Ancient Connection – Modern Pioneers
During a recent visit into the Shiloach I had the opportunity to explore some of the latest Jewish property that had recently been returned to Jewish hands after Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Arabs had been squatting on the property for decades. The newest property is part of the Yemenite Village, a large area in […]
OUR ANSWER TO THE “AL AQSA FLOOD” & to the anti Israel and ignorant ICJ** – A new Jewish family into the old Jewish Quarter (Moslem Quarter) of the Old City Jerusalem. The Azut Family (Liran and Miriam plus 6 children) have just moved into Beit Gita, inside the Old City near the Flowers Gate […]
Latest news from the Shiloach- Yerushalayim The Sanctified Trust of Benvenisti (Sefardi Community Council -Vaad Eidah HaSefaradi) has successfully returned an important and large property in the Shiloach (Old Yemenite Village) to its Trust. In a Hekdesh-Sanctified Trust project referred to as “Hug & Return to Shiloach” (HRS) – the Trust managed to return the property, […]
Kidmat Tzion has always been viewed as the last piece of an essential fabric of Jewish neighborhoods in the eastern part of Jerusalem that when approved will spell the end of a “palestinian” state. It essentially blocks a potential corridor from Abu Dis to Jerusalem’s Old City. Abu Dis is an Arab occupied neighborhood or […]
Many of the Ateret Cohanim families across Jerusalem live in sensitive areas heavily populated by Arabs. So it should be no surprise that when Ateret Cohanim and generous donors sponsored a Chanukah get together for kids, their mothers jumped on it.
One of the things that has become clear coming out of the October 7th pogrom is that the national security apparatus can no longer be relied on to defend communities across Israel. This is not meant to be disparaging towards the IDF soldiers, but rather a very real assessment of one of the big security […]
Our new garden at Beit Prachim continues to develop and expand. From fig trees to ancient grape vines, what was once a junk yard and broken down playground is turning into a remarkable example of urban permaculture done right. This all started with placing a layer of mulch on the ground before shemita. This revitalized […]
I have written a lot about the Beit Prachim Garden project over the last few years. This is not due to a lack of other topics, but because I feel strongly that the little things actually make a huge impact on our current situation. We spend a lot of time at Ateret Cohanim attempting the […]
One of the things I enjoy the most about taking people on tours for Ateret Cohanim is their response when they see just how many Jews live throughout the Old City. In most other tours the emphasis on Jerusalem having four quarters is so engrained in the visitor’s psyche that it really takes an entire […]
In the lat 1990s I was one of the first tenants to move into a newly renovated building in North Williamsburg. My apartment literally looked over the BQE. When I used to commute home at night after class, I had at times heard gunshots on the other side of the BQE. Williamsburg had already started […]
