Sondra Oster Baras

Sondra Oster Baras was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio in an Orthodox Jewish home. She was educated at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, a religious all-day school sponsored by the Cleveland Jewish community. Today, Sondra is the director of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities at the Israel office, coordinating much of CFOIC Heartland’s community support programs world-wide.

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War Diaries: The View from Karnei Shomron

War Diaries: The View from Karnei Shomron

The war has been going on for weeks, and there is no end in sight. While the focus of most of the country and most of the world has been on the war in Gaza, there is another front where Hamas is a real and viable threat against Israel

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Celebrating Judea and Samaria

Celebrating Judea and Samaria

Israel is 75 years old. For an individual, that is already an advanced age, a time when one can begin to look back and evaluate a life that began with great dreams and finds itself winding down after years of activity and accomplishments. For a nation, it is a small...

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Getting Out the Right Message

Getting Out the Right Message

In recent weeks, terrorism has grown exponentially. Since the beginning of the year, close to 20 people have been murdered in attacks in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem.

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Making Aliyah from War-torn Ukraine

Making Aliyah from War-torn Ukraine

I had an amazing experience last week—I participated in an event that represented the culmination of months of hard work and a dream that is about to come true.  In February, we all watched as Putin attacked Ukraine, forcing hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to...

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Reflections on my Visit to Australia

Reflections on my Visit to Australia

As one of the hottest weeks of the summer drew to a close, I boarded a plane to cool Australia.  Packing for the change of seasons was a challenge and I had to carry my winter coat to the airport even as temperatures soared in Israel close to 40 degrees

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