My Mom…

Shulamit O ORT Rabin On October - 30 - 2011

My mom had recently dealt with thyroid cancer.

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Selichot Tour to Safed

Gal S ORT Rabin On October - 8 - 2011

A few days ago, I went to a Selichot tour in the city Safed. I should explain – Selichot is a collection of prayers and poems that Jewish people say in the ten days between Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). The purpose of the Selichot is to ask for forgiveness. Safed is a city in northern Israel, which is considered to be one of the four holy cities in Israel (the other three are Jerusalem, Tiberias and Hebron) where people go to perform the Selichot.

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Rosh Hanikra

Gefen V ORT Bialik On August - 29 - 2011

Rosh Hanikra is located at the northern edge of the Mediterranean.

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ORT Aviation and Space (Aka ORT Ma’ale Adumim) hosted 15 principals from the education department in the US. They Arrived in order to learn about the educational system in Israel and to better understand our country.

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Closer Than I Thought

Reut R ORT Afek On August - 7 - 2011

Some think that Israel is a primitive nation, but maybe they’re wrong.

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A few days ago I read an article about a contest named Youth Thinking of Tomorrow. It is a contest for teens in the 9th to 12th grades. They need to present their vision of Israel in 2030. It can be presented as a text, a presentation, a picture or even as a song.

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The Michael Method

Yarin L ORT Afek On July - 31 - 2011

The Michael Method is one of the best projects in the world.

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Honoring Danny’s Memory

Tal A Blich On July - 31 - 2011

Danny Dessau died a year and a half ago at the age of 25 from brain cancer.

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Kiryat Tivon (aka Qiryat Tivon) is a town located in Emek Yizre’el. Its population (as of July 2010) counts 16,600 people.

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My cousin recently came for a visit from the USA and oh my God I was so excited to see her!

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Makuya

Amit L ORT Dafna On July - 11 - 2011

Hi, I want to tell you about a very special movement I heard about called the Makuya.

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