Exploring Jerusalem through Two Short Films
Against the backdrop of rising tensions in Jerusalem, we’ve put together educator guides to two short Israeli movies – Dear God and Nur. Each film presents a different perspective on…
Five Must-Watch New TV Shows from Israel in 2020
Five Must-Watch New TV Shows from Israel in 2020 By Ittay Flescher 2020 has been a year with fewer international visitors to Israel than ever before. For this reason, the…
Tisha B’Av and Eid el-Adha on the Temple Mount
This year Eid el Adha and Tisha B’Av fell on the same day. In any other place in the world, this need not be relevant. But Israel makes the spiritual, material. Our return to the Land of Israel has reasserted the place of Place in our worship. How can we better negotiate time and space, memories and place, people and land?
Culture Connection VIII – The Palace of Windows and Loss
The Mekudeshet Festival of Jerusalem has collaborated on a magical installation of light and loss - a perfect tribute to the genius of the revolutionary photographer, Yoram Amir z"l.
To Be – under threat of annihilation, or defeat?
When the United States sneezes, the whole world catches the flu. While the decision of President Trump to withdraw US troops from Syria has led to political headlines and speculation in DC, it has put many in our area in fear for their lives. How should we respond to a sworn enemy that aims for our annihilation?
50 years since the Six Days War – Educational Materials for you
Here is a gathering of Makom materials for your free use, to address different aspects of the 50th year since the Six Days War. Both the reunification of Jerusalem, and the control over Judea and Samaria, have reached half a century.
President Trump versus the Balfour Declaration?
President Trump will become the first American president to visit the Kotel, the Western Wall. But in so doing President Trump’s advance staff have pointed out an inconvenient truth: The Kotel is on the “other” side of the Green Line. As such, it is not within Israel’s internationally recognized borders.
Without pressing pause!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2uafcPaMFQ Did you manage to spot all 14 landmarks without pressing pause? 1. Hebron Road 2. Jerusalem Cinemateque - Google street view 3. Sultan's Pool - Google street view…
Talking Israel – Rachel Azaria and R. Marcelo Bronstein
http://youtu.be/oy5QKJI1XXc For more on Yochanan Ben Zakkai, look and listen to this song written in his praise, and the materials on the page. For more on the restaurants' "Kashrut…
Yad LaKashish’s Approach
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Elderly People at the Margins
This very moment, hundreds of elderly olim are desperately lonely, with no real reason to get up in the morning. They have nowhere to go, little family who live near them, and nothing to do at home. Israeli culture and celebrates youth and often turns a blind eye to the elderly in its midst.
