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Jewish men from the Belz Chassidic dynasty study Torah with gas masks in Jerusalem during the Persian Gulf War in January 1991. Photo by Flash90.

Faith under fire

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It’s one of the most frequently asked questions in every serious school of thought. It is a classic that rabbis, philosophers and ethicists alike have grappled with over the centuries. There isn’t even a yeshivah...
In the wake of Israel's confrontation with Iran, a national emergency volunteer headquarters has been established to assist evacuees and affected communities across the Jewish state, June 18, 2025. Credit: Courtesy of the Kibbutz Movement Rehabilitation Fund.

Kibbutz movement sets up emergency volunteer headquarters to assist Israeli evacuees

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The Kibbutz Movement Rehabilitation Fund) in light of Israel’s confrontation with Iran and continued Iranian missile attacks on Israel amid an escalating security situation, the kibbutz movement has established a national emergency volunteer headquarters...
Young volunteers pack kits to distribute to young families in Jerusalem amid war between Israel and Iran, June 15, 2025. Photo by Rachel Alroey/Flash90.

Our children’s journeys to Israel are more than a rite of passage

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Israel is at war with Iran. Those looking to leave Israel for the United States and destinations around the world have found their flights canceled. So, too, have those wanting to be in Israel. Thousands are...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog seated between Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 10, 2025. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO).

Israel’s chief rabbis to announce national fast day for hostages

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Israel's Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef announced on Tuesday that a national day of fasting in prayer for the hostages in the Gaza Strip would be announced "in the coming days.” The announcement came in response to...
(From left) Maccabiah Chairman Assaf Goren, Olympic silver medalist Raz Hershko, Paralympic gold medalist Asaf Yasur and Maccabi World Union Chairman Amir Peled, June 8, 2025. Photo by Ronen Topelberg.

‘More Than Ever’: 2025 Maccabiah launches at festive event

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Despite the ongoing war, the Maccabiah Games are scheduled to go ahead as planned in July. The third-largest sporting event in the world—and the largest in Israel—the so-called Jewish Olympics are held every four years and...

Volunteer of the Month: Olga Worm Brings the Community Together

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In my search for volunteers to feature, I was told about this month’s volunteer, Olga Worm, and all her philanthropic work. For many years, I had heard of Bekker’s Catering and the owners who...
Israeli teacher Tamar Eyal, one of the six recipients of the Tzemach David Foundation award for excellence in Jewish education, with foundation founder and president David Magerman and executive director Tamar Krieger Kaleb., April 28, 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Tzemach David Foundation.Israeli teacher Tamar Eyal, one of the six recipients of the Tzemach David Foundation award for excellence in Jewish education, with foundation founder and president David Magerman and executive director Tamar Krieger Kaleb., April 28, 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Tzemach David Foundation.

Six Israeli teachers awarded for innovative Jewish education

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Several months after being evacuated from her home in an agricultural community near the border with Gaza, Israeli schoolteacher Tamar Eyal went back to her abandoned school which had been turned into a military...
Students at Sinai Akiba Academy in Los Angeles. Credit: Courtesy.

‘We’re not just raising Jewish children’

A few weeks ago, I sat down with some of our eighth-graders to talk about their upcoming trip to Israel. Sinai Akiba Academy in Los Angeles has been sending students on this trip for...

Volunteer of the Month: San Diego Humane Society’s Myrna Weitzman

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Mother’s Day is in May, so for this month, our volunteer is Myrna Weitzman, who is not only a helpful volunteer, but also Dr. Gary Weitzman’s mother. Dr. Weitzman is the president and CEO...
An architectural rendering taken from the submission that won the public competition for the design of the "Minve," submitted by Mayslits Kassif Roytman Architects. Credit: Courtesy of Mayslits Kassif Roytman Architects.

Academy’s new home to focus on the history and revival of the Hebrew language

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Professor Aharon Maman is confident that the Minve, the new home of the Academy of the Hebrew Language he heads, will soon take its rightful place alongside Jerusalem’s principal institutions in the Government Quarter near the Knesset...