L’ilui Nishmat Virginia Rives Tranbarger November 6, 2024 / Cheshvan Speaker: Rabbanit Anne Gordon Audio recording of Rabbanit Anne Gordon Anne has spent many years learning and teaching Torah in women’s institutions of learning in Jerusalem and the US. She is currently the Deputy Ops [...]
Ashkelon Emergency Guide!!! This is the Ashkelon Emergency Guide. If you live in Ashkelon, we suggest you print it. You might need it if the situation deteriorates. Please note, in the original English and Hebrew guides, the amount of water to be stored is incorrect. It should be 4 liters, per person, per day. With [...]
Tikkun Leil Shavuot 2024 - a Night of Learning What is Tikkun Leil Shavuot? The practice of staying up all Shavuot night to study Torah – known as Tikkun Leil Shavuot ("Rectification for Shavuot Night") – is based on a Midrash that the night before the Israelites were supposed to [...]
Download the PDF תהילים ק"ל א שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֑וֹת מִמַּֽעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהֹוָֽה:ב אֲדֹנָי֘ שִׁמְעָ֪ה בְק֫וֹלִ֥י תִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָה אָ֖זְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת לְ֜ק֗וֹל תַּֽחֲנוּנָֽי:ג אִם־עֲוֹנ֥וֹת תִּשְׁמָר־יָ֑הּ אֲ֜דֹנָ֗י מִ֣י יַֽעֲמֹֽד: ד כִּֽי־עִמְּךָ֥ הַסְּלִיחָ֑ה לְ֜מַעַ֗ן תִּוָּרֵֽא: ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְ֖הֹוָה קִוְּתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלִדְבָ֘ר֥וֹ הוֹחָֽלְתִּי: ו נַפְשִׁ֥י לַֽאדֹנָ֑י מִשֹּֽׁמְרִ֥ים לַ֜בֹּ֗קֶר שֹֽׁמְרִ֥ים לַבֹּֽקֶר: ז יַחֵ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־יְהֹ֫וָה כִּֽי־עִם־יְהֹוָ֥ה הַחֶ֑סֶד וְהַרְבֵּ֖ה עִמּ֣וֹ פְדֽוּת: ח וְהוּא [...]
Purim must be celebrated Be-Simchah – Bechol Shanah Ve-Shanah. Part of Haman’s goal – and that of Hamas today – is to erase our unique nature and our Yomim Tovim. (See Megillah 13b and Targum Sheini to Esther 3:8). We must celebrate with the appropriate joy and thanks to Hashem for saving us Bayamim [...]
Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel will be teaching a class in Jewish Values in the Parsha at the Central Synagogue of Afridar. The class is held on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Each week we cover a new topic, independent of the others. The class is meant for men and women and is taught in [...]
Sar-El volunteers contribute to the security of the State of Israel by assisting on IDF bases in a logistical support role. Ashkelon Sar-El volunteers take on routine logistical support tasks normally assigned to active duty soldiers and reservists. Our volunteers are highly flexible, serving everywhere they are needed around the country. In addition to helping [...]
This is a post by Evyatar Nevo, an officer in the IDF. He is currently stationed outside of Gaza. I do not cry. Never ever. I did not cry at my wedding, I did not cry when Noga was born, I did not even cry when Bruce Willis pushed Ben Affleck into the elevator [...]
Hamas rockets destroyed Barzilai’s child development center. Days later, Palestinain Islamic Jihad rockets struck al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City.
By Stephen Epstein Day 27 — Thursday, November 2, 2023 This morning, a minibus stopped in front of a building in Ashkelon and picked up 13 volunteers. We were joining other Sar-El volunteers on an army base near Be'er Sheva. Our task was simple. We were instructed to place [...]
