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Israel to Help European Jews Flee Anti-Semitism

June 27, 2014 In response to the continued rise of anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel is investing NIS 30 million ($17 million) to help European Jewry make Aliyah (immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return) in 2014 and 2015. "In light of increasing anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, there is a real need to encourage aliyah from Europe," Israeli Immigration Absorption Minister Sofa Landver said. Aliyah as a whole has gone up 55 percent, drawing record numbers from the Ukraine and from France—four times as many as last year.

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Parasha Chukat (Statute or Decree): The Mystery of the Red Heifer

June 27, 2014 Although chukim (ordinances) are laws that seem to have no rational explanation, and remain undecipherable to our limited human understanding, we can trust that God has good reason for instituting them. Just like children do not always understand why their parents lay down certain rules, we don’t always understand our Heavenly Father’s intentions or reasons.

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Hamas Summer Camp Militarizes Young Palestinians

June 24, 2014 While many children in the West are looking forward to summer camp with hours spent playing, creating art, and learning skills such as swimming and canoeing, in the Gaza Strip, children are attending camps designed around robbing them of their childhood innocence. This summer, many of Gaza's children will be participating in about 70 Hamas camp sessions at which they will learn to shoot anti-tank weapons and Kalashnikov rifles, dismantle guns blindfolded and enact kidnappings of Israelis.

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Israeli High School Students Launch Nanosatellite to Aid Lost Travelers

June 24, 2014 On Thursday, a tiny satellite designed by Israeli high school students to locate lost travelers was launched from Russia. Duchifat 1 (Hebrew for "hoopoe," the national bird of Israel), is Israel's first nano-satellite, weighing only 840 grams (1.9 lbs). Nearly 200 young designers and developers at the Herzliya Science Centre built the miniscule device that will travel its 90-minute orbit around Earth listening for the calls of lost travelers with no cell phone reception on land or at sea.

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Mobile Safety Net Increases Security for Diabetics

June 20, 2014 The Israeli-developed application HelpAround has made help for diabetes patients just a click away on the smartphone. The mobile crowdsourcing application allows diabetics to find someone nearby that has a glucose tablet, meter, dose of insulin or advice to share when the need arises. “Diabetics often find themselves in dangerous, scary, or unpredictable situations and running back home is not always an option,” said HelpAround CEO Yishai Knobel, who is a former mobile health executive for diabetes tech giant AgaMatrix.

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Parasha Korach (Korah): Appointed for Service

June 20, 2014 In this week's Parasha, Korach (a Levite) challenges the leadership of Moses and the Aaronic priesthood (kehunah). Joining Korach’s rebellion against Moses are Dathan and Abiram (from the tribe of Reuben), as well as 250 key council members who defy Moses and Aaron, stating, "You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?" (Numbers 16:3)

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Families of Abducted Teens Call on the World to Help Free Their Boys

June 19, 2014 On Tuesday, the boys’ families gathered together for mutual support for the first time at the Frenkel home in Nof Ayalon, a city in central Israel near Modiin. Mrs. Frenkel urged everyone to keep praying for the boys’ protection. "We want … to strengthen security forces, who are working day and night, the decision-makers, and the prime minister, who is in contact with us," she said, adding: "We feel deeply embraced by the entire Jewish nation, which accompanies us throughout the day, which gives us so much support."

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Jerusalem Shines in the 6th Festival of Light

June 13, 2014 Jerusalem's 6th annual Festival of Light is inspiring the world to visit Israel's ancient capital city. The Old City has been aglow since Wednesday, as 17 acclaimed international light artists from the United States, Portugal, France, Germany and Holland skillfully project dramatic 3-D images and movies against its ancient stone walls and present interactive displays throughout the city.

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Parasha Shlach (Send): Minding What We Hear

June 13, 2014 In Parasha Shlach, 12 spies (m'raglim) are dispatched into the land of Canaan to spy out the land that God promised to give them as their new home. They returned with huge clusters of grapes, since it was the season of the first ripe grapes, which coincides with the months of July and August. Although each of the spies acknowledged the bounty in the Land, they also reported that strong, violent giants lived there, spreading fear and doubt among the children of Israel, saying: “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height.” (Numbers 13:32)

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Reuven Rivlin Elected as Israel’s 10th President

June 13, 2014 Israel's new president-elect, Reuven "Rubi" Rivlin, is set to take the reins following seven years of leadership from Israel’s beloved President Shimon Peres. From the political party Likud, right-leaning Rivlin garnered 63 votes for the presidential seat on Tuesday, 10 more than Hatnua contender Meir Sheetrit. Peres called Rivlin on Tuesday evening to welcome him to the post. "Rubi, Your Excellency the next President of the State of Israel, you are right for this role,” Peres told Rivlin. “It is a position that brings with it responsibility, you have to consider your every word and every action, but you will do it successfully because you are, to your core, a good person.”

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