Israel has completed a secret operation to rescue 19 of Yemen’s last remaining Jews.  They included head of the Raida community, Rabbi Dahari, who also brought a Torah scroll dating back to the fifteen or sixteenth century.  “I am so … Continue reading →

In honor of of Zidan Seif, the brave Israeli-Druze policeman who gave his life stopping the Nov 2014 massacre at Jerusalem’s Har Nof synagogue, Rabbi Yaakov Kermaier has brought Jews and Druze together for Jethro’s Shabbat, when Jews read the … Continue reading →

This Jewish wedding song Likrat Kala was written and sung by Shlomo Broner and Orchestra. It was filmed on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and includes gorgeous footage of the Israeli coast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYz8og8A8qk

Like many synagogues around the world, the Young Israel of Teaneck New Jersey has led a community-wide initiative to include Israeli products in its Mishloach Manot (Purim parcels) that it distributes to families this Purim.  It said “Buycott Israel” is … Continue reading →

Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5qeAeF93E0

German Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld, 77, who is non-Jewish, has been granted Israeli citizenship.  Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said at the ceremony, “You are a hero who has dedicated her life to the Jewish people.”  Beate’s husband Serge and son … Continue reading →

Archaeologists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have uncovered a unique prehistoric village, in excavations at Nahal Ein-Gev.  The village contains tools typical of the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic period) but art and architecture typical of the New Stone Age … Continue reading →

Ezer Mizion’s bone marrow transplant database connected Yehuda to Leukemia sufferer Itai Chanan.  A year after the transplant, Yehuda met with Itai – now the father of a one-year old boy. http://www.ezermizion.org/blog/his-fathers-hug/