“You shall say to your child, ‘We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and God took us out of Egypt with a strong hand.’” (Deuteronomy 6:21) Parashat Va-etchanan includes both … Continued
Parashat Va-etchanan (Deut. 3:23-7:11)
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Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge — Day 29 And hopefully the last day of war and the first of a wonderful, normal summer! Both Israel and Hamas have agreed to the Egyptian … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge — Day 28 Yesterday Israel buried four of her best sons, courageous soldiers, our heroes. They were killed in the Rafah battle on Friday. Among them is … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge — Day 25 On the 25th day of Operation Protective Edge, I was planning to write something about our war routine. However nothing about today is routine. … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge — Day 24 In the past 24 hours, 85 Israeli soldiers were wounded in Gaza and Hamas continues to fire at Israeli cities. The operation continues, even … Continued
Parashat D’varim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)
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“The Lord our God spoke to us at Chorev, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.’” (Deuteronomy 1: 6) Parashat D’varim opens the fifth and final book of … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge— Day 23 On the 23rd day of the fighting, we woke up to relative calm — Hamas fired significantly lower fewer rockets into Israel. Unfortunately that didn’t … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge — Day 22 Waking up to the 22nd day of Operation Protective Edge to news that five more Israeli soldiers had been killed, bringing the total deaths … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge — Day 21 On the 21st day of Operation Protective Edge, Israel counts with tears the death of 48 Israeli soldiers killed in battle. These are 48 … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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Operation Protective Edge — Day 18 After a relatively calm night, sirens blared across southern and central Israel today, marking the 18th day of Operation Protective Edge. Sirens went off … Continued