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In what they said was the largest gathering of global Jewish community leaders since the October 7 massacre, t

Almost five months have passed since Oct. 7. Most evacuees have begun returning home, but it’s not at all back to normal.

Rashi Foundation CEO Michal Cohen on revitalizing war-torn communities


In a surprise emotional reunion, Shalev Best was able to thank the citizen soldiers who rescued him during a gunfight with terrorists in Ofakim

Shalev Best, a police officer wounded on Oct. 7th was finally discharged from the hospital after 4 months.

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Since the war broke out on October 7, KKL-JNF has deployed its resources in Israel’s South to help those most in need.

“I’ve been to Israel on numerous occasions. But this visit has been the most poignant and the most heartbreaking." 

Passers-by call Tali Haddad a heroine when she shows them the place in the Israeli town of Ofakim where she saved 12 people from Hamas fighters on October 7, including her own son.Haddad took 12 people to safety as bullets whistled over her car.

Hadar Kess was appointed as an advisor to the State of Israel on orphans due to the dramatic increase in orphans following the October 7th war.