Unlikely absorption centers: ‘Olim’ find soft landing in Israel through nonprofit work
For most, moving to Israel is the realization of a dream. After years of hoping and planning, making aliyah and taking root in the Jewish state is a joyous and exultant experience. Still, the big move is not...
Buenos Aires synagogue now being reclaimed after being overrun for decades by squatters
Its hallowed walls smeared with sordid anti-Semitic graffiti after being taken over by squatters for the past two decades, one of Buenos Aires’s oldest synagogues has been reclaimed through the efforts of a local Chabad-Lubavitch emissary,...
60,000th new immigrant to Israel on 60th Nefesh charter flight
A total of 242 new olim from North America landed on Tuesday at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 60th specially chartered EL AL flight, with the 60,000th new immigrant onboard.
They came from a variety of...
The daughters of two prominent American Jewish leaders make ‘aliyah’
Lily Daroff and Nechama Miller, daughters of prominent leaders of the American Jewish community, were among 242 other North Americans who landed as new permanent arrivals in Israel on Tuesday, part of the latest...
Bruised, but not broken, Israeli kids near the Gaza border make the most of...
It was supposed to be the first sight that greeted them as they entered the camp and embarked on their first day of vacation: a vivid sign welcoming the children, surrounded by colorful balloons.
But...
Israeli rabbinical student learning and teaching at camp
Every summer, dozens of Israeli emissaries arrive at Jewish summer camps in Canada with the goal of linking Israel and the Diaspora.
Israeli rabbinical student Yosef Baruch, 43, arrived in Canada on Aug. 4 and...
Meet Jerusalem’s deputy mayor: Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum’s story begins with her upbringing in Gibraltar as the daughter of Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan, the first mayor and chief minister of Gibraltar. It eventually wound its way to her becoming the deputy...
Some 2,500 teens worldwide make deeper connections with Israel this summer
The National Council of Synagogue Youth—the Orthodox Union’s youth movement—brought together in Israel more than 2,500 Jewish teens, staff and guests from 29 U.S. states, Canada, Israel, Argentina and the United Kingdom to celebrate...
Record number of Jews visit Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, despite riots
Riots erupted on the Temple Mount on Sunday, as Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha (“Festival of Sacrifice”) attempted to prevent Jews from entering. Police ultimately pushed back against the protesters to allow a record-breaking number...
Institute for Study of Global Antisemitism announces Natan Sharansky as chair
The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy announced on Friday that Natan Sharansky, a Jewish icon who was one of the most well-known Soviet refuseniks and a leader of the fight to...