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One month from today

October 2, 2017

One month from today

So many great ways to create a Balfour Day celebration with your community or group, or even just with your family and friends!

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In the Spirit of Balfour: AZM Washington National Conference

September 28, 2017

In the Spirit of Balfour: AZM Washington National Conference

Join us for an exclusive Washington National Conference, Zionism Forward in the Spirit of Balfour, November 15-17, 2017.

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Help Bring Hadar and Oron HOME

September 26, 2017

Help Bring Hadar and Oron HOME

For more than 3 years, nearly 1200 days, the parents of Hadar and Oron have lived in agony waiting for their dead sons' remains to be returned for proper burials.

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Yom Kippur: Beyond words

September 26, 2017

Yom Kippur: Beyond words

In Jewish tradition, Yom Kippur is the day on which God assesses the deeds of each person and decides their fate for the coming year. In Israel, there are different versions of how Jews spend their Yom Kippur. Here are some songs and melodies that we have chosen.

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Rewards for Rosh Hashanah

September 18, 2017

Rewards for Rosh Hashanah

With the Chagim around the corner, we are proud to present your VCI set of discounts that you can use and enjoy during this holiday time.

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Delicious Recipes for a Sweet New Year

September 15, 2017

Delicious Recipes for a Sweet New Year

Spice your new year menu with some special recipes from some of Israel’s most popular chefs.

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The Birthday of the World is Upon Us

September 12, 2017

The Birthday of the World is Upon Us

Rosh HaShanah is a time of reconnecting with ourselves and with each other. In Israel, the chagim - חגים are a national celebration for religious and secular alike.

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Today, we remember the Munich 11.

September 5, 2017

Today, we remember the Munich 11.

Join us in commemorating this horrific massacre by ensuring that the memory of this event endures and that the world never stays silent again.

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Turning Memory Into Meaning: 45 Years after Munich

August 30, 2017

Turning Memory Into Meaning: 45 Years after Munich

The tragedies of September 5th are behind us, and there is nothing that can change the atrocities that took place. But it is our duty to honor the memory of those who were murdered and translate the lessons for today.

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Keep Calm and Fight Antisemitism

August 24, 2017

Keep Calm and Fight Antisemitism

Antisemitism and terror are rising all around the world. Repeatedly faced with circumstances where we must defend ourselves as Jews, as Israelis, we seem to always be fighting for our right to freedom and our right to exist as a free people in our ancestral homeland. You want - actually you feel the need - to do something...but what?

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Jewish Identity, People and Society

August 15, 2017

Inspiring Interns

What does it mean to be an intern with Israel Forever? Read what these five current and former inspiring interns have to say about their internship experiences with Israel Forever and how they grew and expanded their horizons, often in ways unforeseen and unplanned.

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Teaching Israel

August 11, 2017

Teaching Israel

With school starting in just a few weeks, many of you are striving for a variety of ways to share your love of Israel.

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Yearning for a place that no longer exists

August 1, 2017

Yearning for a place that no longer exists

As we cry together this Tisha B’Av as one loving family, may we soon merit the opportunity to laugh together and celebrate with love and joy.

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Israel Forever: Making an impact

July 28, 2017

Israel Forever: Making an impact

A lot has been happening with Israel Forever and we thought to share some of the exciting impact we are having in local communities and beyond.

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Balfour, History

July 24, 2017

Britain and Israel: A Tenuous Yet Vibrant History


The relationship between Britain and Israel today is drawn from a long history of Jewish presence and involvement in British society

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EXODUS 1947: A Journey to Statehood

July 18, 2017

EXODUS 1947: A Journey to Statehood


Seventy years ago, on July 18, 1947, outside territorial waters near the coast of British Mandate Palestine, the British navy rammed a ship carrying 4515 Holocaust survivors with dreams of returning to our ancient homeland.

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10,000 Jewish hearts beat as one

July 12, 2017

10,000 Jewish hearts beat as one


What do you get when you have 10,000 Jewish athletes from 85 different countries in Israel? the Maccabiah Games!

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An Anniversary of Freedom

July 4, 2017

An Anniversary of Freedom


July 4th is often marked as American Independence Day, but is also the anniversary of a daring hostage-rescue mission, carried out by commandos of the IDF: Operation Entebbe.

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Recipe, Diaspora, Holidays

June 29, 2017

Get your Mangal Going


Summer is here! It's time for fun in the sun and heat on the grill. Get your Mangal out and start cooking like an Israeli!

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Elie Wiesel's Israel

June 20, 2017

Elie Wiesel's Israel


It was once said that Elie Wiesel (Eliezer ben Shlomo Halevi, Z"L) was a defender of Jewish rights and an indefatigable advocate of Israel because he understood that there can’t be freedom in a world in which Jews are persecuted or demonized.

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Fathers in our lives

June 15, 2017

Fathers in our lives


Fathers have a towering influence on our lives. Within the traditional family framework, and together with other parental figures, our fathers are often a source of our confidence, belief in ourselves and connection to our past.

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Living Beyond Terror

June 8, 2017

Living Beyond Terror


Now, more than ever we must speak up and expose the terror support network. Throw out political correctness. Support the efforts to identify and hold responsible those calling for the killing of innocent people. Those who incite violence must be exposed and confronted.

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Shavuot: The Festival of Weeks

May 29, 2017

Shavuot: The Festival of Weeks


This day marks the transformation of the Children of Israel into a living, breathing nation, on their journey to the one land that they would forever be able to call home.

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Milk and Honey in Your Kitchen From Cooking Israel!

May 26, 2017

Milk and Honey in Your Kitchen From Cooking Israel!


Israel is known as the Land of Milk and Honey. Shavuot Recipes with an Israeli Twist! Try these dairy traditions that reflect Israel's multicultural society! Join Israel Forever as we share recipes for savory dishes for this holiday season and beyond. B'Teavon and enjoy!

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Jerusalem Now and Forever

May 23, 2017

Jerusalem Now and Forever


Half a century ago, even with the establishment of modern Israel, Jews could only look at our holiest places from afar.

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American Jewish Heritage Month: How American Jews Helped build Israel

May 17, 2017

American Jewish Heritage Month: How American Jews Helped build Israel

They are young. They are old. Immigrants to America as well as families who have called America home for generations.

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Celebrate Jerusalem Day 50 In Washington DC

May 15, 2017

Celebrate Jerusalem Day 50 In Washington DC


As we come upon the fiftieth anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem we remember how the Jewish people learned of this historic and miraculous event.

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Jewish Summer Camps: Make Israel Personal

May 9, 2017

Jewish Summer Camps: Make Israel Personal


In recognition of 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was proclaimed to the world, we have a very special partnership with the Israeli Knesset Britain-Israel InterParliamentary Friendship Group in a political campaign to negate the delegitimization efforts

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VCI Opportunity: Your Invitation to the JPost Conference

May 4, 2017

VCI Opportunity: Your Invitation to the JPost Conference


We know that the security of Israel matters to you, and are pleased to invite you to attend this important event including a special VCIReward discount.

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Fulfillment of the Dream

May 2, 2017

Fulfillment of the Dream


These are the words that continue to guide us as we battle the forces who seek to defeat our right to Jewish Nationalism and our Jewish Home.

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Not Just names:  Remembering Israel’s Fallen

April 30, 2017

Not Just names: Remembering Israel’s Fallen


Today we mourn their absence, and tomorrow, we will celebrate their sacrifice that helped perpetuate the ideals of Zionism and maintain the State of Israel for the past 69 years.

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Israel’s ‘Magna Carta’: The San Remo Resolution

April 26, 2017

Israel’s ‘Magna Carta’: The San Remo Resolution


The formal recognition of Israel as the Jewish national home became binding international law not in 1947 or 1948, but in 1920, when the resolutions of the San Remo conference.

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Bearing Witness: Inheriting the Memory and Responsibility on Yom HaShoah

April 23, 2017

Bearing Witness: Inheriting the Memory and Responsibility on Yom HaShoah

As more survivors pass, our responsibility to the life, death and legacy of their experiences grows and we must always explore new ways we can take on this challenge.

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Passover is More Than Just Matza

April 13, 2017

Passover is More Than Just Matza


Throughout history, the Jewish people have found their way into the heart of The Land for this pilgrimage festival.

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Celebrate Passover with Israel Forever

April 7, 2017

Celebrate Passover with Israel Forever


The house is ready, the menu set, now it is turn to rest and relist the legacy of our ancestors whose freedom we celebrate and inherit.

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Passover Playlist

April 5, 2017

Passover Playlist


Add these songs, videos, and inspirational stories to your Passover to do list and rock on til the oven’s clean (and everything else is ready for the Seder).

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Israel- Inspired Recipes to get You Through the Whole Passover Chag!

March 30, 2017

Israel- Inspired Recipes to get You Through the Whole Passover Chag!

Try some of these new awesome recipes from Cooking Israel for your Passover Seder this year!

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Getting Ready for Freedom (The first Seder is April 10.)

March 28, 2017

Getting Ready for Freedom (The first Seder is April 10.)


As many of us are starting to get our Passover preparations underway, we're here with recipes, readings, inspiration and more.

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Become an Ambassador Against BDS at the United Nations!

March 21, 2017

Become an Ambassador Against BDS at the United Nations!


We encourage you to use your voice as a Virtual Citizen of Israel to declare your support for every effort taken to defeat the rising tide of hatred against our Jewish Nation.

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Mosaic of Israeli Society

March 16, 2017

Mosaic of Israeli Society


Israel is a mosaic of many different peoples. From the East and the West, Olim and Sabras, religious and secular--We are all Israel.

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Women of Israel

March 8, 2017

Women of Israel


From Golda Meir to Hannah Senesh, women of the IDF, mothers, all protecting their own as well as the children of Israel.

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Purim: Don’t Mask Your Support Of Israel

March 5, 2017

Purim: Don’t Mask Your Support Of Israel


Make Israel Forever a part of your Purim celebration.

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Diversity and Inclusion: The Collage that Makes Israel Unique

February 22, 2017

Diversity and Inclusion: The Collage that Makes Israel Unique


Lots of different cultures and people with many abilities blend together to make Israel who she is. Every Jewish person on the face of the planet is part of the collage that is Israel.

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Seeds of Inspiration

February 15, 2017

Seeds of Inspiration


Tu B’Shevat may have just ended, but we at Israel Forever are continuously sprouting love and pride in Israel with seeds of inspiration that help YOU keep your connection vibrant, dynamic and real.

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Tu B’Shvat: Wake Up Call for Israel’s  Trees and for ALL of Am Yisrael!

February 7, 2017

Tu B’Shvat: Wake Up Call for Israel’s Trees and for ALL of Am Yisrael!

The almond trees are starting to open their eyes and we are getting ready to celebrate the birthday of the trees with Tu B’Shvat seders, planting seeds, and more.

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B’tzelem Elokim, In the Image of G-d

February 1, 2017

B’tzelem Elokim, In the Image of G-d

Each of us is created B’tzelem Elokim, in the image of G-d. Yet, Jews with physical, developmental, emotional, intellectual, and other disabilities do not have the same opportunities to participate in the richness of Jewish life because multiple barriers still exist in attitudes and access.

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Foodies for Israel: What to Cook for Tu B’Shevat

January 30, 2017

Foodies for Israel: What to Cook for Tu B’Shevat


The trees we honor for Tu B’Shevat bestow a bounty of incredible flavors of the land of Israel. So let’s get cooking Israel with some of the awesome recipes of the Seven Species and More!

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Begin the Year Like You Begin a Meal: With Appetizers

January 25, 2017

Begin the Year Like You Begin a Meal: With Appetizers


Whether you’re a chef, food critic, or just want to enjoy a good meal to warm your belly and your heart, it’s always satisfying to bring the savory tastes and smells of Israeli cuisine into your home.

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Sowing the Seed for the New Year for Trees

January 18, 2017

Sowing the Seed for the New Year for Trees


In a month we will be celebrating the annual birthday of Israel’s trees on Tu B’Shevat and what better time to reconnect with the meaning of this unique new year.

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We Stand UNited with Israel Rally

January 9, 2017

We Stand UNited with Israel Rally


Join us as we stand UNited with Israel! Stand with us to send a strong message prior to the Mid-East Summit in Paris being held January 15th -- we will NOT allow the UN and her gang of Israel haters to target Israel unjustifiably.

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Israel, Land, Nature, Flag

January 4, 2017

Start a New Year With Israel


As we jump into a new calendar year, come explore the many programs and initiatives we are proud to share and promote, helping you make Israel personal, meaningful and relevant for you and your family and friends.

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Local Event; Combating Hate Speech, Racism, and Anti-Semitism in Schools and Our Community

January 3, 2017

Local Event; Combating Hate Speech, Racism, and Anti-Semitism in Schools and Our Community

Hear from County officials and community leaders about the rise in anti-Semitic and racist incidents that have occurred recently at our local schools and religious institutions.

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Tags: Land and Nature, History, Advocacy, Holidays