A conference to heal the world
A sold-out inaugural Wharton Israel Conference in Pennsylvania focused on one small country - Israel - as it pushed for a global effort to make the world a better place. The event featured international speakers who shared how Israelis work to improve the world.
Prayers for rain are answered – in buckets!
Jews in Israel said the prayer for rain on Monday lunchtime during the festival of Shemini Atzeret. The next day, the country receives the heaviest October rainfall in six years. Flash floods, roads closed and flights grounded. But it brought a welcome smile to most Israelis.
Israeli Jews answer with love
In this article by Lebanese-born, Canadian Arab Fred Maroun he writes, “Why do the overwhelming majority of Israelis respond to hate with love? I believe that Judaism teaches love because love is effective while hate is not.”
The first Sukkathon
For the first time, entrepreneurs gathered in a Jerusalem sukkah to develop apps related to temporary content. The developers were hosted by video messaging specialists Glide. In the spirit of the sukkah – a temporary habitation - so Internet data needs to be cleared away when no longer relevant.
“They will all come to celebrate Tabernacles in Jerusalem”
Thousands of evangelical Christians from more than 80 countries descended upon Jerusalem this week to show their support for the Jewish State.
Jerusalem March is 60 years old
The Jerusalem March marks the 60th year the event has been held – making it the biggest and oldest parade in Israel. Marchers came from 35 countries and at least 60,000 people either took part or came to watch. They included dozens who helped liberate East Jerusalem in 1967.
Jewish Indians visit Israel
Interesting video of a group of 22 young Indian Jews who have come to Israel on a Taglit-Birthright tour.
7000 sq feet sukkah at Tel Aviv port
Beit Tefilah Israeli and the Tel Aviv Port have opened a giant sukkah (booth), covering more than 7000 square feet on the iconic Tel Aviv Port boardwalk. The sukkah will be open to the public from 9am-10pm daily throughout Sukkot (Tabernacles), with free activities for the entire family.
President decorates a sukkah
President Reuven Rivlin decorates a tabernacle with children at the President’s residence in Jerusalem for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Seal unearthed from time of King David
A 10-year-old Russian volunteer at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Sifting Project discovered a 3000-year-old stone seal. The dating of the seal corresponds to the historical period of the conquest of Jerusalem by King David and the construction of the Temple by his son, King Solomon.