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The summer of 2014 will no doubt be known as the Summer of the War in Gaza. But despite the war – or perhaps because of it -- for teens who participated in NCSY Summer Programs, they will remember it as the Best Summer Ever. NCSY is the international youth...

Sunday July 27: JG, a friendly woman in her 50s, lives in a poor section of the poor Israeli city of Dimona (famous for its nuclear facilities). She told me this afternoon that six and half years ago her daughter finally decided to divorce her husband. The police...

Astonishing. Overpowering. Inspiring. Loud. Unforgettable. These are words that describe the OU Mission Shabbat in Sderot, 2 kilometers from Gaza border, and at its hesder yeshiva, whose students learn Torah and serve in the IDF. Bomb shelters are everywhere in Sderot. Buildings, schools, playgrounds, and bus stops are made of thick,...

Jerusalem, July 23: An estimated 30,000 Israelis from all over the country paid their respects to Max Steinberg ז"ל who was buried in Jerusalem’s Mt. Herzl military cemetery today. He was 24 when he was killed in action in...

This project is financed by the resources of OU Israel and by general contributions made to the OU Israel Emergency Fund. This report relates to activities in Sderot, Bet Shemesh and Ramat Bet Shemesh. All of these workshops took place between July 16-20. There is more work that needs...

Photos by Abba Richman Planning this fun day wasn’t easy. It seemed that every time there was a siren or Code Red alert, another teen cancelled. They’re nervous. And their parents re-thought their permission. In the end 70 teens from Oraita in Ofakim and Makom BaLev in Sderot and Kiryat...

Anyone who has made aliyah has been asked this question at one time or another: Why did you come now? Usually the oleh or olim involved answer the question by saying that it’s the right time for them or for their children. Or they give another personal response. But...