“I believe that Sephardic tradition has much to offer to Israeli society and its issues.” by Pamela Deutsch Eli Bareket was born inTel Aviv-Jaffa and raised in Bat Yam. He attended elementary school in Bat Yam, and then continued his education at Boyer in Jerusalem as a boarding student. He served in the IDF in the ...
by Pamela Deutsch [caption id="attachment_1970" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="photo by: Mona Ostby Beck"][/caption] Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, Ariel was involved in the Bnei Akiva Youth Movement after the fall of the "Iron Curtain". For Ariel, the emissaries who came to the Ukraine from Israel and the US were ...
By Pamela Deutsch Zipi Mizrachi is a ground breaker. Recognizing the lack of opportunities for religious women to pursue careers as serious artists, Zipi created A Studio of Her Own. Zipi, who is 45 years old, was raised in Ashkelon, attended religious schools, and ...
by Pamela Deutsch “When I looked at the map of Reform congregations around Israel, I realized that with the exception of Yahel and Lotan, there were no Reform communities in southern Israel, not even in Beersheva or Eilat. Working in the Arava has given me the opportunity to work, live and study with people who ...
In July 2011 the Mystorin Theatre Group from Israel presented the world premier of “Baalei Shem” in the Main Square in Krakow, Poland in the framework of the International Street Theatre Festival “Ulica 24”. The performance was supported by the European Jewish ...
Shimon came to the meeting at Retorno accompanied by his son, a young officer in uniform. Shimon’s wife did not attend because she doesn’t believe in him anymore. Her faith in her husband’s ability to get rid of his drinking problem drowned long ...
The edict published by municipal rabbis forbidding the rental of apartments to Israeli Arabs has led to intensive public discussion both in the media and in many other public forums. On the one hand surveys conducted in response to the edict indicate ...
On October 18, 2010, Itim held a training seminar for social workers at Shaarei Tzedek Medical Center on the issue of burial in Israel. The seminar included critical information needed by families of the deceased including costs associated with burial, people ...
ICAR recently produced a film "Signing in Love" in order to raise awareness of prenuptial agreements to avoid get recalcitrance. The film's purpose is to encourage couples to sign these agreements. The film is also an additional educational tool to complement our ICAR' source booklet. It isavailable on ...
Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avoda will be holding a conference on Sunday June 27th, 2010 to discuss this issue. In the last several years there has been a growing trend to separate boys and girls in religious elementary schools; sometimes as early as kindergarten. ...
