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Jul 4, 2026, 10:25 PM

How a Daring Rescue Inspired a ‘Social Entebbe’

On the night of July 3, 1976, I stepped off a Hercules aircraft onto the tarmac of Entebbe Airport. We landed in darkness, four thousand kilometers from home, knowing that the success of the entire operation depended on every...

Jul 1, 2026, 8:00 AM

Fifty Years Later, the Spirit of Entebbe lives on

Yoni Netanyahu z"l. Illustration©️Tuvia Book, 2026

Fifty years ago, on America's bicentenary, elite Israeli commandos, led by thirty-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, rescued over one hundred hostages from Entebbe, over 2000 miles from Israel, in a daring operation that stunned the world. The only military...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 23, 2026, 10:05 AM

The Origins of Rosh Tzurim and Gvaot

Bilam’s first bracha (Bamidbar 23:7-10) declares: “From Aram, Balak, King of Moav brought me, out of the mountains of the east saying, ‘Come curse Yaakov for me. Go denounce Yisrael.’ How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How...

Silas Anastacio

Jun 22, 2026, 11:58 PM

Chaverim Group Moves Hearts at Rikuday

Last Sunday, the stage of Rikuday — CIP’s dance festival celebrating a decade of existence — was filled with emotion and representation. Among the many performances, the Chaverim Group captivated the audience with an act that went far beyond...

Jun 21, 2026, 3:00 PM

At the UN, Silence Was Not an Option

I went to the United Nations knowing it would not be a comfortable week. In light of the UN’s recent decision to blacklist Israel, some might ask why an Israeli organization would choose to show up there at all. For me,...

Jun 15, 2026, 4:20 AM

Read the Room: A Letter to Israel’s Educational Leaders on Disability Inclusion

Courtesy of the Author

Recently, a dispute erupted in Israel between the Teachers’ Union, parents’ organizations, and the Education Ministry over the future of disability inclusion in schools. The Teachers’ Union has argued that severe staffing shortages and a lack of support personnel...

Jun 10, 2026, 4:09 AM

Inches to Metric: Creating Mercaz Lavi – PTSD Center

Our team. Photo Beth Kopin

Our buddy Elie Spivack (co- founder of Mercaz Lavi) came to us four years ago. He was a distinguished combat engineer suffering from PTSD, (post traumatic stress disorder). We did not know it at the time. All we knew...

Jun 9, 2026, 5:50 PM

I had to choose between my Zionism and my disability advocacy

Protest encampments may no longer block our path to class, but Jewish students like me who are attached to Israel are still barred from full participation in campus life

May 29, 2026, 6:35 PM

Disability Inclusion in the Jewish Community Saves Lives

Rafi (center) celebrates with his Grandfather (left) and Uncle (right) at Ramah Nyack's Zimriyah Song Festival, July 2015.

Thank you to the Klein family for allowing me to share Danny’s story. May his memory be for a blessing. I often get asked by my speaking audiences: why do you speak? As a future Rabbi and busy college student,...

May 5, 2026, 4:15 AM

Enamoured on the Spectrum for British Jews

On the 2nd April 2026, I did something remarkable for Autism Awareness Day outside the Israeli Embassy in London. I held a sign saying, "I am an autistic non-Jewish friend of Israel. Ask me why." I held it up...

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