The Times of Israel

From Sept. 1, the storied Nahal military group will return to its agricultural roots

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 05:29:00 +0000

18-year-olds will volunteer for a pre-army service year and mixed combat-community work on Gaza border and the north to strengthen and protect communities affected by Oct. 7

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As yet another wartime summer affects travel to Israel, Jewish youth programs are pivoting

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:31:32 +0000

Visits to the Holy Land can be a formative experience for Diaspora Jews, but constant travel impediments in the turbulent region force trip leaders to innovate - or go elsewhere

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‘They made him out to be a murderer’: Bus driver involved in fatal crash buried

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:57:07 +0000

Family, friends defend Asher Basson, who allegedly drove dangerously ahead of deadly collision and reportedly had dozens of driving convictions in his 55 years on the road

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Before fatal crash, bus driver allegedly drove wildly to silence teen passengers

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:29:48 +0000

Youth group counselor says Asher Basson was annoyed by the noise and would accelerate or slow down suddenly; driver, who has dozens of prior convictions, was one of 5 fatalities

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80 years after being banned by Nazis, Bnei Akiva is back in Germany — sort of

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 02:01:40 +0000

The Zionist youth movement takes on a new educational role in the face of local Jews' hostility to the idea of emigration to Israel

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Bnei Akiva high school teachers to strike Friday

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:24:42 +0000

Yeshivot and Ulpanot throughout Israel to be shuttered as part of ongoing demands for wage increase

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After 8 decades, Religious Zionist youth movement reopens in Germany

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:09:31 +0000

Bnei Akiva head says gaining charitable status is 'another little victory over the Nazis and the new anti-Semites'

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Brother of fallen IDF soldier puts on Purim dance in his memory

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:55:36 +0000

Worldwide members of Jewish youth movement join in holiday video calling for release of Hadar Goldin's body from Hamas

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Matisyahu sings at his kids’ Jewish summer camp

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:05:30 +0000

Artist gives surprise performance for Bnei Akiva campers in Pennsylvania

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Jewish camp in California cuts session short over salmonella outbreak

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:21:51 +0000

Site run by Bnei Akiva will be 'cleared and cleaned,' the organization says

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Theresa May, Jews and Israel — 6 connections

Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:50:24 +0000

Cameron's successor, a vicar's daughter, is a firm supporter of Israel, of the Jewish community... and of a celebrity Israeli chef

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Incoming British PM Theresa May seen as warm supporter of Israel

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:14:21 +0000

Cameron's successor, set to take over this week, spoke of her 'honor' in celebrating Israel’s independence at Bnei Akiva event this year

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Raised with miracle of parents’ survival, author writes magical Holocaust tales

Fri, 27 May 2016 14:31:27 +0000

With the X-Men and vampires as her influences, Helen Maryles Shankman brings 'fabulist' realism to Wlodawa, Poland

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One smile, many tears

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:32:14 +0000

The murder of 21-year-old Hadar Buchris strikes a chord in the Hebrew press, highlighting the stress and sadness caused by the security situation in Israel

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Bnei Akiva head to keep job after revenge call

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:00:15 +0000

Rabbi Noam Perel retracts appeal for 'army of avengers' in the wake of killing of 3 Israeli teens

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