In the ongoing struggle over Jerusalem, one neighborhood stands at the symbolic and strategic center: Shiloach—known to the world as Silwan. While much of eastern Jerusalem today is firmly in Jewish hands—with over 200,000 Jews living in neighborhoods like Ramot, Ramat Shlomo, Gilo, and Neve Yaakov—the battle is far from over. In the Old City […]
Explore more80 students. One historic comeback. In the shadow of the ancient stones of Flowers Gate, a quiet but historic transformation is underway. A new upper school, Yeshiva Shalom Banayich (שלום בניך), has now been established in the Old City — the first yeshiva high school to open in over 200 years in the historic Jewish […]
Explore moreArvut- feeling and bonding with our brethren in Israel. We are under fire.Then- You are effectively under fire!!We are running to bomb shelters.Then- You are effectively running to bomb shelters. We are at war with the head of the snake.And so are you! That’s ARVUTכל ישראל ערבים זה לזה!! Help our/YOUR families in and around […]
Explore moreAfter a huge Old City court victory a young Jewish couple moved into Beit Rand Thursday evening – one of the closest buildings once owned by Jews located extremely close to Har HaBayit – Temple Mount- directly opposite Makom HaMikdash, the place of the Temple. 1n 1901 – Menachem Mendel Rand – a well known and […]
Explore moreWhile the war continues in Gaza a silent revolution is occurring in the Shiloach neighborhood of Jerusalem. Jerusalem has always been front and center of the broader conflict between the Jewish nation and the enemies which surround it. Now something truly amazing is happening in the secluded neighborhood of the Shiloach (aka Silwan). This neighborhood […]
Explore moreDuring 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 […]
Explore moreOUR 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 […]
Explore moreLatest 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, […]
Explore moreKidmat 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 […]
Explore moreMany 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.
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