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Few places in the world have as much history waiting to be unearthed as Israel. Many of these treasures – ancient cemeteries, lost villages, and other sites from biblical times – are uncovered during construction work or land surveys, often not by archaeologists, but by everyday people during a regular workday.

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced yesterday the discovery of a 1,300-year-old complex that may have served as a trade hub or been part of a previously undiscovered settlement dating to the Umayyad and Abbasid periods.

The population of Sderot, a city less than a mile from the Gaza border, has increased by nearly 20%

Even three years after the war began, northern Israel continues to face a long and difficult road toward healing and rebuilding.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is less than three weeks away, and IFCJ Canada has already begun distributing special holiday food boxes so that our elderly beneficiaries in the Holy Land can celebrate the holiday and the High Holy Days with dignity and stability.

A Fellowship-commissioned survey revealed the financial toll the war has taken on Israeli households since October 7, 2023, has taken on Israeli households, with 43% of respondents saying their economic situation has worsened over the last three years.

As Jews prepare to observe the saddest holiday on the Hebrew calendar, Tisha B’Av, 

Father’s Day has always been a tender day for me—one filled with gratitude, memory, and reflect

As the holiday of Shavuot approaches, my heart fills with a familiar mixture of awe and gratitude.