In 1981, following Israel’s attack on Iraq’s nuclear reactor, the international community united in condemnation of Israel. A young pastor from San Antonio was outraged and felt that, if anything, the world should be thanking Israel for making it a safer place. John...
Several weeks ago, Israel365 launched a raffle for two free round-trip tickets to Israel. The raffle ended on Jerusalem Day (May 10). What sparked this incredible opportunity? "It was a team effort on the Israel365 staff's part," says Israel365 director Rabbi Tuly...
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...
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...
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 secrets of the Bible, and of...
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 of the Hebrew month of Tevet?...
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...
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. And throughout...
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...
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...