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
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
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
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
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)
“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
Parashat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
“As I see them from the mountain tops, gaze on them from the heights, there is a people that dwells apart, not reckoned among the nations.” (Numbers 23:9) Parashat Balak … Continued
Parashat Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
“And from there to B’er; that is the well about which God said to Moses, ‘Gather the people together, and I will give them water.’” (Numbers 21:16) Parashat Chukat appears … Continued
Parashat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)
“And fire came forth from the Lord and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.” (Numbers 16:35) The rift in communal solidarity that begins three weeks … Continued
A first Birthright trip for JCC young professionals
With a goal of enriching JCC staff knowledge of the Jewish homeland and enhancing its presence at their community centers, 20 young JCC professionals participated in JCC Association’s first Birthright … Continued