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Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Cooperman

The OU mourns the passing of Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Cooperman, founder of Michlalah Jerusalem College for Women. In recognition of…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in…Kibbutz Ketura: A Date with Destiny

Mazal Tov! Methuselah is a father. At the age of ten (plus 2,000!), perhaps the oldest tree to be germinated…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in…Mitzpor Haelef

The Land of Israel is a “lovely, good and expansive land” (Birkat Hamazon). The new observation deck, Mitzpor HaElef in…

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Healing in the Aftermath of Trauma: Livnat Farjun

When I heard the announcement regarding the evacuation, I thought, “How could our government demand the destruction of such a…

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The Pioneers of Gush Katif: Ten Years After the Disengagement

At the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, the nearly 10,000 residents of Gush Katif had succeeded in building a paradise…

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A Child of Gush Katif: Yael (Cohen) Haramati

Yael and her family’s true home was in Ganei Tal in Gush Katif.

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The Miracle Worker Behind JobKatif: Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon

Rabbi Rimon founded JobKatif to help former residents of Gush Katif find jobs.

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On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . The Gush Katif Musuem

The Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem is relatively small—just five rooms—but it tells a huge story.

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The Significance of Gaza in Jewish History

Gaza is located within the boundaries of Shevet Yehuda. Avraham and Yitzchak lived in Gerar, located near Gaza. In the…

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From “House of Faith” to Building the Negev: Yedidya Harush

Yedidya Harush’s seventeenth birthday was not a happy one. It was the day the people of the Gush Katif settlement…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . the Biblical Museum of Natural History

Who doesn’t love animals? Which child doesn’t look forward to visiting the zoo? A new museum in Beit Shemesh brings…

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