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Please watch this video story of Louis Miller’s journey from Alabama college graduate to IDF paratrooper.

For anyone who wants to know what it is like to arrive today in the Jewish State as a new immigrant, this 8-minute film (the eighth in the series) featuring the family of Jamie Geller is totally authentic.

If you are flying out of Ben Gurion airport soon, make sure you watch this amazing display.

Here are 10 unique ways to spot its Rosh Hashana in Israel. They include “Shana Tova” parking tickets that “forgive” you for not putting money in the meter and waive the fine.

The Israeli journalist delegation moaned all the way from JFK airport to the United Nations HQ where PM Netanyahu was to speak. Then their secret service SUV ran out of gas. Luckily a Russian Jew driving a school bus gave them a lift.

The International Homeland Security Conference will take place in Tel Aviv during November. Its speakers include a former US Chief of Staff, the Head of Security for FIFA 2014 and the Chief Commander of Milan’s Police. Plus a host of Israeli experts, of course.

The organisation Shavei Israel has helped many people discover their Jewish roots. Here are three moving stories about how it helped a Portuguese, a Chinese and a Pole to reconnect with their ancestors.

The number of high calibre college North American graduates participating in the Israel Teaching Fellows program, has grown from 68 last year to 170 in the current school year. Teaching in Israel is a meaningful volunteer opportunity, helps build a strong resume and strengthens bonds.

Please tell anti-Israel activists at Amnesty International to watch MSNBC’s program “Lockup”. Jews and Israeli-Arabs are housed together and sometimes share cells. “I feel like I am in a hotel,” says one Israeli-Arab “resident”. Released prisoners achieve high levels of reintegration into society. Education, skills training and job placement helps prevent repeat offences. And read about Hamas inmates!

There are 600,000 Jews in France, but one in every 300 is immigrating to Israel. French immigration first spiked above 2,000 in 2002 and reached nearly 3,000 in 2005. The French Consulate in Tel Aviv estimates that as many as 150,000 French Jews live in Israel. Many live in Netanya.