Young Anglos of Ashkelon Food Drive
Young Anglos of Ashkelon have organized a Food Drive from November 1-22, 2020. All food will be distributed by Chabad of Luz. Please follow the instructions on the poster and give what you can.
Community Fridge Project
Beit Chabad in Afridar runs a community fridge project. In the yard of Beit Chabad (Corner of HaLuz and HaEshel in Afridar) there is a refrigerator where food is placed and is free for anyone needing food. There is no need to register or ask, just come and take food that you need. If [...]
Chabad House – Beit Moshe and Hannah – Afridar
Location: Corner of HaLuz and HaEshel in Afridar The Chabad House has existed for about five years and has a family and cohesive atmosphere. Our emphasis is on joint activities, classes, classes, lectures. The activities involve young and old, veteran immigrants, ultra-Orthodox, religious and secular. Morning prayer every morning at 06:15 Shabbat prayers according [...]
Review: The Founding of Modern Ashkelon by David Zwebner
The Founding of Modern Ashkelon by David Zwebner Reviewed by Stephen Epstein Photos are courtesy of the Government Press Office. Four months ago, our family moved to Ashkelon and soon afterward, was gifted a copy of The Founding of Modern Ashkelon by David Zwebner. The book opened up the little-known history of the city and [...]
Ashkelon Shooting Range
Ashkelon, like many large Israeli cities has a shooting range. The Ashkelon range is centrally located at Eli Cohen and Ben-Zvi and is open four times a week for practice. The range covers air pistol, air rifle and 22 calibre ranges and only Olympic style shooting events. If want to start practicing for that gold [...]
Capture of al-Majdal
November 5, 1948 is the anniversary of the capture of al-Majdal in the War of Independence. Background In 1948 Egypt sent around 10,000 troops under the command of Major General Ahmad Ali al-Mwawi to Palestine in April 1948. Mwawi had separated his forces into two parts, one to march towards Jerusalem, the other to [...]
The “Wild” Side of Ashkelon
One of the things that we enjoy so much about living in Ashkelon is the amount of wildlife we see. Ashkelon is so full of green spaces that there are plenty of places for them to live in. We often see mongooses crossing the streets to get to their habitat and even the occasional [...]
Ashkelon123.com Added to Wikipedia
The Ashkelon123.com website was added to the Ashkelon Wikipedia page as an external link. Since Wikipedia pages can be edited by the general public, editors have to deal with individuals and companies who edit Wikipedia trying to add extraneous external links on pages in order to gain an advantage with their search engine optimization (SEO) [...]
Yochananof Opens a Branch in Ashkelon’s Globus Center.
Yochananof just opened a branch in Ashkelon's Globus Center. This popular supermarket chain is well known in the Rehovot, Nes Ziona, Rishon areas and is now open in Ashkelon. Their hours are: Sunday: 9:00 - 21:00 Monday: 9:00 - 21:30 Tuesday: 9:00 - 21:30 Wednesday: 8:00 - 22:00 Thursday: 8:00 - 23:00 Friday (winters): 7:00 [...]
The Desha HaGadol
Running through the heart of Afridar is a very large park that is called the "Desha HaGadol", which literally means the "great lawn". We have not seen an English translation that really describes this wonderful urban park that forms the center of Afridar. Whatever it is called, the Desha HaGadol is quite unique for [...]