One year ago, as we wished one another a “Happy New Year 2020”, Covid 19 or Corona as we call it here was not in our imaginations – nor was anything else that we have all walked through in this year. When we were new in faith more than 40 years ago, we talked quite… Read more »

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:18-19) No sooner do we begin to emerge from our second lockdown with stores opening… Read more »

Eight months later and the major story on the news every night is still the Virus pandemic as we finish the 6th week of our second lockdown. Thankfully, the numbers have gone down and so now, again, begins the intense and often volatile cabinet discussions over how to emerge from the closures. Unfortunately, the issues… Read more »

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal. (Isaiah 26, 3-4) When Eddie was first diagnosed with brain cancer and we could see the long battle looming in front of us, we wanted… Read more »

Eddie and I arrived in Israel on September 1,1997 and our 18th wedding anniversary was the following day. We were so very excited and full of energy. The challenge was great but we were ready for it. There were constant battles in Israel with never a day of peace but in spite of that, as… Read more »

I was sitting in my backyard the other day – in Hebrew they call it a “garden” and I was struck by the peace and tranquillity that was present. It was beautiful and quiet, just a gentle breeze flowing through the air and birds chirping in the morning hours. In this place, there was no… Read more »

June 15th marked a year that Eddie has been gone. Who could have imagined all that has transpired since that day? Who could have predicted that shortly after he left this earth, nothing would ever be the same? And not just in my life, but throughout the world. On the 1st anniversary of his passing,… Read more »

Sunday, May 21, 2020 was an historic day in Israel. This was the first time that a sitting Prime Minister has appeared in court to face criminal charges. The investigation which was started years ago has finally resulted in a trial under the shadow of the Corona Virus – with everyone in court wearing masks… Read more »

As I write this, it is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel and under the dark shadow of the corona virus pandemic, the nation is honoring the memory of all those who were murdered in the Holocaust. Generally, in view of the solemnity of this day, all places of entertainment are closed the night before but… Read more »

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you… Read more »