As a congregation, Etz Chaim feels strong ties to Israel. We are attentive to the political situation and are concerned about the well-being of its citizens. We support the Reform movement there, and have a longstanding relationship with a “sister congregation” in Ranana. We have a new and developing relationship with Congregation Or Hadash in Haifa. We have Etz Chaim trips to Israel: Adult trips, family trips and teen trips. Additionally, we have family and friends who live there. We have close ties to Yad Lakashish, Lifeline for the Old, in Jerusalem.

Family Israel Trip June 2009
Etz Chaim Welcomes Rabbi Tamar Kolberg
Rabbi Bob's Trip to Israel February 2009
Message from Rabbi Nof January 2009
Update from the Lichtenberg Life in Israel December 2008
Lichtenberg's Make Aliyah...One Year Later
Youth Trip to Israel
SKIP
Adult Israel Trip April 2007

In this section of the Etz Chaim website, we will post a wide range of articles, including:
 

• First-hand reports from our high school and college students who have recently spent a semester or year studying in Israel
• Making Aliyah – What is it all about?
• Interviews with Etz Chaim members who have made Aliyah  
• Dialogue:  We will send your questions to our “extended family” in Israel and post their answers here
• Reports from Etz Chaim folks who have recently visited, or are visiting, Israel
• Updates from Ranana, Or Hadash and Yad Lakashish