Posts Tagged: Judy Lash Balint
Jewish and Mormon Leaders Come Together to Remember Shared Values, Support for Zionism
JNS.org -- Exactly 175 years ago, an American non-Jew, under the direction of the founder of his church, climbed the Mount of Olives and offered an...
At Jerusalem Film Festival, New Year Brings New Kind of Drama
JNS.org - In July 2014 in Jerusalem, sirens over the city at the beginning of the 50-day Gaza war forced the cancellation of the outdoor opening...
On Israel’s Anniversary, President Reuven Rivlin Looks Ahead
JNS.org - You could call it Israel's version of former U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt's "fireside chat." President Reuven Rivlin, 75, sat down with...
Uncanny Similarities: Lebanon 2006, Gaza 2014
Exactly eight years ago, on July 21, 2006, Major Benji Hillman, 27, of Raanana was buried in the middle of the Second Lebanon War. Benji, the...
How Two Women Work to Shift Public Opinion on Israeli Sovereignty
JNS.org - Almost every day, Nadia Matar, 48, steers her battered white SUV along the hilly roads between Jerusalem and Gush Etzion to visit...
Preserving the Memories of Israel’s Creation
JNS.org - Elad Peled, 87, has told the story of how he was injured during the battle for Tzfat (Safed) in Israel's War...
Purim and the Poor in Israel
JNS.org - Israelis take Purim seriously—kids get the day off school, many towns put on a lively Purim parade, and the streets are filled...
From Major Speakers to Exhibitors, Federation GA in Israel a ‘Global Jewish Shuk’
JNS.org - JERUSALEM—Several halls of Jerusalem's International Congress Center were filled with booths representing the best of Israeli innovations as the Jewish Federations...
Ten Ways You Know Rosh Hashana in Israel is Almost Here
1. Turn on the radio any time in the weeks between the date school starts and Yom Kippur, and it's a sure bet that on...
