Author: nicole

Volunteering with Telfed

Highlight of the week! Volunteer and support farmers from the South. Join us at the shuk in Neve Zemer on Thurs 21 Dec, helping farmers sell their produce. Farmers will be paid directly through Paybox. Register here to volunteer.     Earlier this month we welcomed a group flight from South Africa. Our Airport Welcome […]

Gila Nussbaum: A Force of Nature

Stepping Up: Stories of Hope from Israel’s Civilian Frontlines part II For many South African Olim this war marks the first time they have been called to civilian duty. But for one South African Olah, life at the civilian frontline is all too familiar. In fact, it is quite like home.  Gila Nussbaum is a […]

Moms, we’re in this together

Telfed, in partnership with אמהות בחזית (“Mothers on the Front”), invites Mothers of IDF soldiers to join us for a special Zoom meeting. Meetings began on 19 October, and we look forward to welcoming new participants each week. To join the meeting, please register here. We ask that you please register in advance. You will […]

Eli and Kayla: Thunder and Lightning

Stepping Up: Stories of Hope from Israel’s Civilian Frontlines – part I It was 6:30 a.m. on October 7th when the wail of sirens pierced the early morning calm of the Simchat Torah morning. Israel was caught completely unaware as Hamas terrorists, committing atrocities unimagined by anyone, dragged us into a war we were not […]

Laptops for evacuated families

Nitzan from Kibbutz Holit on the southern Gaza bordered arrived at Kibbutz Mishmar Hasharon as a refugee, leaving the immediate physical danger but still carrying the trauma of the attacks on 7th October. “Several of my immediate neighbours on Holit were killed,” he told us.  In the weeks leading up to our meeting, we were […]

Embracing and Unifying Israel’s Blue and White

By Debbie Mankowitz – written under the auspices of the Israel Forever Foundation* Blue and white are historically associated with Jewish traditions, and the traditional Jewish prayer shawl, known as the tallit, is typically white with blue stripes or fringes (tzitzit). These fringes were G-d’s way of giving the people of Israel a tangible reminder […]

Letter to Kelly-Jo Bluen of the South African Jews for Free Palestine

Letter to Kelly-Jo Bluen of the South African Jews for Free Palestine OCT 31, 2023, 12:28 AM Credit: Richard Shavei-Tzion Hi Kelly-Jo, I am writing as a Jew, born in Cape Town, now living in Jerusalem, following your interview of 18.10.23 on SABC TV. To my mind, the name of your organization is a misnomer. […]

Coping with Stress & Trauma – with Dr Rony Berger

REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL – SIGN UP HERE. For info: [email protected] The webinar link will be sent before the event. Please ensure you register by 4pm (Israel time) on Tuesday 31 October, and look out for the link in your inbox. For the safety of our participants, we ask that you not share the link. Only those […]