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Only 20 invited guests were able to attend the party of Judd and Ma’ayan who came from the US to get married in Israel. Guests at a nearby Bat Mitzva party noticed and used Facebook to enlist over 100 friends to boost the numbers and cheer up the wedding couple.

Five women, descended from the ancient Chinese Jewish community of Kaifeng, are returning to the Jewish homeland. The women have studied Hebrew and Judaism for several years in order to convert, and are being brought home by Jerusalem-based nonprofit Shavei Israel.

Forty years ago, the Lubavitcher Rebbe spoke precisely about the current situation. Read about his solution in this article.

Volunteering at Israeli cancer charity Ezer Mizion often requires self-sacrifice. Eli refused his specialist’s cancellation appointment, in order to take a patient to hospital and support her when she asked for help. Just then, Eli’s father was brought in on a stretcher - and was amazed to see Eli already there to greet him.

A soldier on a train pleaded with the Israel Electric Company not to cut off her elderly disabled family. Suddenly a fellow passenger grabbed her phone and paid her overdue 1,950-shekel bill. An eye-witness said the episode filled her with pride to be part of a nation that devotes itself to helping one another in times of need.

Moving story of how a teenager’s desire just to get out of the summer heat resulted in him registering on Ezer Mizion’s bone-marrow database and from there to saving a 9-year-old with leukemia.  

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations convened its 42nd consecutive annual Leadership Mission to Israel with a delegation of more than 100 leaders from the Conference’s 53 member organizations, the largest group ever.

Israel’s Noy Peles is a skilled former MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) champion. Last March she enlisted in the IDF and chose the Border Police, despite the adverse impact on her martial arts career. She now helps defend Jerusalem against terror attacks.

Read about entrepreneur Aaron Frenkel’s role in flying Jews from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to Israel. A phone call in 1988 triggered his entry into the aviation industry. Soon between 20,000 to 35,000 Jews per month were being flown to Israel.

The Aleppo Codex in Jerusalem’s Israel Museum has been recognized by UNESCO as a unique world treasure. It was written in Tiberias around 930 CE and is believed to be the world’s oldest copy of the Hebrew Bible. The Codex joins UNESCO’s registry of 300 items and collections.