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

Seinfeld draws no laughs over visit to training camp

Caliber 3 facility in Efrat says comedian experienced ‘Krav Maga, assault dogs and lots of Zionism’

JANUARY 9, 2018ByAMY SPIRO, ANNA AHRONHEIM
Jerry Seinfeld visiting an Israeli Air force base, January 2, 2018

US on Jerusalem annexation bill: Israel, Palestinians must support peace

Politicians spar over the legitimacy of folding more Jewish communities into Jerusalem city limits.

OCTOBER 27, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Heather Nauert

Think About It: Unstitching vestiges of statism and national unity

The positions expressed by those who spoke at the ceremony in Gush Etzion were way out of any national consensus.

OCTOBER 1, 2017BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
EFRAT AT sunset. ‘The positions expressed by those who spoke at the ceremony in Gush Etzion were way out of any national consensus.

Grapevine: Yet another milestone

WONDERWOMAN MAY be banned in Lebanon and Ramallah, but last night a group of approximately 130 women went to Cinema City Jerusalem for a special screening.

JUNE 15, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR Koji Tomito and President Reuven Rivlin meet at the capital’s King David Hotel.

Chief Rabbinate considers kashrut supervision reforms

The Chief Rabbinate has stated that it is considering the settlement of Efrat's kashrut procedures as a model for the rest of the country.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
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Woman to serve as rabbinical court administrator in Efrat

Chief Rabbi of Efrat Rabbi Shlomo Riskin underlined the importance of Rosenfeld’s new role as court administrator as a step which could broaden the appeal of the institution.

NOVEMBER 15, 2016ByJEREMY SHARON
Jennie Rosenfeld

Netanyahu: International community must pressure PA to release succah guests

The four Palestinians were part of a group of 30 Palestinians who had attended a Succot celebration at the home of Efrat council head Oded Revivi on Wednesday morning.

OCTOBER 23, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

PA detains four Palestinians for drinking coffee with settlers in Efrat succa

“It’s quite pathetic to be arrested for having a cup of coffee with your neighbors,” said Efrat council head Oded Revivi

OCTOBER 23, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, ADAM RASGON
EFRAT COUNCIL head Oded Revivi hosts 30 Palestinians from the Bethlehem and Hebron area and representatives of the IDF and Border Police in his succa on Wednesday.

Seven decades delayed, Holocaust survivors make aliya

Felix, 94, and Feiga, 90, met in Bergen-Belsen.

AUGUST 19, 2015BySAM SOKOL
FEIGA AND FELIX BANDOS are welcomed by their family to Efrat last week.

Rabbi Riskin’s term extended after Rabbinate had thrown doubt on his continued tenure

“I think this episode was a huge victory for those who want to see changes in the Rabbinate,” says Former Yesh Atid MK Dov Lipman.

JUNE 29, 2015ByHANNAH SARISOHN
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin