Sderot

Sderot, Ofakim to join gov't Miri Regev-led Oct. 7 memorial event

Several Gaza border communities, as well as the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, have announced they will not participate in the event and will instead host their own. 

Gov't calls for ag-tech projects, will offer funding up to NIS 16m.

Israel's new program provides NIS 16m. to ag-tech start-ups, aiming to boost innovation and revitalize Gaza border communities.

21/08/2024

Resilience in crisis: How Emunah and Israeli solidarity shine amid trauma

As we observe Tisha B’Av, a day that marks the breaking apart of the Jewish nation, we would do well to reflect on how our people today, under the darkest of circumstances, take care of one another. 

By MEIRA LERNER
13/08/2024

Linoy El Ezra of MDA Dispatch Center told children where to hide from terrorists

Dispatch teams gave life-saving medical treatment advice over the phone to hotline callers.

  A group of students from Ben Gurion University who received a scholarship from KKL-JNF.

October 7 wrecked Israelis' college dreams: A scholarship can reignite them

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund has created a scholarship fund for students from the Gaza border communities.

This year's Israel Festival reckons with the reality of a post-October 7 country

The festival sets out “to do what art and creation know so well to do – to create a space where complexity, multifaceted thought, and imagination can coexist in unison,” artistic directors state.

30/07/2024
  Avishai Schlesinger, the owner of "Hamburger HaBikta"

The South on the tip of our tongue: Wolt's special peek to Gaza Envelope culinary world

Wolt's tour took them to businesses operating in the Gaza Envelope, Sderot, and Nativot.

Wolt begins operations in Sderot, Netivot, and Gaza Envelope

Wolt expands to Sderot, Netivot, and 30 nearby communities, including Kibbutz Kfar Aza and Kibbutz Be'eri. Company executives met with local mayors and received their blessings.

By PELED ARBELI
16/07/2024

Wolt launches operations in Sderot, Netivot, other Gaza border communities

Wolt now operates with over 8,000 businesses, including in 30 new communities near the Gaza border.

In Jerusalem, a unique hotel offers respite for women who have experienced stillbirth

Although stillbirth is only officially recognized by Israeli authorities from 22 weeks of pregnancy, the center allows women to come as early as 20 weeks and up to four months after birth.

By DEBORAH DANAN/JTA
25/06/2024
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