Six months of ICPHH planning with Culture Minister Miri Regev (shown left) and others, thanks to major allocations from Regev’s ministry and the Jerusalem Development Authority, came together during the Passover holiday break for…
Yersushalayim…Thousands of Jews from all over the world are expected to participate in a historic day of events on the top of Har Hazeisim on Israel’s 2nd day of Chol Hamoed (April 25th). The event…
By: BJLife/ Menachem Lubinsky Click to read story on Baltimore Jewish Life online Menachem Lubinsky co-chairman of the International Committee for the Preservation of Har Hazeisim and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference…
Rabbi Shalom Sharabi — The Rashash 1720 – 1777 The Rashash is considered the father of all contemporary Sephardic kabbalists. Rabbi Sar-Shalom Mizrachi Didia ben Yitzchak Sharabi, known as the “Rashash” [initials for “Rabbi Shalom…
Eliyahu Asheri 1988 – 2006 Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri was an Israeli student from the settlement of Itamar, in the northern West Bank. He was a student at the religious pre-army Mechina (preparatory program) “Elisha” in…
Else Lasker-Schüler, Poet 1869-1945 Else Lasker-Schüler came from a well-to-do family in Elberfield, in the Rhineland. From her father Aaron Schüler, who was a banker and builder, she inherited a passion for toys and play.…
Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, second Bostoner Rebbe 1921-2009 Levi Yitzchak Horowitz was a rabbi and the second rebbe of the Boston Hasidic dynasty founded by his father, Rabbi Pinchos Dovid Horowitz. He was the first American-born Hasidic…
Feb 5, 2016 Los Angeles CA… An impressive group of activists and rabbonim from the Los Angeles area participated in a well-attended organizing meeting of the Los Angeles Committee for the Preservation of Har Hazeisim on Thursday…
October 26, 2015 Brooklyn NY…”Had we heeded the warnings from this Committee five years ago about the rock throwing on Har Hazeitim, we may not have faced the current security crisis in Jerusalem,” was the…