Bar Giora

 “You will dwell in booths seven days” (Leviticus 23:42) As a service to the public enjoying the Sukkot festival outdoors, KKL-JNF is setting up…

The first thing one might notice upon visiting the education department at Kikar Safra this week is the surprising feeling of calm. Unlike former…

Jerusalem city attorney Yossi Havilio on Friday fired a letter to State Prosecutor Moshe Lador, in which he called into question the details of Mayor…

Beit Harishonim. The settlement's first structure served as community center, children's dormitory and dining room for decades. Take a tour of Kfar…

This is a memorable, varied and demanding full-day hike. Beginning less than 20 kilometers from Jerusalem, the path makes its way through three…

Russia was not a friendly place for Jews at the start of the 20th century. Motivated by pogroms, a number of Jews decided it was time to leave and…

"It is completely natural and easy to be involved with Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael- Jewish National Fund when you love the land of Israel," said Jim…

This is a memorable, varied and demanding full-day hike. Beginning less than 20 kilometers from Jerusalem, the path makes its way through three…

'The IDF has many fathers, but only one grandfather - Hashomer," said Israel's first prime minister and defense minister, David Ben-Gurion, prior to…

At Purim, Jews celebrate their victory over a Persian despot dedicated to their annihilation with the drinking of copious amounts of wine and cookies…

When I arrived in Israel seven years ago, I thought that I had left behind such frivolous events as Valentine's Day. And for a few years I was…

Nestled somewhere between the hills of Switzerland and the mosques of Baghdad is Tzur Hadassah. Named for the American Zionist women's group, it is…

A three-year-old baby suffocated in Bar Giora, near Jerusalem on Monday. The baby presumably choked while eating.…

Throughout my childhood, my father recounted to anyone who would listen stories from his service with the 38th Royal Fusiliers Jewish Battalion of…

The item in last month's Jerusalem Post was terse. Ro'i Leifer, 30, and his two-month-old son Tomiya, were returning to the mobile home that he and…

A man and his infant son were killed Sunday morning in a multi-vehicle collision near the Husan checkpoint, just outside of Betar Illit. It was the…

The proposed building of an NIS 1 million mikve (ritual bath) in Tzur Hadassah has opened a Pandora's box of fears and suspicions which threaten to…

This lovely hike is one of the nicest in the Judean hills, featuring Nahal Hame'ara (the Cave Stream) as its star attraction. The hike begins at…

Train traffic to Jerusalem was renewed at approximately 4 p.m. Sunday after it was stopped earlier in the day due to a suspicious bag found on the…