Over the last 20 years many Jews have left the FSU and settled in Israel, with the rest in the US, Germany, Australia and other countries around the world. These immigrants no matter where they have settled share some common factors. Many of them ...
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 “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 ...
More and more Jews in Israel are showing interest in their Jewish identity, in Jewish tradition and in Jewish culture. Reform and Progressive Judaism offers Israelis an opportunity to become acquainted with answers they are looking for in a manner that is accessible and ...
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 ...
ITIM, The Jewish Life Information Center, is an independent, non-profit organization, dedicated to making Jewish life accessible to all. ITIM offers extensive information about the different aspects of the Jewish life cycle including historical, legal and psychological information as well as ...
Most Israelis are not flocking to synagogues or houses of study to explore their Judaism, however there is growing interest in “finding our Jewish roots” in a variety of ways. Beit Midrash Elul, the pioneer of Jewish renewal in Israel celebrates 20 years of ...
This is a dream come true –Elul has opened the first Beit Midrash to train storytellers in the art of adapting and performing Jewish stories from the Sages for Israeli children and their parents. Inundated by Disney-type characters and stories, our children need to ...
