Israel Active

Ayala Zacks Abramov, who passed away aged 99, bequeathed valuable works to the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum. Her trust fund already benefits young students of the arts.

Boys Town Jerusalem has been providing education to orphans and children of destitute parents for over 60 years. It is now helping to power Israeli homes thanks to its new rooftop solar field.

Tania Didio left Las Vegas for Kibbutz Magen and a regular barrage of Kassam rockets from Gaza. But the calmness shown by children under fire has made a big impression on her.

Volunteers assist in day care centres, teach Judaism in secular schools, help hospital staff, help the physically or mentally handicapped or work with environmental and aid groups.

17-year-old Arina Shestopolov Censor saved two men badly injured from Grad missiles. Her actions were rewarded with a certificate and a full scholarship to Ben Gurion University.

This newsletter was issued on Sept 11th 2011 – the 10th anniversary of 9/11. This musical video depicts someone who missed being killed because he was in hospital instead of at his desk at the World Trade Centre. He was visiting a man receiving treatment following the Sbarro Pizza restaurant bombing in Jerusalem a month earlier. Why was he there? Please watch, reflect and remember.

Only in Israel. I’m sitting writing this week’s newsletter and music outside gets louder and louder. I look over the balcony and see a hundred people dancing towards us, following a float and decorated scrolls of the Torah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itEbLGHydz0

In any riot scenario or attempt to breach our borders, Israel has developed a doctrine and system to avoid fatal civilian casualties.

I’ve said it before. We are the ‘People of The Book’. So what better way to spend the time waiting for your bus in Kfar Saba than to borrow a few books? I hope there’s no fine if the return bus is late!

The massively popular Nigerian spiritual leader paid a return visit to the Jewish State and made a point of supporting Jews right to settle anywhere in Biblical Israel.