Israel Active

Ger Hassid Yehuda Sabiner grew up in Har Nof, Jerusalem. Long video but worth hearing him speak.

Seventy IDF  from the Hasmonean Brigade completed the IDF’s first Haredi squad commanders course after intensive nationwide training and combat experience in Gaza.

The Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) invited persons with disabilities to four accessible Israel hiking trails ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities marked on Dec 3. Givat HaMoreh in the Jezreel, Jordan Park (North of the Kinneret), Martyrs’ Forest (West of Jerusalem), and the Arch Cave.

A video circulating online shows a powerful moment: Ba'ash Indursky, daughter of Shlomo Indursky of the Belz Hasidic community, enlisting in the Border Police, accompanied and embraced by her haredi father.

Mayors and municipal leaders from 15 countries gathered in Jerusalem for the 34th International Mayors Conference, organized by the American Jewish Congress (AJC) and the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Coming to Israel changed many of their perceptions.

King Norodom Sihamoni granted a royal audience to Alona Fisher-Kamm, the newly appointed Ambassador of Israel to Cambodia, marking the beginning of her diplomatic mission. Israel has long assisted Cambodia’s agriculture (see previously).

Non-profit analysis organization Candid has awarded its 2025 Platinum Seal of Transparency to ELI: The Israel Association for Child Protection (see previously). It puts ELI in the top 1% of  Israeli non-profits, demonstrating exceptional financial health, accountability and impact.

Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton has purchased $5 million in Israel Bonds, bringing its total investment up to $8.2 million and making it the largest university investor in the United States.

Thousands of Jews of Ethiopian descent gathered at Jerusalem’s Sherover Promenade to celebrate the community’s ancient Sigd holiday. Sigd is a bridge between Ethiopian Jewish traditions and the wider Israeli society. One attendee was Avera Manfisto - a 5-years hostage of Hamas.

Melanie Shiraz. “Miss Universe“ Israel, visited Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) at Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital in Holon. She met children and trainee doctors from Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Zambia. She also visited the SACH Children’s Home where Israeli and overseas volunteers care for patients.