The height of Israel’s vital natural reservoir is 1.2 meters above that at this time last year. As Jews worldwide began their annual prayers for winter rains, Israeli skies opened up and the level of the Kinneret rose for the … Continue reading →

PM Netanyahu returned from the Negev to attend his second study session to honour of his father-in-law who died last year. The PM said he came from the biblical desert landscape back to Jerusalem to “connect to the foundations of … Continue reading →

Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez, in her speech in the UN General Assembly, declared Israel to be “The embodiment of the project to create a homeland for the Jewish people”. She rejected PA Chairman Abbas’s “right of return,” demand for … Continue reading →

Zechariya Brashi was born in Kurdistan in 1900 and came to pre-state Israel in 1936. He spends his days studying Torah and writes books about the Jewish mystical text, the Zohar. His secret to long life – don’t overeat! http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160801

It did for octogenarians Yakov (85) and Moshet Pedagog (82) who immigrated to Modi’in, Israel with Nefesh b’Nefesh in August. After long careers in education, they do not plan to relax. http://www.timesofisrael.com/making-aliya-in-their-80s-and-just-getting-started/

In 1991 I watched from the runway of Ben Gurion Airport as IAF C4 Hercules planes flew more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews into Israel during Operation Solomon. 21 years later, Ethiopian Airlines chose to make Ben Gurion the first stop … Continue reading →

(Thanks to 12Tribe Films and ShaveilIsrael) Yehuda Gin, from the Bnei Menashe tribe of Jews living in India, made Aliya in 1992. He eventually became a Rabbi and now teaches Jews from China about Judaism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg9Ts8olX0&feature=player_embedded