On the other hand
With Diaspora communities facing a tsunami of hate, there has been a noticeable increase in interest from individuals and families wanting to make Aliyah.
The ex CEO of the UK United Synagogues, Jeremy Jacobs, announced that despite his family having lived in the UK for several generations, he now sees no future for Jews there. Consequently, he is making plans to move permanently to Israel.
A prominent Orthodox Rabbi in the USA, Avi Weiss, stated that “he is no longer sure what the future holds for US Jews.” He and his wife have made Aliyah. In a message on social media, he wrote the following:
My wife, Toby and I are in Israel becoming citizens. At the Interior Ministry, the official reviewing our papers – a Jew who came from Ethiopia in 1991 – asked me for proof that I was Jewish.
I showed him letters from our Rabbi. As I did so, tears began to flow.
I told him: I remember the 1970s and 80s when we marched and protested so that Ethiopian Jews could come home to Israel. Back then, many questioned whether Ethiopian Jews were Jewish at all. We insisted that our Black brothers and sisters were as Jewish as any of us.
And now, 35 years later, here was a holy Ethiopian Jew confirming my Judaism.
We had come full circle.
Holding his hand, I sang – Zeh hayom asah Hashem, nagila venismechah bo – This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Jews from East and West have returned home together.”
SURFING THERAPY
It’s definitely not Hawaii or Surfers Paradise, but for Israelis suffering from trauma, it is the next best thing.
SPACE AGE TECHNOLOGY
Israel is pioneering the latest technology in treating senior citizens who have mobility problems and suffer from depression.
It is called high tech. rehabilitation therapy.
A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Learn about a special school where students from widely differing backgrounds, Israelis and foreign students alike, learn and interact with respect for each other.
EAT AND BE HAPPY
You most probably have heard the old Jewish saying: “they tried to kill us – we survived – let’s eat!!!!
Watch this joke come to life in Israel in the midst of war.
JERUSALEM VISTA
For those unable to visit Israel at the moment here is a short video of the latest views of the Capital.
