Kibbutz

HOSTAGE AFFAIRS - “Every time, it’s difficult to come here. It’s the closest place I can be to Omri. He’s right here… he’s not so far from here,” said Miran.

“It felt like it was a historical moment to take part in this project. We are maybe the last generation to hear these stories told directly by the people who experienced them.”

CEO of the Kfar Aza Foundation, Alon Futterman, alongside several kibbutz members, will discuss recovery efforts and build global partnerships.

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

Tambour has donated paint and construction materials worth millions of shekels, rallying dozens of designers to help restore kindergartens, schools, and other public spaces in the south of Israel.

One of the participants held a Torah scroll in his arms and danced with it, his face glowing. He said to me: "Last year, look where we danced. And today, look where we are dancing…"

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

A year after October 7, some residents of the Gaza border area have returned to rebuild their lives on the ashes of the past, while others still long to return home.

The story’s primary focus is 12-year-old Dvir and his mother, Miri, who loves him but struggles to function, and who is considered an annoyance by most of the kibbutz members.

Amid growing concerns from the residents of the Arava about infiltrations along the Jordanian border, the head of the Eilot Regional Council: "We are calling on the Israeli government to allocate res