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New Trees For Maoz Esther

Baruch, the Israel365 agriculture specialist, met with Ahuviel Sandak to plant trees in the community of Maoz Esther. Maoz Esther is a small agricultural settlement founded around a year ago. Like in many other new settlements, the residents of Maoz Esther are living in temporary…

Israel365 Plants Trees In Givat Aleph

Baruch, the Israel365 agricultural specialist, was back on the road, planting trees and beautifying God's Holy land. Givat Aleph is a budding agricultural settlement just outside of the town Kochav Hashachar, overlooking the Jordan River Valley. The community of Givat Aleph is only about a…

Rabbi Tuly Weisz Visits Lachish

Lachish is an amazing spot in Israel. It was hard for me to believe that there were so few other tourists exploring the area when I visited it with tour guide Sruly Jacobson. It is safe to say that Lachish is one of the better-kept…

Why Christians Should Care about the Jewish Fast of Tevet

There a number of fast days on the Jewish calendar. Most famous is “Yom Kippur”, the Day of Atonement. However, today marks another fast day, known as “Asarah B’Tevet”, or the Fast of the 10th of Tevet. Why do Jews fast on the 10th day…

Israel365 Brings Hanukkah Cheer to Holocaust Survivors With Dementia

Today was the first day of Hanukkah and Israel365 was at the Melabev Day Center celebrating with Holocaust Survivors with dementia. Melabev is a wonderful center that offers day programming to elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia. Israel365 sponsors the ad habayit program which…

Welcoming our son into the Covenant of Abraham

This past Friday, my family and I welcomed our new baby into the ancient Covenant of Abraham with a ritual circumcision and naming ceremony. "You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and that shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.…

Hanukkah is Coming! And These Sweet Survivors Can’t Wait!

Yesterday, Rabbi Tuly Weisz was back at Melabev Day Center in Bet Shemesh. Melabev provides community care for people living with dementia and Alzheimer's. Among the people that attend the daily programming at Melabev Bet Shemesh are multiple elderly Holocaust survivors. Every day, Melabev provides…

Rabbi Tuly Weisz’s Eulogy for His Father, Michael Weisz

With all my recent back and forth flights from Israel I’ve had a long time to think about this moment and originally had pages and pages of incredible stories, describing all of Dad’s amazing attributes and accomplishments. The hardest part was narrowing my remarks and…

A Chance Encounter That Was Not Lost On Me

I have to tell you about an amazing chance encounter I had on Hoshana Rabbah. Hoshana Rabbah, the seventh day of Sukkot, is the time of year that we begin praying for rain in Israel. As usual, I found myself praying in synagogue on the morning of…

Adding to the Miracles in Taoz

We have been LOVING travelling this beautiful country meeting amazing individuals, learning fascinating history and PLANTING TREES. A couple of weeks ago, we planted trees in the community of Tarom. It was only appropriate that we visit the sister community of Taoz, located just across…