#MazalTov“Leaving New Jersey to fulfill my lifelong dream of Aliyah (moving to Israel). 16 hours later, as an Israeli citizen, the cab dropped me off in front of my quarantine home. 14 days to contemplate my place in Jewish history. Feeling blessed to be able to live in our homeland. […]
Shabbat Shalom from the Jerusalem Shuk in Israel. Source: Sharon Gabay
Source: photography.by.naftali iTravelJerusalem
In 1967, the Israeli paratroopers broke through Jerusalem in the 6-day-war ending decades of oppression against Jews in the Holy City. Here in this iconic photo, the three paratroopers who were photographed standing at the Western Wall are pictured together again 50 years later.Am Yisrael Chai! Happy #JerusalemDaySource: Getty Images
55 years ago today, Eli Cohen was executed by the Syrian regime. Expelled from Egypt in 1956, Eli Cohen moved to Israel and joined Israeli intelligence, infiltrating the highest ranks of Syria’s military & political elite.His heroic efforts saved many Israeli lives over the years.He was executed in Syria on May […]
“I lost my family. Twice. First when I was 7 and the Nazis forced us out of our home. The last time I saw my mother was when we entered Auschwitz. After the war, I was taken to Marseille and from there to Israel. In 1948, when I was 14, […]
“I am the first generation in my family that has both freedom from anti-Semitism and the opportunity to benefit from the continuous security and hope that Israel provides. My father spent his childhood under a military dictatorship in Argentina that despised Jews. My grandparents and great-grandparents went through the Holocaust […]
#MazalTov x3! After a difficult pregnancy, Beth Mengisto gave birth to triplets. She was so grateful to the professionals who treated her, Beth named the babies after her doctors: Yoav, Yinon and Eran. Source: The Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer
#ShabbatShalom #StayHome Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer
In Israel, a Time to Pray Amid the COVID-19 Health Crisis: When MDA’s emergency medical team had a break, they stopped to pray, one member facing Mecca and the other Jerusalem. We are proud to protect and serve all the communities of Israel! Source: מגן דוד אדום – Magen David Adom
The Bar Mitzvah is just a few weeks away and he was supposed to put on tefillin for the first time at the Western Wall. With #coronavirus changing plans everywhere, the event was cancelled. But mom figured out a way to get creative and bring the Western Wall into the house. ♥️ #MazalTov!
Israelis opened their windows and stepped onto their balconies to applaud and cheer medical professionals across Israel working tirelessly to keep us healthy. Thank you!! Source: Nefesh B’Nefesh
♥️ Thank You. Source: The Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer
CONDOLENCES: Holocaust survivor Aryeh Even, Israel’s first #coronavirus fatality. Born in Hungary, Even immigrated to Israel in 1949 where he built a family and worked as a civil servant. He is survived by 4 children, 18 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. He was 88 years old.May his memory forever be a blessing, BDE […]
The Old City walls of Jerusalem Source: StandWithUs
Jerusalem Friday morning is usually bustling. This morning March 13, 2020 I walked the whole length of Jaffa Street, the main road of Jerusalem. No voice. No visage. Terem is empty Zion square is empty Caffe Ne’eman is emptyBen Yehuda is practically empty Coffee Bean is emptyMain Superpharm is empty (no alcohol gel)Kaffit […]
Mazal tov! Holocaust survivors from the former Soviet Union, aged 96 and 91, got married in Haifa recently. What a beautiful celebration! Source: StandWithUs
Today is Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers whose place of burial is unknown. This day was fixed by the Military Chief Rabbinate on the seventh on the Hebrew month Adar, the same day as the birth and death of the biblical leader Moses, who’s place of burial is unknown […]
Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem Source: @stateofisrael
Facts. Source: UberFacts
Sometimes we just need to take a moment to stop & listen to the music, the rain, and the vibrant city sounds around us. Source: @sephardicsoul
Happy Tu B’Shvat from Israel #TuBshvat is the Jewish “New Year of the trees”. On Tu B’Shvat we plant trees for future generations. Tu is the number 15 in the biblical numbering system (which uses the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet). B’ is Hebrew for “in”. Shvat is the current […]
#MazalTov Eden Alene – עדן אלנה! The 19 year old Israel Defense Forcessoldier, will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 this coming May in Rotterdam.
“From space, Israel looks just like it is: very small and very beautiful” – Ilan Ramon 17 years ago on February 1st 2003, we lost Col. Ilan Ramon, an Israeli Air Force fighter pilot & Israel’s 1st astronaut for NASA. Ramon was the space shuttle payload specialist of STS-107, the […]
Children Holocaust survivors, arriving at the Haifa port in Israel. Source: Kluger Zoltan, Government Press Office
Source: Uri Pilichowski
The unbelievable moment Holocaust survivor Lila sees her grandson flying over her home in Israel. Source: Israel Defense Forces
#shavuatov #goodweek from Jerusalem Source: @daniyyel_n
Watch this unprecedented event, Thursday January 23, 2020. Over 45 world leaders and Heads of State gather at Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem for the 5th World Holocaust Forum, under the banner: “Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism.” The forum includes addresses from a number of world leaders, short video […]
Pictured here is an exit at Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem. The top image is a look back at the memorial. The bottom image is when you turn around and exit to a view of the city of Jerusalem #AmYisraelChai American Society for Yad Vashem
#MLK “I see Israel as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Source: Israel Defense Forces
