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Shabbat Shalom from Israel!
This Shabbat is special for me, because I am spending it with the NFTY President, NFTY Religious and Cultural Vice President, and our NFTY Director of Education and Special Projects in Eilat.
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Follow the NFTY Board at Netzer Veida!
Follow along as NFTY President Forrest Yesnes and NFTY Religious and Cultural Vice President Austin Zoot travel to Israel for the Netzer Veida!.
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NFTY-EIE: Witnessing History
Along with 33 other students attending the fall semester of NFTY-EIE High School in Israel, while on our first big trek, Yam L’Yam (Sea to Sea), we witnessed history.
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Israel Thing | Sixteen Years Later – What Have We Learned?
Roey Schiff, NFTY Shaliach, discusses the sixteenth anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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Front Row Seats to History
One of the main goals of coming to Israel with NFTY-EIE is to learn Jewish history and culture. 34 other students and I are not only learning about history, but experiencing it being made.
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A Conversation with New York City Councilman Brad Lander
The Jewish Press recently spoke with Councilman Lander about Israel and other subjects. Read about Mr.
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Israel Thing | The Spirit of Jewish Peoplehood
Roey Shiff, NFTY's Shaliach, discusses the Jewish holidays and the release of Gilad Shalit.
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How can we possibly count five years of captivity?
Gilad Shalit is a trending topic on a social media outlet he has never even heard of. With the breaking news today that a deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas to release Gilad from five years of captivity in Gaza, we wanted to take some time to reflect on this significant event.
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Israel Thing | The (Diplomatic) War of Independence
The time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a time for self refection and repentance, as individuals, as communities and even as people of a nation. In this particular year, I believe the two societies of Israelis and Palestinians will have to perform deep self-examinations in their commitment to the two-state solution which they.
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