Tag: Israel

Economic and Demographic Developments in Israel

February 19, 2026

Professor Avi Weiss, President of the Taub Center in Israel, will discuss economic and demographic developments in Israel, drawing on the findings of the Center’s 2025 “State of the Nation” …

Zimriyah: Celebrating Israel’s 78th Independence Day

February 19, 2026

Join us for Zimriyah 2.0, a joyful musical celebration of Israel’s 78th Independence Day and a continuation of a new Beth El tradition. Following last year’s successful inaugural Zimriyah, K–5th–grade …

Israel: What Comes Next

February 11, 2026

Please join us for a Shabbat afternoon conversation with Tom Warrick to discuss the current events in Israel and what happens next. Tom is a member of the Beth El Security Committee who has three …

Great Miracles Happen Here

December 9, 2025

Dreidel trivia: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the most dreidels spinning simultaneously for at least 10 seconds is 820. The longest dreidel spin is one minute, 29.93 …

A Very Special Hanukkah

December 2, 2025

As we look forward to the celebration of Hanukkah, three words tend to dominate: gifts, lights, and miracles. We search for presents for our children and grandchildren. We clean our …

A New Day for Nir Oz as Two Heroes Return

September 26, 2025

The latest chapter in the Kesher Nir Oz partnership took place on September 7 at the Bender JCC as our community welcomed returned hostage and hero of Israel, Gadi Moses, (age …

A Bittersweet Novel of Israel

August 19, 2025

Lihi Lapid’s bestselling Israeli novel, On Her Own, is now available in English, translated by Sondra Silverston. As the book opens, a terrified eighteen-year-old girl, Nina, is cowering in the stairwell …

57 Hours in Israel

June 4, 2021

If we are ‘friends’ on Facebook, you have seen my video updates from Israel.  (Click here to get to my FB page for the messages.) This week, I participated in …

How Do We Tell Israel’s Story?

April 24, 2020

Today is Rosh Chodesh Iyar, the month in which Israel’s Independence falls – the 5th of Iyar corresponding to April 29, 2020. As this is also the fourth week of …

Another Topic of Conversation

March 6, 2020

We have quickly become consumed by concern for coronavirus, COVID-19.  Store shelves have been emptied of hand sanitizers and bleach wipes.  I have heard of confrontations over face masks.  Some …