(For Jerusalem Day) For 2,000 years we prayed, cried, and longed “L’shana haba’a b’Yerushalayim” – next year in Jerusalem, and today, we are BLESSED to walk her streets, to see the Israeli flag fly over a united Jerusalem, to live … Continue reading →

Michael Freund, founder of Shavei Israel writes about the Bnei Menashe community from North East India who for 27 centuries, dreamed of returning to Zion. By 2030, all of them will be living and dreaming in Zion. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-894755

Ashkelon, once home to the Philistines, was a vital part of ancient Israel and a key maritime trade hub. The city has hundreds of archaeological sites including where Samson literally brought the house down. And on Jerusalem Day, news of … Continue reading →

A national heritage center for aviation planned for construction north of Jerusalem will dedicate a wing to Lt. Col. Yoni Netanyahu, who died in “Operation Thunderbolt” to rescue 102 hostages held in Uganda. This year is the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading →

Israel’s Moshe Frei, was trekking Mount Everest with three friends when he completed the Menachot tractate at Everest Base Camp at an altitude of 5,364 meters (17,598 feet). “The timing was right, and it was a great place,” Frei told … Continue reading →

This is only a partial list. Thanks to the Almighty for all the miracles. https://www.israelunwired.com/78-miracles-of-israel-from-1948-to-today/

The Israeli government is to reduce the minimum leave period that entitles furloughed private sector workers to receive 75% of their full salary. The period will now be five consecutive days, down from 10 days. https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-panel-advances-measure-lowering-bar-to-compensate-workers-furloughed-by-iran-war/

Former pro-basketball player Jared Armstrong has founded the JAB Resilience tour to build and renovate basketball courts in Israeli communities affected by the conflict.  They include Ashkelon, Dimona, Sderot, Kibbutz Zikim, Ofakim, Herzliya, and Majdal Shams. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jab-resilience-tour-in-israel-with-former-pro/id1838799370?i=1000765518282 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRN77rkwHm8

A 7-year-old girl from Arad, critically injured during an Iranian missile attack,  has been discharged from Petah Tikva’s Schneider Children’s Medical Center. It was “a complex, multi-system injury with immediate life-threatening consequences,” said Dr. Michael Gurvitz, who operated on the … Continue reading →

Israel’s Na’aleh Therapy Farm pairs traumatized soldiers and at-risk youth with rescued abused animals, creating a powerful mutual healing environment where the wounded help heal the wounded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUpHjsvhTTY https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-israeli-therapy-farm-is-healing-traumatized-idf-soldiers-through-animals/