Israel under fire Amy Rosenthal shares her memories and pictures of a beautiful Israel landscape with our readers. “With 678 fires so far, crops burning and animals burned alive, where is the outrage?” Amy Rosenthal Israel Burns from Hamas Attacks As Israel burns from Hamas attacks, day after day for more than 100 days, why … Read more
Photo Credit: Israeli Defense Forces Mark Werner, an American volunteer on an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) base from Raleigh, North Carolina, reports his experience near Gaza. Writing in The Times of Israel, Werner states: “Most Americans have never had the experience of being wakened in the middle of the night by a Tzeva Adom (‘Code Red’) … Read more
This is the sixth post in a series featuring North Carolinians discussing their love of Israel. Thank you Natalie Ecanow! What is your most memorable moment in Israel? On my eighth-grade trip to Israel, my class davened the Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Kotel during our time in Jerusalem. Welcoming Shabbat through raucous song and … Read more
This is the fifth post in a series featuring North Carolinians discussing their love of Israel. Thank you Leora Fields! What is your most memorable moment in Israel? There are so many memorable moments in Israel! I am who I am because of the time I’ve spent in Israel. I can honestly say that I … Read more
Update: Shortly after this post was published, UNC announced late today that the book’s offending passages have been removed from the coming 2018 Fall edition about to be released. An online textbook on health and wellness, 21st Century Wellness, which is one choice among several in a course that UNC-Chapel Hill has mandated its students take, has ignited … Read more
A Voice4Israel board member is reading The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland―Then, Now, Tomorrow by Gil Troy. She would like to share this quote from the introduction: “Sadly, the most frequent question non-Israeli Jews have asked me about this book is ‘Will you include anti-Zionists, too?’ When feminist anthologies include sexists, LGBT anthologies include … Read more
This is the third post in a series featuring North Carolinians discussing their love of Israel. Thank you Orna Drawas for participating! What is your most memorable moment in Israel? In Jerusalem one evening after dark, we happened to arrive at the Kotel as the IDF was holding their swearing-in ceremony. Hundreds of young men and … Read more
This is the second post in a series featuring North Carolinians discussing their love of Israel. What is your most memorable moment in Israel? Hands down this would be my first Shabbat in Jerusalem. Truly having a day of rest and then watching the city come alive after Havdallah was amazing. Walking down the street as the … Read more
This is the first post in a series featuring North Carolinians discussing their love of Israel. Special thanks to Orit Ramler Szulik for launching the I Love Israel series. What is your most memorable moment in Israel? Every moment in Israel is memorable! I always remember when I was 9 years old and the Entebbe Operation … Read more
Our local Jewish community has been jolted by recent episodes of anti-Semitism, but through our strong presence at the StandWithUs/Voice4Israel farmers market booth, we’re showing that we are an integral and vibrant part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill community. We will be at the Durham Farmer’s Market, 501 Foster St, Durham, North Carolina 27701, from 8AM-12 … Read more
