Efrat israel

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.”

FEBRUARY 15, 2026|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.

JANUARY 4, 2026|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.

NOVEMBER 1, 2025|ByDOVI SHEFLER

Efrat Council head: We're creating sovereignty 'on the ground' without waiting for declarations

Efrat Council head Dovi Shefler says construction is already expanding the settlement, pushing for sovereignty ahead of Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025|ByKESHET NEEV

Parshat Pinhas: What makes a leader?

Joshua is a true leader, who proved himself by “nurturing” and tending to the needs of his rebbe in addition to his having learned from him.

JULY 10, 2014BySHLOMO RISKIN

The man who quietly built Gush Etzion

Moshe Moshkowitz recalls the journey he took to contributing to the creation of 10 communities across the country.

JUNE 12, 2014ByANAV SILVERMAN

Moshe Moshkowitz (left) in Kibbutz Masuot Yitzhak during Purim this year.

Parshat Behukotai: Destruction, repentance, restoration

Why two chapters of such horrific imprecations and why is our Leviticus chapter mitigated by a promise of Divine remembrance and redemption while the Deuteronomy chapter has no such respite?

MAY 15, 2014BySHLOMO RISKIN