Disability Inclusion: Why Israel Must Turn 70 Years Young

By Dov Hirth As Israel remarkably enters its 70th year, the now-not-so-young country has much upon which to reflect. From becoming the ‘Start-up Nation’ to producing award-winning laureates in multiple...

Welcome to Israel: 232 New Immigrants Arrive on Aliyah

A total of 232 new immigrants touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport early on Wednesday morning on the latest aliyah flight chartered by the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization. On board from...

IDF Soldiers Thank Israel with Music Video

Some IDF soldiers found an original way to thank the people of Israel for their support during Operation Protective Edge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihpUPblk1Zc

‘Smart Apartments’ Initiative Offers Disabled New Hope For Independent Living

In an initiative of Israel’s Ministry of Welfare, the Colel Chabad charitable organization has recently launched a new project to provide disabled adults with communal apartments specifically intended to...

YU Students Tackle Houston Flood Relief

While most of their friends were enjoying the extended Labor Day weekend, 11 undergraduate students from Yeshiva University traveled to flood-ravaged Houston to assist with disaster-relief efforts. Though Hurricane...

Israeli Thinks Hebrew May Be Basis for Words in Western Languages

English and European words such as alphabet, earth, loco and habitat could come from Hebrew, according to an independent Israeli linguistics researcher who has written a number of unpublished...

The Six Wonder-Ladies: MDA’s Motorcyclists Save Lives

  As part of Magen David Adom’s ongoing efforts of to shorten response and arrival times of its teams, the emergency medicine technicians and paramedics arrive on scene events using...

Community Center Breaks Ground in Shlomit, Southern Negev

Quite literally among the booms and billows of black smoke across the nearby Gaza border, deep in Israel’s southern Negev Desert, the new community of Shlomit laid a cornerstone...

Israeli Judokas Win Medals in UAE, With Israeli Flag, Anthem

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1056562140914556930 Israeli judoka Sagi Muki defeated Matthias Casse of Belgium in the Judo Grand Slam competition in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening, winning the gold medal. Gili Cohen, Baruch Shmailov and...

Model Passover Seder at UN Draws 60 Envoys

Ambassador Danny Danon (in the middle, wearing blue tie) and fellow diplomats participate in a pre-Passover Seder held at the United Nations. Photo Shahar Azran. JNS.org – A model pre-Passover Seder...
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