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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...

On Monday night June 30, OU Israel hosted a dinner to honor its teachers. Their efforts enable the OU Israel Center to offer 70-80 courses, shiurim and lectures in English every week. “It’s a privilege to stand before you, the giants of Jewish education,” Rabbi Avi Berman, Executive Director of...

Posthumously Inducted into NCSY Ben Zakkai Honor Society When Anne Samson was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles during the summer of 2013, the Jewish world lost a very special individual. Anne was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother who was always willing to give of her time,...

For the owners of the award-winning Psagot Winery north of Yerushalayim, terumot and masrot mean that more than 2,000 liters of this year’s production will not be for sale. In fact, this quantity will be thrown out. Terumot and masrot are tithes that apply to produce grown in biblical Eretz...

OU Israel is proud to present a fabulous Women’s Mission to Israel: L’ayla. L’ayla is unique in its strong emphasis on creating a program that fully caters to the needs and interests of women. From the arranged speakers to the carefully tailored tours, L’ayla is designed to impact, enliven...

Walking down the streets of Yerushalayim today is nothing less than a miracle. Each day, as I breathe in the Yerushalayim air, take in the myriad of Jewish faces on the street, and watch the Egged busses hurtle past the Israel Center, I thank Hashem for the miracle of...

David Katz, reputed chazzan and educator, reminisced over his first visit to the Old City of Jerusalem. “It was an organized balagan,” he described with an amused smile. Only two days after the liberation of Jerusalem, Katz remembers how he joined throngs of people headed toward the Kotel for...