Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Celebrate Jerusalem Day

Jacob Richman has updated his Jerusalem pages to include new links for Yom Yerushalayim on June 4th – the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967 during the 6-day war. https://jr.co.il/hotsites/jerusalem.htm

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Support for reservist engineering students

Afeka Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv (see here previously) has launched the “AsOne” student-support fund. It has allocated NIS 5 million and is raising another NIS 10 million to help the 42% of its students called to active … Continue reading

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Israeli battery chargers for the IDF

The IDF has commissioned Israel’s Epsilor (see here previously) to develop multi-charger racks (MCRs) for batteries in the launchers of its Spike SR and LR precision missiles. Epsilor manufactures millions of batteries and chargers for scores of customers around the … Continue reading

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Project Heroes

Gilad Segev’s Project Heroes is an immersive multimedia show that weaves together recorded and live music, music videos and documentary scenes – in English or in Hebrew with English subtitles – to honor the unexpected heroes of Oct 7 and … Continue reading

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Cafes for Southern evacuees

Cafe Otef in Tel Aviv’s Sarona complex supports survivors from Gaza envelope communities. Seven of the hardest-hit communities will each have their own rent-free cafe run by their own residents, where they can gather, work, and chat with locals who … Continue reading

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Rebuilding Kibbutz Be’eri

The process of restoring communities devastated on Oct 7 is beginning. The first of approximately 250 mobile homes have arrived at Kibbutz Be’eri, to provide survivors with temporary accommodation while their homes are being rebuilt. https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-construction-crews-rebuild-devastated-southern-israel-communities/

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15 babies

15 babies have been born since Oct 7 to members of Kibbutz Nir Am, which was attacked by Hamas on that fateful day. This photo encapsulates Israelis sense of hope, optimism and belief in a shared future. https://www.instagram.com/humansofjudaism/p/C7AsHwjN6-f/

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Kidney donor saves IDF commander

On Oct 7, a Hamas terrorist wounded company commander Avichai Moula, and a few days later his kidneys began to fail. Of 3,400 offers to donate a kidney, Eitan Aviner from the Samaria town of Yitzhar was found to be … Continue reading

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October Rain

Israel’s Eurovision contestant Eden Golan performed October Rain – the original version of the Israeli entry “Hurricane” – for the families of the Gaza hostages.  October Rain was disqualified for references to Hamas, so the lyrics and title was changed … Continue reading

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World record penalty shoot-out

Israel’s SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv set a world record for the longest-ever penalty shootout with 56 kicks in a semifinal promotion playoff in the third-tier league. Dimona won the shootout 23-22 in a soccer game that lasted over … Continue reading

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