Pesach, the holiday of spring, will be rainy and cold this year, accompanied by desert dust storms—an accurate reflection of our collective mood. Pesach, also known as the Festival of … Continued
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A Special Purim Message from Israel
By Leah Garber Purim is in the air. The sun shines brightly, and together with everyone, it tries with all its might to don a holiday costume and celebrate—to mark, … Continued
What autumn winds cannot blow away
Israel’s fall brings the first rain and wind, and tries to wash away 50 days of fighting and the memories of the long, painful and frustrating summer war we fought … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Rosh Hashanah message The days are getting shorter, the air is cooler. Leaves are blowing in the wind and wayward birds fly high above, looking for something, perhaps new beginnings. … Continued
Operation Protective Edge — Day 28 The 50th day of fighting between Israel and Hamas brings incessant rocket fire toward Israel’s south and Israel’s center. So far more than 100 … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Operation Protective Edge — Day 46 Since Hamas renewed firing missiles on Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of rockets have been launched at Israel. Some have made direct hits, including, very sadly, a four-year-old … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
Shabbat message— Operation Protective Edge continues So close — but not there yet. We were so close to a return to normalcy, to what an Israeli summer should be: sun, beach, … Continued
Update from JCC Israel Center
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
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
Update from JCC Israel Center
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