Parashat D’varim (Words) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1–27 Shabbat Hazon (Vision) This Shabbat is called Shabbat Hazon, “the Sabbath of Vision.” It falls just before the ninth of Av, known as Tisha b’Av, a day … Read More
Ethnic Cleansing: Misused Words, Misunderstood Conflict
By HFI staff Ethnic cleansing is a term that evokes images of mass violence, forced migrations, and the systematic removal of entire populations based on their ethnicity, religion, or race by violent or coercive means. … Read More
Stewarding a Promise
Parashat Mattot (Tribes) & Masei (Tribes and Journeys) Bamidbar (Numbers) 30:2-32:42 & 33:1-36:13Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4, 4:1-2 This week, we’re reading about the final stages of the journey from Egypt to the edge of the Promised … Read More
Thank You Letter – July 2025
I want to personally thank you for standing with the people of Israel through Hope for Israel during one of the most painful and trying times in our nation’s history. Your support has brought real hope, healing, … Read More
When Silence Fails
Parashat PinchasParashah: Bamidbar (Numbers) 25:10-30:1Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 With everything going on around us, in Israel and around the world, I believe we need to return to what anchors us. Not just tradition or ideas, but … Read More
What Genocide Really Means and Why Definitions Matter
By HFI staff The term “genocide” is not just a moral accusation. It is a legal classification with serious weight, rooted in some of history’s most horrific crimes. In recent years, especially in the context … Read More
God’s Permanent Blessing
Parashat BalakNumbers 22:2-25:9Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 This week’s portion, Parashat Balak, tells a striking story that’s just as relevant today as it was then. Balak, the king of Moab, is terrified. He sees how Israel had … Read More
When Truth is Twisted
Parashat Chukat (Statute of) Bamidbar (Numbers) 19:1-22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 Truth can be uncomfortable, especially when it challenges what we’ve heard, believed, or even taught. This week’s Parashah is not just about ancient Israel’s journey … Read More
Pray with Us! – July 2025
Shalom from Jerusalem, As summer break in Israel begins, the weight of war is still being carried by children, by parents, and by entire communities. For many families, there is no home to return to … Read More
Normal Isn’t Possible. Not Now. Not Yet.
They tell us, “The war is over. Go back to your normal lives.” What does that even mean? Yes, kids are back in school. Many are back at work. Restaurants are open again. The shelves … Read More