Faith under fire
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...
Kibbutz movement sets up emergency volunteer headquarters to assist Israeli evacuees
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...
Our children’s journeys to Israel are more than a rite of passage
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...
Israel’s chief rabbis to announce national fast day for hostages
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...
‘More Than Ever’: 2025 Maccabiah launches at festive event
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
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...
Six Israeli teachers awarded for innovative Jewish education
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...
‘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
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...
Academy’s new home to focus on the history and revival of the Hebrew language
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...