Projects include an elevator that will lead from the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall plaza that is accessible for the disabled; a renovation of the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, which was destroyed in 1948; and improved shade and outdoor facilities.
There’s no such thing as a visit to Jerusalem without heading to the Western Wall, right? And if there’s one thing we’d advise on your trip to the Kotel is to definitely check out the Western Wall Tunnels
I want to thank you for all of the beautiful messages and blessings that so many of you have sent to us — I know your heart is broken too over the loss of your Rabbi.
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence addressed approximately 60 international leaders on the final day of the Warsaw Summit in Poland, emphasizing the imperative for nations to withdraw from the nuclear deal and for others to recognize the global threat posed by Iran.
This week, Israel and the Jewish people mourned the loss of a beautiful soul, gone far too soon. On Thursday February 7, a Palestinian terrorist left his home in Hebron carrying a knife with the intent to murder in the name of Palestinian ‘liberation.’
“I entered Israel with a knife because I wanted to become a martyr and murder a Jew,” 29-year-old Palestinian Arafat Irfaiya reportedly said. “I met the girl by chance.”
Some may take El Salvador’s newly elected president’s Palestinian heritage at face value but this enigmatic dark-horse may be Israel’s newest ally in Central America.
Yesh Din, for example, does not define the violent activities as terror, but rather as “attempts to cause harm.” It is supported by the New Israel Fund.
Worshippers arrived at a Jerusalem synagogue for morning prayers on Tuesday to discover that it had been vandalized, with Torah scrolls and Jewish artifacts thrown on the floor.