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Re-Burying Their Dead: A Gush Katif Saga
Re-Burying Their Dead: A Gush Katif Saga
Fourteen years ago this week, 10,000 Jews were expelled from the twenty one diversified communities of Gush Katif. They lost their homes, their livelihoods, their shuls, their yeshivot, as well as...
Aug 14, 2019
By Adina Hershberg
NCSY Hatzalah Rescue Teens Help Save Lives in Israel
NCSY Hatzalah Rescue Teens Help Save Lives in Israel
JNS.org has the remarkable story of a number of teens who participated in NCSY Hatzalah Rescue this past summer. The program trains the next generation of responders by teaching them, among...
Aug 8, 2019
By OU Staff
Disaster Strikes in Moshav Modi’in
Disaster Strikes in Moshav Modi’in
Mevo Modi’in, a moshav of approximately 250 residents, nestled into the Ben Shemen Forest east of Tel Aviv, was one of a number of communities completely evacuated last week on Lag...
May 29, 2019
By Adina Hershberg
The Six-Day War: A Personal Account
The Six-Day War: A Personal Account
Goldie Warhaftig first came to Israel in 1966 to learn for a year in Machon Gold. She recalls what she experienced as a newcomer to Israel during the Six-Day War just...
May 6, 2019
By Goldie Warhaftig
Watch: Israeli Spacecraft Set to Land
Watch: Israeli Spacecraft Set to Land
Watch the live broadcast of SpaceIL’s attempted landing of a spacecraft on the Moon. If successful, Israel would become only the 4th nation to ever land a spacecraft on the Moon....
Apr 11, 2019
By OU Staff
OU Well-Represented at the Jerusalem Marathon
OU Well-Represented at the Jerusalem Marathon
Running for Yachad, OU-JLIC and NCSY an incredible 288 individuals ran in support of OU programs in the 2019 Jerusalem Marathon last week.
Mar 19, 2019
By OU Staff
Ori’s Light Continues to Shine
Ori’s Light Continues to Shine
This past erev Shabbat, our twenty-two-year-old son Eliyahu Yeshaya asked to borrow the car to attend the funeral of a terror victim. This was when I first heard about the terrorist...
Feb 13, 2019
By Adina Hershberg
Long-Lost Brothers
Long-Lost Brothers
Bleary-eyed, I nudged the suitcase with my right foot, moving it a few inches ahead. The airport terminal at Ben Gurion was beginning to fill up and I was anxious to...
Jan 28, 2019
By Shlomo Horwitz
Skiing Under Syrian Missles
Skiing Under Syrian Missles
Social media networks lit up this week with images of Israelis skiing down Mt. Hermon (we’ll talk about skiing while filming some other time) as Syrian-fired rockets were intercepted overhead by...
Jan 23, 2019
By OU Staff
The Paratrooper Pin
The Paratrooper Pin
The IDF Paratroopers are known for their daring, courage and heroism in all of Israel’s wars. They’re also known for the difficult training they must undergo to become combat-ready, and to...
Jan 14, 2019
By Shlomo Horwitz

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