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The curriculum at 5 Fingers Mechina, heavy on sports and hiking, consists of extreme mental and physical challenges meant to prepare the teens for a leadership role in the coming years.
May 28, 2026, 1:10 pm
5 Fingers Mechina Preps Teens for Life’s Challenges
5 Fingers provides “An environment that allows every person to dream, realize their potential and make an impact.”
By Gil Zohar
Celebrants touching the Baba Sali’s tomb // All photos by Gil Zohar
January 28, 2026, 3:25 pm
Thousands Celebrate Hilula of the Baba Sali
100,000 people convened in Netivot to observe the 42nd anniversary of the death of the kabbalist mystic Rabbi Israel Abuhazeira.
By Gil Zohar
Flash flooding along highways and roads in central Israel trapped dozens of drivers in their vehicles.
December 31, 2025, 12:04 am
Israel Responds to Climate Change in Middle East
Storm Byron causes devastation across the eastern Mediterranean.
By Gil Zohar
Dave Schechter
October 10, 2023, 2:41 pm
Bystanders to a Family Tragedy
Dave finds a connection between a gathering many years ago in Israel and the Hamas terror attacks.
By Dave Schechter
El Al Airlines plane is seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv // Photo credit: Jakub Porzycki/Getty Images/JTA)
August 9, 2023, 2:08 pm
U.S. Travelers Flock to Israel in Record Droves
Travel from the U.S. to Israel in June increased by 13 percent over the same record-breaking period in 2019.
By Compiled by AJT staff
An artist's rendering of how plants may look growing in space. (NiseriN via iStock by Getty Images)
October 20, 2022, 2:13 pm
Israel Aims to Grow Plants on the Moon
Hoping to pave way for self-sustaining lunar bases, institute that helps turn Negev and other arid areas fertile preparing to blast mini-greenhouse of seeds and plants into space.
By Nathan Jeffay
Dave Schechter
September 29, 2022, 10:56 am
A Memorable Week for Siblings in Israel
After years of hearing about their parents' experiences, Dave's children visit Israel together.
By Dave Schechter
Lindsay Lewis, Samantha Weidenbaum, Mark Kopkin, Caryn Berzack.
April 20, 2022, 2:06 pm
JNF’s Breakfast at the Ballpark in Support of Israel
This year’s theme was “Breakfast at the Ballpark” and was hosted at Truist Park.
By Beth Gluck
Annually, David Broza stages a summer sunrise concert at the ancient Masada fortress in Israel.
January 13, 2021, 3:03 pm
David Broza Creates Music for Changing Times
Pandemic has not slowed one of Israel’s most popular entertainers.
By Bob Bahr
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