Promoting Anglo Olim
Rabbis of many Israeli-Anglo communities recently met with Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer. They agreed to work together on a new Ministry program to strengthen Anglo communities in Israel and encourage new waves of immigration.
A mural of Jewish history
Passengers arriving at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport will walk past a beautiful 50-meter mural depicting 4,000 years of Jewish history. The installation was arranged by ILAN – the Israel-Latin American Network, whose Founder and President Isaac Assa was interviewed on Arutz Sheva.
Majority of Israelis want to donate organs
A new study by Israel Transplant has found that the Israeli public’s stated willingness to donate organs has increased from 42% in 1999 to 60% today. Israelis are keen to save lives and believe that their loved one would “continue to live on” in someone else’s body.
100,000 sign up for Gift of Life
For nearly 20 years, Birthright Israel has partnered with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Participants of trips to Israel register to potentially help a blood cancer patient if they are a suitable match. Birthright recently hit a milestone: 100,000 who have offered to serve as donors.
1,300 dolls donated
Jerusalem residents Yair and Tali Eisenmann, founders of the Gilat Foundation, presented the gift of 1,300 to Israeli emergency NGO United Hatzalah (UH). They will be given to any traumatized young children at emergencies attended by UH medics.
Volunteering at children’s home
Every year, Midreshet Torat Chessed welcomes 35 girls from around the world who help at the Emunah Bet Sabah Elazraki Children’s Home in Netanya. They become “older sisters” to 200 children at risk, aged 6-18, referred by the Ministry of Welfare.
Route 60 – the Biblical highway
The 146-mile road from Beersheva to Nazareth is often in the news for all the wrong reasons. In this video, though, you can see its links to the history of the Jewish State. The “Way of the Patriarchs” includes Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Bet-El, Shiloh, Shechem, and more.
On the beach
Wherever you walk in Israel you can discover history. An Israeli woman walking on the Palmachim beach in southern Israel found an ancient figurine of Hathor - an Egyptian goddess believed to be more than 3,000 years old. It had been washed up in recent stormy weather.
Webinar to help UK pre- & post- Olim
On Sun 16 July, 5pm UK time, UKAA is hosting two free online talks. The 1st on legal issues including property in Israel. The 2nd on why an Israel based wealth manager is better than a UK one. Register at the link below or email with full name and phone.
Running a marathon with his kidney donor
When 29-year-old Israeli Guy underwent a kidney transplant, he never imagined that just a year after the life-saving surgery, he would run a marathon – and do so with Yael, the person who donated the kidney that saved his life.