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Itamar News September 26th 2008
September 26, 2008 Special once in 7 years Mitzvah opportunity- read carefully.It is interesting, that although the Sabbatical year only applies to the land of Israel, there is a law in the Torah that is directly connected with the sabbatical year, which also applies to places outside of Israel. This law is called Shmitat Kisafim.…
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Parashat Ki Tavo
Parshat Ki Tavo Elul 5768-2008 Hashem created this world through the method of dichotomy, thus we can distinguish good from evil. We are all familiar with the concept of opposites- black and white, physical and spiritual, the giver and receiver, the strong and weak, wealthy and poor, in haste and slowness, etc… It is said…
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Itamar News September 19th 2008
September 19, 2008 Important News Brief You probably read about last Shabbat when a terrorist infiltrated the near by community of Yitzhar and stabbed a nine year old boy after setting fire to a house in the community. Thank G-D the boy survived the attack having been stabbed numerous times in his back. The…
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Parashat Shoftim
Parshat Shoftim Elul 5768-2008 “When you shall besiege a city for a long time in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by forcing an axe against them, for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down, for the tree of the field is like a…
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Itamar News September 5th 2008
September 5, 2008 1) Itamar welcomes Rabbi Moshe and Leah Goldsmith back home after their three week speaking tour in the States on behalf of the Yishuv and its much needed projects. We want to thank our special friends from Fort Meyers, OKC, and New York for their warm hospitality. 4) Mazal Tov…
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August 1st 2008
August 1, 2008 1. A special thanks to Jessica Katz of Passaic NJ and all the people involved in her clothing Chesed drive. This week we received boxes of clothes for the Itamar families that are blessed with a lot of children! It went very well and people were just thrilled. 2. Thursday night Erev…
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Itamar News July 25th 2008
July 25, 2008 1. Itamar expresses condolences to Benny Zagron upon the death of his brother this week. May we only hear good news. 2. This week the Itamar campers were returning from their welding course on the Gilad road and were attacked by a mob of Arabs that were rioting. The Itamar youth director…
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Itamar News July 4th 2008
July 4, 2008 1. Itamar expresses condolences to the families that lost their dear ones in the terrible terrorist attack this week in Jerusalem. One of the victims was a mother of a girl that is a very close friend of Rabbi Goldsmith’s 17 year old daughter Merav. They learn together in high school in…
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Itamar News July 18th 2008
July 18, 2008 1. A memorial service was held this week for the four members of the Shabo family and Yosef Twitothat were killed by a terrorist 6 years ago see link. 2. Mazal Tov to the Avitan family upon the birth of a grandson (last week their other daughter got engaged) 3. The Itamar…