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CHANUKAH

On and Off the Beaten Track: Chanukah—and all year—in Gush Etzion

This past summer, Mandy and Jeremy Broder, a British-Israeli couple who are skilled artists, turned their personal dream into reality.…

ALIYAH

Why Aliyah Speaks to Millennials

Among millennials, aliyah makes sense when one considers the characteristics most associated with this population: innovative, optimistic and engaged.

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in…the Footsteps of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs Eretz Bereshit—Genesis Land

Traveling on camelback through the hot sandy desert, across a landscape scarcely unchanged in 4,000 years, while listening to Eliezer’s…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . The Maimonides Heritage Center

Though centuries have passed since Rambam served as a guiding light for the Jewish people, he remains one of the…

ISRAEL

Remembering the Mercaz Massacre: On the Tenth Anniversary of the Mercaz HaRav Massacre

Thursday night, March 6th, 2008, Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet 5768: Around eight pm, while my husband Baruch, a student at…

ISRAEL

Who is a “Settler”?

There is a common misconception that all residents of areas that were liberated during the Six-Day War are Orthodox, or…

ISRAEL

Rich Wine and Powerful History: A Shabbat Visit to Elon Moreh

There is a unique Chinese expression for native village—gu xiang [gû xiàng]—which is not necessarily a place where you are…

ISRAEL

Bringing Torah to Life in Har Bracha

There are many words that come to mind when describing Jewish communities deep within the Shomron; “pragmatic” is not one…

ISRAEL

A Chareidi Zionist Moshav: Moshav Matityahu

It is easy to overlook Moshav Matityahu. It is located on a strategic hill that overlooks Ben-Gurion Airport, across the…

ISRAEL

The City of Four: Kiryat Arba

Rabbi Ya’akov Litman, Hy”d and his eighteen-year-old son Netanel, Hy”d, of Kiryat Arba, were murdered by terrorists on November 13,…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in…the Machal Memorial at Sha’ar HaGai

In 1947-8, some 3,500 Machal members from thirty-seven countries rallied to Israel’s defense.

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