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Happy 74th Birthday Israel!!
We wish a Happy Independence Day to the people of Israel in Israel and around the world!
🇮🇱💙🇮🇱💙🇮🇱💙🇮🇱💙🇮🇱💙🇮🇱💙
#Happy74
#Israel
@yaakov_hagoel
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Michael Siegal, our Chairman of the Board of Governors, lighting a torch at the March of the Living ceremony today with two members of our delegation which included those who have lost loved ones to antisemitic attacks & victims of Antisemitism, along side Jewish Agency employees
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We are delighted to announce that the nominating Committee of The Jewish Agency for Israel recommended today the nomination of Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog as its candidate for the position of Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for the next four years.
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On Sunday, The Jewish Agency's Board of Governors unanimously elected Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog as the Chairman of the Executive. Watch his inaugural speech & get to know the person who will lead the Jewish organization with the greatest global reach.
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The Jewish Agency will open 6 Aliyah processing stations along the Ukrainian border in Poland, Moldova, Romania & Hungary to immediately assist the expected waves of immigration due to the war in Ukraine. First group of olim crossed into Poland today with the help of our Shlichim
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“It’s for us as Israel’s advocates to find the right words to make the case for
#Israel
. The
@AJCGlobal
survey exhibits how a younger audience may be prepared to hear that case with open hearts & minds.”-
@dan_elbaum
, our Head of North America to
@JNS_org
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Irving Matlow is a well-known member of Toronto’s Jewish community and a veteran of Israel's 1948 War of Independence. At 96 years old, he is about to become one of the oldest people ever to make Aliyah: via
@TheCJN
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LIVE FROM THE TARMAC: Join us as 180 new Ethiopian immigrants fulfill a lifelong dream and land in Israel.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
7:00 AM EDT
Watch the live-stream flight landing online on our website:
and on The Jewish Agency's Facebook feed!
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We are saddened by the news of a terror attack in NY yesterday. Our prayers are for the victims and their families.
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Watch: the first 83 out of 1,000 olim (immigrants) to arrive in Israel this year from Ethiopia. Some of them have been waiting for decades. Welcome home!
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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"I see Israel, and never mind saying it, as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done; how desert land almost can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy." - Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
#MLKDay
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@Isaac_Herzog
: "My dear friend and predecessor Natan Sharansky, a freedom fighter and Zionist who was imprisoned in isolation by the Soviets, has shared 5 great tips for people in quarantine. The best tip- keep your humor!
To watch the full video:
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Next week: Israel and the War in International Media, with former IDF Lt. Col.
@jconricus
, now senior fellow
@FDD
& owner of Conricus Communications, and
@GadeerMreeh
, our Senior Emissary to Washington DC & the first Druze woman elected to the Knesset:
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After years of waiting, the dream of Aliyah has come true for 80 Ethiopian immigrants (Olim) who landed at Ben Gurion Airport tonight. This is the first group of immigrants to come from Ethiopia following the Israeli government’s decision last October.
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A beautiful Havdalah with hundreds of participants and alumni of Kol Ami Mechinot, a Jewish Agency post-high school service learning program that brings together Israelis and Jewish young adults from around the world so they can learn and work together.
Chatima Tova! 🙏🏼
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Garry
@Kasparov63
at the chess board with Natan Sharansky at the
#CelebrateWithNatan
gala in New York this week, showing a move in which an imprisoned knight leads to an unexpected victory. Thank you Natan for your inspiring leadership, bringing us together. Shabbat shalom!
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Mazal tov to Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv on winning the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film!
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Israel is under attack. We are currently undergoing an attack from Hamas that is unprecedented.
We are springing into action to assist the many victims of terror as well as the families of the murdered, but for now we ask for your prayers, love and support.
Am Yisrael Chai.
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This year in Jerusalem: While getting ready for Passover, we are thinking about the 30,000 new immigrants we helped get to Israel in the past year, celebrating Pesach for the first time as Israeli citizens.
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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He wanted to live freely as a Jew and make Aliyah. For these crimes, the Soviet regime threw him in prison. 33 years ago today, Natan Sharansky was released, & came home to Israel. Thank you Natan and Avital for your incredible work on behalf of the Jewish people!
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You are home now. You are safe.
We are so excited you are all here.
🇮🇱💙🇮🇱
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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Today would have been Anne Frank's 90th birthday.
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Following an investigation by
@BBCPanorama
into allegations of
#AntiSemitism
in the UK Labour Party, Jewish Agency Chairman
@Isaac_Herzog
sent this letter to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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There are approximately 215,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel. As they age, they often need extra support.We match Holocaust survivors in Israel with college students who help connect them to the services they need & provide companionship.
#WeRemember
#IHRD
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Tonight in Jerusalem, hundreds of people gathered at Zion Square to mourn the horrific massacre that took place at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh yesterday.
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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Mark your calendars for next week: former Knesset member
@EinatWilf
joins our Head of North America
@dan_elbaum
live for a critical conversation on Israel's fight for survival. Thursday 12/7 at 10am ET, RSVP for the free virtual event here:
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Today we start the celebrations of
#Hanukkah
. Wishing everyone a blessed and happy holiday!
#HappyHanukkah
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We mourn the passing of President Shimon Peres. He once said "You are as great as the cause you serve, and as young as your dreams."
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In a complex Jewish Agency operation, and after a nerve-wracking 16-hour process, the first group of olim (immigrants to Israel) from
#Ukraine
crossed into Poland today.
In the video the olim are en route from Lviv to the border with Poland, thanking Israel for keeping them safe.
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We are incredibly proud and excited to congratulate our Chairman of the Executive
@Isaac_Herzog
on becoming the next President of the State of Israel! We know he will continue working tirelessly to strengthen Israel and on behalf of World Jewry in his new position.
Mazel Tov!
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We are relieved to learn that all the hostages at Beth Israel, Colleyville, TX are safe.
Jewish communities around the world prayed for this moment and are thankful it ended
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Welcome home🇮🇱💙
One of three planes with a group of Olim (immigrants) from Ukraine just landed in Israel!
Thank you 🙏🏼 to our partners for helping us bring them home:
@jfederations
,
@khuia
,
@KlitaGov
and
@TheFellowship
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No better way to say goodbye and good luck than with a song! 🎶
Our staff and volunteers singing to the Jewish refugees as they make their way from our center in Budapest to the airport to make Aliyah!
Thank you to our partners
@AJCGlobal
for sponsoring the flight! ✈️ 🇮🇱 🇺🇦
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On behalf of the entire Jewish Agency family around the world, Chairman Natan Sharansky says
#BringBackOurBoys
.
http://t.co/GzvdMu0R4w
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Welcome home! Today, as part of the continuing
#OperationZurIsrael
, a group of Ethiopian olim came home to Israel. Our Chairman
@almog_doron
was waiting on the tarmac to welcome them with open arms, along with our Chairman of the Board Mark Wilf 🇮🇱
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Shana tova from Jewish Agency Chairman
@Isaac_Herzog
. A happy and sweet new year!
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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Today, we welcomed hundreds of new immigrants to Israel from France, Russia, Argentina and Brazil. Incoming Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog
@HerzogMK
and outgoing chairman Natan Sharansky greeted the new arrivals as they landed. Welcome home!
#AliyahAt70
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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Light up the nights!
The Jewish Agency for Israel wishes the Jewish people around the world Happy Hanukkah 🕎
And... our Chairman
@Isaac_Herzog
has a few things to share...Watch!
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Wishing you a sweet new year from your friends at The Jewish Agency for Israel. L'Shanah Tovah!
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Today we held a festive farewell to our Chairman for the last 3 years,
@Isaac_Herzog
as he sworn in on Wed. as Israel's new president.
"The Jewish Agency is doing holy work on behalf of the Jewish people. I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead such an amazing organization."
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Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of Saul & Fortuna Cenudioglu, leaders of the Jewish community in Antakya, Turkey. We extend our deepest condolences to their families & and to all those who are mourning the unfathomable loss of life in the earthquake.
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Shana tova from
@Isaac_Herzog
, Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive. Chag sameach! A happy, sweet new year!
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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The
@JewishAgency
board has unanimously elected MK Isaac Herzog
@HerzogMK
as Chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive. "I promise to work hard to promote Jewish unity and to partner with the Prime Minister and the government to achieve this crucial goal."
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@JewishAgency
&
@TrumanLibrary
announce new cooperation to increase education & awareness of the legacy of President Truman’s support for the State of Israel.
@Isaac_Herzog
: “We must perpetuate Truman's legacy to all who forgot or try to ignore the right of Israel to exist."
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Wishing you a meaningful Yom Kippur as this holiest day of the Jewish year begins tonight. G’mar Chatima Tova!
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-Join us for an important webinar on Tues 10/31-
Israel at War: Media, the War, and Helping the Victims
with
@Jerusalem_Post
EIC
@AviMayer
+ The Jewish Agency COO Yehuda Setton
Register for Tuesday, October 31 at 11am ET / 5pm Israel:
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An inspiring Passover message from our former Chairman and
#GenesisPrize2020
Laureate
#NatanSharansky
. Natan has asked that his $1M
#GenesisPrize
award be donated to help organizations and individuals impacted by the
#COVID19
pandemic.
@TheGenesisPrize
#Mensch
#Passover
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It’s official! We are excited to announce that our Board of Governors today elected Maj. Gen. (Res.)
@almog_doron
as our next Chairman of the Executive and Mark Wilf as our next Chairman of the Board of Governors.
Congratulations and welcome!
Read more:
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The Jewish Agency is closely monitoring the evolving situation in TX, USA and praying for the safety of all those involved
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In the last year more than 60,000 new olim (immigrants) came home to Israel, from all over the world. Some of them joined us for a special Hanukkah celebration. How are you celebrating, in your corner of the world?
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“Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist." - David Ben-Gurion
Happy Ben-Gurion Day! Today we celebrate Israel's (extra stylish) founding father and we can't wait to celebrate 75 years of the miracle that is Israel next year.
🎨
@shimoni_amit
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Watch: a celebratory greeting to the Jewish world from Israel's President
@Isaac_Herzog
in honor of Israel’s 75th Independence Day 🇮🇱
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Elan Ganeles from West Hartford was in Israel to celebrate a friend's wedding. Instead, he was murdered by terrorists yesterday. We are devastated. In 2015 Elan was on our Ulpan Kibbutz program. We stand with Elan's loved ones in their unbelievable grief.
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Happy Hanukkah!
May the Festival of Lights brings us all new joys and special memories
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For the first time,
@JewishAgency
has appointed a woman as its CEO, Amira Aharonovich. Josh Schwarcz will serve as Director of External Relations in addition to his role as Secretary General. Both will work under
@Isaac_Herzog
's leadership and bring change to the organization.
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This morning, nearly 300 new immigrants to Israel landed in Ben Gurion Airport, completing Operation Zur Israel that started in Dec and saw 2,000 Ethiopian Jews come home.
This wouldn't happened without
@KlitaGov
and the support of our partners.
#Welcomehome
#EmotionalMorning
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A beautiful day in Jerusalem. Today we celebrated the Bar & Bat Mitzvah of 38 amazing girls & boys who made Aliyah from Ethiopia. Coming from absorption centers around the country, they began with a Torah prayer in a synagogue, continuing the celebration at the Western Wall.
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New: The Jewish Agency extended support for communities situated along the conflict line in the northern region of Israel with an immediate assistance fund with a total allocation of NIS 10 million: via
@Jerusalem_Post
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As
#YomHaShoah
descends on Israel, we join the Jewish people in remembering the six million. We will never forget.
http://t.co/98wsDlycHd
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Celebrating 75 years of a dream - and miracle - made reality.
Happy 75, Israel! 🇮🇱 🎉 🇮🇱
#YomHaatzmaut
#IsraelAt75
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Happy birthday to the trees! For Tu B'Shvat today our Chairman
@almog_doron
joined the children of Ethiopian olim (immigrants) at our absorption center in southern 🇮🇱 to plant a tree in memory of his mother. Here's to planting hope & growing strong roots across generations 🌱
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Breaking news: emergency rescue operation successfully airlifts Israeli citizens and Aliyah candidates out of conflict zone in Gondar, Ethiopia:
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Millions of individual candles.
Together we shine bright.
Happy 8th night!
🕎
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
#HappyHanukkah
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Today,
@TheGenesisPrize
Foundation announced prominent American philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots football team, Robert Kraft, as the 2019 Genesis Prize Laureate. Kraft was awarded the prize for his commitment to Israel, social justice and equality.
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22 years have passed but we never forget the victims and heroes of 9/11.
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Wishing everyone a happy Jerusalem Day as we commemorate the reunification of Jerusalem (1967) and the opening of the old city to all religions.
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71 years ago today, the U.N. voted to partition this land into independent Jewish and Arab states. Jews rejoiced, and the center of the celebration was outside of our windows at The Jewish Agency for Israel. 1947 Image: Central Zionist Archives
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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Natan and Avital Sharansky mourn the passing of Elie Wiesel.
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Welcome home 🇮🇱
These young Jews from Ukraine just landed in Israel to make Aliyah as part of our Selah program, a 10-month academic and army preparatory course for recent high school graduates from the former Soviet Union.
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From the Boarder!
A 48-hour journey of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine ended in an emotional meeting with our Shliach (Israeli emissary), Rafi Heltzer at the border.
“When we finally met at the border, we just could not stop the tears. We never imagined it would take so long!".
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Wishing you and yours a meaningful Yom Kippur.
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As we begin the new Jewish year, we wish the entire nation of Israel – in Israel and around the world – A HAPPY AND SWEET NEW YEAR.
#ShanahTovah
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Home at last. We were so excited to welcome 120 olim (immigrants) from Ethiopia at Ben Gurion Airport this week as part of
#OperationZurIsrael
. After yrs of waiting, they're fulfilling their dream of Aliyah & being reunited with family in Israel - welcome home! 📸 Lior Daskal
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40 yrs after he led rescue operations of Ethiopian Jews in the Special Forces,
@almog_doron
returns to Ethiopia today as chairman of The Jewish Agency to accompany olim as
#OperationZurIsrael
continues with
@jfederations
, via
@Jerusalem_Post
:
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Auschwitz: A Nazi death factory. More than 1.1 million people were murdered here, 90% of them Jewish. But we are still here. Today, we mark
#YomHaShoah
, proudly joining the March of the Living, lead by our chairman,
@Isaac_Herzog
.
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
@MOTLorg
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After learning of the heavy loss of his own family members in Kfar Aza, our chairman, Maj. Gen. (res.)
@almog_doron
visited new olim at our absorption center in Kiryat Gat, many of whom are sheltering from rockets for the first time.
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To the entire nation of Israel – in Israel and around the world – HAPPY AND SWEET NEW YEAR. May we all have health, happiness and harmony this year.
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We are very excited to share that
@delbaum7
was appointed as the organization's new Head of North America and the President & CEO of Jewish Agency International Development. Elbaum brings years of national-level experience that'll enhance our presence and impact in North America.
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We have never seen this many people at an Aliyah event...8,000 attend Aliyah information event in France this week
http://t.co/fHQsF8unmn
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This second night of Hanukkah, we join the Ethiopian Jewish community at the Tikvat Zion Synagogue in a transit camp, waiting to move to Israel from Gondar, Ethiopia. Happy Hanukkah!
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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It's almost
#Purim
, are you making Hamentaschen this year? We want to see! Post your photos in the comments with
#ShowUsYourHamentaschen
and we will RT our favorites!
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Welcoming hundreds of new immigrants to Israel from France, Russia, Argentina, and Brazil. Welcome home!
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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5/24/1991
36 hours
35 planes
8 babies
14,310 new Ethiopian Jews olim (immigrants) to Israel
30 years.
These numbers make up the story of Operation Solomon. Watch the historic operation in numbers
#OperationSolomon30
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Now, in front of The Jewish Agency building in Jerusalem, rallying against anti-Semitism in solidarity with American and world Jewry.
#NoHateNoFear
#EveryOneOfUsTogether
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𝐎𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐒𝐓, join us and others globally for 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 as we come together as one Jewish People to mourn and honor those who lost their lives on Mt. Meron, Israel.
Join us here:
Baruch dayan ha’emet.
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