Operation Protective Edge – Day 14 By the end of today, we mourn the loss of 25 Israeli soldiers that were killed since the ground operation began. We never get used to … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Archives for July 2014
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge – Day 11 At exactly 10:30 pm Israel time last night, our troops entered the Gaza Strip and marked the beginning of the ground operation. Israeli residents … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge – Day 10 On the tenth day of Operation Protective Edge, the ground war has just started. Today, it really hit me— the great dissonance between the … Continued
Parashat Mattot (Numbers 30:2-32:42)
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“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,” Avenge the Israelite people on the Midianites; then you shall be gathered to your kin.” (Numbers 31:1) Parashat Mattot provides a rebuttal to the … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge – Day Nine As I was writing yesterday’s update about Israeli volunteers, 37-year-old Dror Hanin, father of three from Israel’s center, drove to the Gaza border to share refreshments … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge – Cease-Fire or Day Eight? After a relatively quiet night, this morning began with hopes for a cease-fire to end this round of fighting. Israel’s security cabinet … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge – Day Seven The seventh day of Operation Protective Edge began with an increase in the number of missiles launched at Israel’s south. Earlier today Israel used a Patriot … Continued
An update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge– Day four The fourth day of Operation Protective Edge began with an early morning shooting from southern Lebanon aimed at Israel’s most northern town, Metula, which sits … Continued
An update from JCC Israel Center
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July 10 2014 Operation Protective Edge – background and updates During the search for the three missing Israeli boys, Eyal Yifrach, GilAd Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel, Israel’s Defense Forces arrested … Continued
Parashat Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1)
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“And you shall put of your honor upon him, that all the congregation of Israel may hearken.” (Numbers 27:20) Parashat Pinchas heralds two impending transitions. First, the census of military-age … Continued