Shai Pinhasi had just served four years in the IDF. He had enrolled in Bar-Ilan University, a first step toward achieving his dream of earning a master’s in clinical psychology. But he felt something missing.
Looking for a way to advance his studies and give back to the community, t…
Eliran ben Shitrit—husband and father of two young children—was working and studying full-time at the Technological College of Beer Sheva when Operation Protective Edge broke out in 2014. Suddenly, rockets were raining down across the south of Israel, and he was called to serve in the ID…
After two earthquakes devastated Nepal this spring, Dunnbahabur, a mason, could only look at the ruins of Bhumlichowk, his village in the Himalayan foothills, and wonder, “Why did every house crumble?”
All 20 homes in his neighborhood were destroyed. Hundreds of families throughout …
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Hannah Larson has a unique perspective on serving in the Israeli military given that she was born abroad. “As Israeli soldiers, we are creating a safe haven for Israelis, and for anyone that wants to come to Israel. We don’t just protect Israel, we pro…
Bryan Drowos, a young Federation volunteer, stepped into a room filled with dozens of Jews praying at a Shacharit service. Men wearing tefillin rocked gently back and forth, prayer shawls draped around their shoulders. The sound of voices chanting in Hebrew filled the air.
But Bryan was no…
