The Mayor of Jerusalem’s Sukkah in Safra Square was, at 800-square meters, the largest sukkah in the world. It hosted a variety of activities, such as workshops, plays and other performances for all ages and sectors, with free admission. The … Continue reading →

At 7.119-feet (217cm) 18-year-old Georgi Krimantsky is the tallest Oleh (new immigrant to Israel) in decades – probably ever. He already is the star center player for Be’er Sheva’s youth basketball team. It certainly highlights Israel’s new heights of 65,000 … Continue reading →

Hear Israel’s PM at the United Nations General Assembly extol the blessings that Israeli innovation has given to the world and the promise of much more in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNH85jgzJ0Y&t=1260s

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced that it will move its embassy to Jerusalem. Israel will correspondingly open an embassy in Kinshasa. The two countries will strengthen cooperation in the fields of agriculture, trade, defense, cyber and more. … Continue reading →

Some of the residents of the Palestinian Authority may have closer links to the Jewish people than you might have expected. https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-palestinians-may-descendants-of-jews-converted-to-islam/

Israeli archeologists have discovered Second Temple period (516 BCE-70 C.E.) workshop for the manufacture of stone utensils just outside Jerusalem. Stone does not attract impurity and therefore stone utensils were frequently used and re-used in Temple services. https://www.jns.org/archaeology/judea-and-samaria/23/9/19/319664/

367 students, mostly from the USA, attended the JNF-USA-run summer program at the Alexander Muss School in Israel (see here previously). The school’s two campuses teach 1,500+ students about Israeli history and its connection to Judaism and Jewish peoplehood. https://www.jns.org/jewish-diaspora/beersheva/23/9/20/320214/

For the first time, Selichot prayers at the Kotel (Western Wall) were translated into sign language. Dozens of groups of hearing-impaired individuals, in cooperation with the Hushim Ben Dan Association, came to the Western Wall from all over the country … Continue reading →