 30 year anniversary of moving to Israel this week. “Looking back”, I said to him
