Start-up Aliya
New video from Nefesh b’Nefesh showing how Jews are coming back to the Land to fulfil the promise of being a Light unto the Nations. Jon Medved describes these amazing times.
Israeli hotels fill up for the holidays
The 5776 High Holiday Israeli vacation season is one of the best ever, according to travel officials. Major hotels in Israel are filled to capacity, and thousands of apartments have been rented to tourists who will be spending the holidays in Israel.
Injured soldiers out of danger
Yuval Appel and Yarin Ashkenazi were critically injured in an Arab terrorist attack in August and placed on ventilators. Ashkenazi gained consciousness within a few days and Appel has just woken up after being over a month in a coma. Both will require a long rehabilitation program.
Respect for the Land
When a cyclist spotted the trash dumped after a party in the Ben Shemen forest, he was so angry that he posted photos on Facebook. His friends then used Instagram and other networks to locate those responsible, and the family was so embarrassed that they returned to clean up the mess.
And from the eternal capital, Jerusalem
Israel’s Prime Minister highlights that Israel stands out like a beacon of progress and modernity, of democracy and human rights in a region of fanaticism.
Technion robots’ New Year message
Tradition and technology meet in a new video depicting robots, developed at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, preparing for the upcoming Jewish New Year.
New festive postage stamps
Latest Israeli stamps include of childhood memories of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Also Rivers of Israel and the 70th anniversary of the Jewish Resistance Movement.
The treasures in Temple Mount rubble
Israeli archeologists have been sifting through the rubble dumped by the Arab Waqf during their illegal building work on Temple Mount. This video reveals some of the treasures and how you can join in as volunteer sifters.
Aliya increased by 13% in 5775
Approximately 29,500 Jews moved to Israel in the Jewish Year 5775, an increase of 13% on the 26,000 who made Aliya the previous year. Jews arrived from 97 different countries including 7,350 from France (up 10%) and 6,900 from Ukraine (up 50%).
Tel Aviv Great Synagogue is 90 years old
It was a tremendous achievement to construct the magnificent Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv in 1925. For its 90th birthday present it received four new Torah scrolls.