JPost.com - Josh Hasten Reporter

Improving the quality of life

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:31:48 GMT

Thanks to a relatively new and innovative product known as the Total Lift Bed, elderly patients are more mobile than ever.

Setting the example

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:11:48 GMT

HAMED AMER, currently the sole Druse MK, saw a need in his community of Shfaram for an after-school program – and launched the nationwide Druse Youth Movement in Israel to help children develop important social values and leadership skills.

Buy blue and white – and orange

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:33:49 GMT

View From The Hills: Many pro- Israel hasbara (public diplomacy) organizations have gone on the offensive.

View From The Hills: Is resilience the answer?

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:02:23 GMT

The power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity

Creating without desecrating

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:32:49 GMT

The Zomet Institute in Gush Etzion aims to overcome the challenges that modern technology presents with regard to Shabbat.

Their right to life, liberty and happiness

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:43:46 GMT

AKIM-Jerusalem provides a wide range of services for adults as well as children with mental disabilities or with special needs.

An uncommon Zionist

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:30:50 GMT

Chloé Valdary founded a pro-Israel organization on campus, which seeks to spread truth on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

A whole new world

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:22:27 GMT

After spending their childhood growing up in Iran, Jewish sisters Elena and Sivan Pashaiy finally succeeded in moving to Israel and now defend the country they were taught to hate.

Never any downtime for ‘settler’ bashing

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:00:13 GMT

Israeli scrutiny of other Jews common place among media, leaders; "appeases" PA.

Help others help themselves

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:13:02 GMT

A group of young students travels to Uganda as part of a mission to improve the humanitarian situation around the world.

A view from the hills: Praying for Adele

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:23:30 GMT

Only receiving limited media coverage, two-year-old Adele Biton from Yakir, remains fighting for life.

Sharing tactics

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:46:48 GMT

This year's AMUTA21C conference on non-profit innovation dedicated a session to learning how 'hasbara' strategies can help NGO's

An educational model?

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:37:52 GMT

The AMIT Menorat Hamaor High School at the Kfar Blatt youth village offers an alternative for those who do not fit into the typical yeshiva framework

View from the hills: Anarchists spoiling Shabbat

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:20:57 GMT

Regardless of one’s level of religious observance, Shabbat in the Jewish State of Israel is a nationwide day of rest.

Serving the elderly

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:36:42 GMT

The goal of Ezrat Avot organization’s Jerusalem Center is to give the elderly community in Jerusalem respect, love and attention.

Changing campus culture

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:16:30 GMT

A group of Jewish and African American college students decide to come to Israel to help deepen black and Jewish relations back on campus.

Youths at a crossroad

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:51:40 GMT

Participating in Jerusalem’s International Marathon next week, the Crossroads Center hopes to raise awareness of its activities

View from the Hills: Settlers out to lunch with Congress

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:56:27 GMT

I concluded my opening remarks by saying, “I stand before you as a proud and unapologetic ‘settler’ or resident of Judea and Samaria.”

The long road to recovery

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:47:39 GMT

When Gila Sibony, six months pregnant, suffered a brain hematoma and went into a coma, few believed she would survive. Today, she is back home and regaining the ability to function normally, but still needs full-time care

No end in sight for Gush Katif expellees

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:40:03 GMT

It’s been far too long without a remedy, and still there is no end in sight.

Whiz kid

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:47:56 GMT

By the time he turned 15, Tomer Hen had become an expert in the new field of mobile marketing and advertising. Today, four year later, he’s a multimillionaire with his own company

Shaping success

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:04:37 GMT

A school of jewelry and art, Yvel doubles as an absorption program, sending its students out into the workforce as trained professionals

Home away from home

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:02:07 GMT

ALEH’s success is a tribute to many people in the community.

Here comes the pressure

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:09:21 GMT

Will our prime minister be able to withstand the coming pressure to make territorial concessions?

Laugh it off

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:45:36 GMT

After being snowed out of their performance two weeks ago, Anglo comedy troupe ‘Hahafuch’ is back on stage to show fans the lighter side of life.

A View From The Hills: Mainstreaming annexation

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:55:35 GMT

While just several years ago annexing Judea and Samaria seemed liked an implausible, unrealistic, or even taboo suggestion, today the concept of establishing Jewish sovereignty over all of the land from the River to the Sea has grown into an entire movement.

View From the Hills: Jewish man’s best friend

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:14:28 GMT

Thanks to an organization called Defenders of the Land there are currently 70 anti-terror security guard dogs stationed in communities throughout Judea and Samaria.

Which party will the ‘settlers’ choose?

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:30:32 GMT

View from the Hill: My greatest hope is following the election, the residents of Judea and Samaria, along with all Israelis, will be safe and sound, as is our right, regardless of whom is steering the ship.

A View From the Hills: Agricultural terrorism

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:11:11 GMT

Avraham Herzlich describes the theft of his flock of goats by Arabs as "agricultural terrorism."

Be proud

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:18:32 GMT

Adopted into a Jewish family from South Korea, Sloane Tabisel was surprised at how connected she felt to Israel.

View From The Hills: Meanwhile, in Judea and Samaria

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:07:34 GMT

Our thoughts and prayers are with the brave and moral soldiers of the IDF, and with their success, may the rockets and missiles which are now reaching our communities as well be grounded for good.

Riding for the dawn

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:24:30 GMT

Yarden Frankl raises money by the seat of his pants, literally.

View From The Hills: ‘Signs’ that Oslo has failed

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:54:21 GMT

Teaching practicality

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:02:45 GMT

The Barkai organization’s new program trains a select group of rabbis in issues they face on a daily basis.

Learn from a fellow

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:33:18 GMT

A joint effort between the Jewish Agency and Hillel seeks to help students establish a meaningful connection to Israel.

View From the Hills: UN, ‘Unwanted Nobodies’

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:55:10 GMT

Sure there is a bloody conflict here in the Middle East – but it’s not between Jerusalem and Ramallah, but to the north in Syria.

View From The Hills: Time to make peace on the roads

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:09:31 GMT

While true peace between Israel and her Arab neighbors might still be far away, “let’s make peace, [at least] on the roads."

Paying it forward

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:58:11 GMT

Gush Etzion residents opened ‘pina hama’ – a free canteen for soldiers in the area – as a way to say thank you for their service.

A View From The Hills: Hedonism in the hills

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:17:42 GMT

One Israel Fund'a mission is to improve quality of life, provide advocacy and increase security for the residents of Judea and Samaria.

A decade of pain

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:41:28 GMT

The Koby Mandell Foundation, which has just marked a decade of providing support to bereaved families, is as relevant today as ever.

‘Cleveland Rocks,’ but Israel is home

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:57:11 GMT

View From The Hills: “The yearning for redemption sustains Judaism in Exile. Judaism in Eretz Yisrael, however, is the redemption itself.” – Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook in his book Orot.

The dream doctors

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:55:28 GMT

Medical clowns and laugh therapy specialists from around the world visit Israel for annual Advanced Medical Clowning International Summer Seminar.

View from the Hills: Popsicles for Migron

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:07:51 GMT

Despite a court order to evacuate Binyamin, the future for the 60 families living there remains in limbo.

Rewarding innovation

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:58:20 GMT

The Ruderman Family Foundation awards organizations that help the disabled.

A better perspective

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:14:23 GMT

Project Interchange brings important policymakers here to try to educate them on the complex issues and challenges that Israel faces today.

View from the hills: Will they turn on us again?

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:42:51 GMT

Ironically it is Jews with Israeli identity cards who are forbidden under Israeli law from traveling or even setting foot in area A.

Will you marry us?

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:17:29 GMT

In past years, couples seeking to wed without extensive bureaucracy would fly abroad.

Israel Sports Radio set to expand its reach

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:21:48 GMT

Jerusalem broadcaster looks to to sign a deal with a major sports radio broadcasting network in the United States.

The new Palmah

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:21:59 GMT

Shomrei Ha’am has a unique way of teaching youths from all streams of Judaism, the same values that made those who fought for the establishment of the state exemplary role models of the Jewish people.

A second home

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:14:45 GMT

For parents who don’t have the ability to care for their child with special needs, Aleh provides a solution.

View From The Hills: Gush Etzion’s peaceful brewster

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:49:31 GMT

Susan Levin is the only female “settler” brewster in all of Judea and Samaria and is the co-owner of the Lone Tree Brewery.

I’m a believer

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:36:24 GMT

Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Yuli Edelstein says Israel can win the war of ideas.

View from the Hills: Of coexistence, terror, talking rocks

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:56:46 GMT

So what is the true nature of the state of affairs these days between the Arabs and Jews in my area or anywhere else in Judea and Samaria?

Leaders-in-training

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:33:51 GMT

At the beginning of 2010, 25-year-old Londoner, college graduate Danielle Abraham was simply looking for a short-term Israel program that could provide her with a meaningful real-life and authentic Israeli experience.

Flavor is everything

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:47:24 GMT

Few people are aware that real vanilla extract can enhance the taste of a wide variety of dishes. Can one small company convince the public to use its product?

Going live for Israel

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:26:09 GMT

Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz have made a living out of advocating for the Jewish right to the Land of Israel, but are they making an impact?

A soldier remembers

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:58:24 GMT

Yisrael Ariel, founder and head of the Jerusalem-based Temple Institute, reminisces about life as a young paratrooper in 1967, 7-year-old boy in 1948.

In line for coexistence

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:52:39 GMT

Most customers in the Rami Levy store in Gush Etzion speak positively of Jews and Arabs shopping together.

Airing controversy

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:50:30 GMT

Radio show host Aaron Klein has over one million listeners on his WABC show, ‘Aaron Klein Investigative Radio.’

Ulpana: A view from the hills

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:28:10 GMT

It’s time for our court members to stop injecting their personal feelings and beliefs into their rulings.

‘A view from the hills’

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:59:30 GMT

The Palmers fear that a lenient sentence will be handed down against murderers of Israeli father, infant son.

Studying pedagogy

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:30:06 GMT

Education experts from Singapore visit Israel to study the school system here.

Stars of Israel

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:56:12 GMT

Elite program accepts only best, brightest to develope new, creative technologies for army.

As goes Migron, so goes Judea and Samaria

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:40:47 GMT

I fear that under our current leadership all of these communities are susceptible to dismantlement down the road.

Studying a start-up phenomenon

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:36:18 GMT

A one-of-a-kind university course requires students to visit Israel to gain an understanding of local innovation and thinking.

Portal to the divine

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:28:17 GMT

The Temple Institute will host the 3rd annual ‘Temple Mount Awareness Day’ to promote the site’s ‘universal significance.’

Assessing the media

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:14:50 GMT

On a recent visit here, Dr. Lance Strate, discusses social media and how they help facilitate social change.

Seeking justice for terrorists

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:25:40 GMT

Anger should be directed where it belongs: at our own government for making deals with the devil.

The heart of a community

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:15:14 GMT

One year later, residents, friends and family of the Fogel family gathered to commemorate their lives.

It’s not all downhill

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:17:02 GMT

KeneSki offers what some believe to be a ‘life-changing’ experience that entails more than just hitting the slopes.

The sole way

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:33:12 GMT

4 Swiss Catholics on 7-month pilgrimage arrived at year's end with message that people can overcome differences.

A different type of child care

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:30:38 GMT

SOS Children’s Villages ensures troubled children maintain their youth in a healthy manner – and offers them hope for the future.

A ‘Hinju’ explores her roots

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:24 GMT

Birthright participant Kesha Ram was born to a Jewish mother and a Hindu father.

Take the plunge!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:49:03 GMT

Leah Weisz, founder of Jeru-sitters which provides a babysitting service to locals and tourists, discovered an untapped market.

The sole way

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:35:29 GMT

Four Swiss Catholics on a seven-month pilgrimage arrived last week with the message that people can overcome differences.

Yes you can!

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:37:28 GMT

Many students from weaker socio-economic sectors lack the motivation to strive for success. That is where Ma’agalim comes in – to fill the gap and build self-esteem and self-worth.

Preparing for crisis

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:43:25 GMT

The Emergency Volunteers Project brings firefighters to learn about putting out a different kind of fire in the Middle East.

An archeological treasure yields controversy

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:33:42 GMT

‘The Jerusalem Post’ visits the City of David National Park and Archeology Center to learn about the latest discoveries there and to gain a better understanding of the dispute surrounding the site.

On price tag crimes and unbased assertions

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:54:22 GMT

Until anyone is convicted why is Rabbi Blau automatically assuming that this was a so-called “price tag” act carried out by Jews?

It’s about time for a ‘minute of silence’ for the Munich 11

Mon, 16 May 2011 23:54:49 GMT

Comment: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has yet to memorialize the victims.

Service with a frown

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:39:04 GMT

The minority of National Service volunteers who are unhappy in their positions complain of being asked to wash patients of opposite gender.

Running the marathon for a fallen IDF hero

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:05:24 GMT

For the first time in the 5,000+ year history of the city, Jerusalem will be hosting a professional running event of such a large magnitude.

With only one game left, preparing to part from NFL

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:55:45 GMT

The owners are threatening to lock out their employees if the NFL owners and Players Association don’t come to a contractual agreement by March.

The ageless Mordechai Goodman leaves his mark

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:04:44 GMT

Sixteen teams will battle it out over the next month to find out who will become this year’s AFI Holyland Bowl XXI champion.

Comment: Wild-card wonderment at Jerusalem’s HaGov

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:26:50 GMT

It’s the NFL playoffs and Jerusalem’s only true sports bar “The Lion’s Den” is getting ready to air the day’s second wild-card game.

I want my ‘Galgalatz’!

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:34:22 GMT

Why is it that living just 15 minutes from our capital city of Jerusalem. . .I can’t seem to tune in to Army Radio’s Galgalatz music station?