Efrat israel

Inside Chiburim: Yaron Shane’s mission to help IDF soldiers find Love After War

Yaron Shane shares how Love After War connects Israel’s soldiers and veterans with mentors and potential life partners.

|ByLEAH HAKIMIAN
YARON SHANE: Members remain in the database ‘until they break the glass.’
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Israeli community builds world's only mechanical-divide swimming pool

“I love the new Efrat pool, and I am extremely grateful every day. I feel like I should make a blessing every time I go swimming.”

|ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Ohr Torah Stone’s Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School dedicated the “Hall of Heroes,” a permanent memorial honoring 25 alumni of the yeshiva who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks over the past decades, including 11 who fell in the past two years.

This high school’s library is now a memorial to 25 fallen alumni in Efrat

Modern Orthodox high school in Efrat, south of Jerusalem, unveils a memorial to 25 graduates who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks, integrating remembrance into daily study.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A VIEW of Efrat: It’s worth reminding ourselves that aliyah is not a nostalgic story from the past but the very heartbeat of Zionism today, the writer affirms.

Aliyah continues to be a driving force behind Israeli communities - opinion

The waves of immigration keep this nation alive, youthful and ever-growing.

|ByDOVI SHEFLER

Thousands attend funeral of terror victims Maia, Rina Dee

The Dee sisters were murdered in a terror attack on Friday morning, and their mother still remains in critical condition.

APRIL 9, 2023ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Family and friends attend the funeral of Maia and Rina Dee at the Gush Etzion Regional Cemetery in Kfar Etzion on April 9, 2023. The two sisters were killed 2 days ago at a terror attack in the Jordan valley, Their mother, injured in the attack, is still in critical condition.

Israeli settlement leaders call on politicians to launch dialogue on reform

Over 90 mayors and heads of local and regional councils, including West Bank settlements, signed a letter calling for dialogue.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Opposition MKs don Israeli flags in the Knesset Plenum ahead of the first vote on the judicial reform bill, February 20, 2023.

An Evangelical’s journey to Judaism, Israel – and love of soccer

Frankie McLean, who for decades has been known as Sarit Edri, recently shared her incredible and impressive journey to Judaism and Israel. Now she's returned to soccer.

NOVEMBER 26, 2022ByHOWARD BLAS
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Grapevine October 12, 2022: A reason for renovating?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 12, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid seen at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 19, 2022.

Efrat mayor under fire from rabbis for promoting LGBT issues

15 rabbis signed a letter of protest after the Efrat municipality released a survey on a variety of LGBT issues and topics.

APRIL 6, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

How one immigrant couple is building a stronger Israel

The couple nurtures aa other joint venture: Queenrise Self-Defense, which teaches self-defense to women and teenage girls.

MARCH 10, 2022ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Yakir and Jackie Hyman

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin: Honoring a revolutionary rabbi - review

From building Efrat to Orthodox women rabbis to Christian relations.

MARCH 10, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
RABBI SHLOMO RISKIN dances with the Torah at the Ohr Torah Stone annual dinner, 2019.

US tells Israel 'refrain' from settler building as de-facto freeze sets in

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price: 'We've conveyed this message publicly and privately'

JULY 23, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
The Israeli national flag flutters as apartments are seen in the background in the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the West Bank August 18, 2020.

'A gold standard for aliyah' Zionism in the face of Israel-hatred today

I like to recall my own epiphany: that moment when I knew I would live in Israel.

JUNE 17, 2021ByBARBARA SOFER
THE GOLD family gathering at Kibbutz Nir Etzion.

Efrat a 'pioneer' on LGBTQ+-religious Zionist discourse - mayor

"As an elected official I am committed that each and every one of the community of which I am a leader will feel wanted and accepted, [and] belong to it," wrote Revivi.

JUNE 16, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
ODED REVIVI: In the Trump deal, there are things that are hard to swallow. There are things that are against what we wanted. But let us give it at least a chance.