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Meet Up With The Hatikvah Soldiers Mission
After months of preparation both in Boston and in Haifa, the 2nd Annual Boston-Haifa Connection Hatikvah Soldiers Mission has finally arrived. Over the course of...
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20s & 30s
Counting (Down) The Days To The Hatikvah Mission
While Jews around the world have begun counting the days of the omer, the days between Pesach and Shavot, those of us in Boston are...
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A Video Introduction to the Hatikvah Mission
As we eagerly await the arrival of the 2nd annual Boston-Haifa Connection Hatikvah Soldiers Mission later this month, we thought the best way to convey...
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Thursday Thoughts From Haifa: Helping The Community By Helping Its Individuals
By Vanessa FriedmanOh my goodness, this is our last full week in Haifa...can you believe it? I can’t! Our farewell to this amazing city is...
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Israel & Overseas
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A Hatikvah Soldier's Story
When we celebrate Pesach in a couple of weeks, we will re-tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt, how the Jewish people went from...
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Israel & Overseas
Taking Refuge From Hail Under a Burned Tree in the Carmel Forest
As improbable as that sounds, that was the scene two weeks ago in the Carmel Forest. As part of a Volunteer Day organized by the...
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Israel & Overseas
Thursday Thoughts from Haifa on Friday
By Vanessa Friedman Here is a fact: Jerusalem is always colder than you think it is going to be. I was in Jerusalem last week...
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Israel & Overseas
The Hatikvah Mission - One Year Later
ATLIT, ISRAEL - There was not a dry eye in the house following the screening of the 30-minute film documenting the first-ever Boston-Haifa Connection Hatikvah...
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Israel & Overseas
Thursday Thoughts from Haifa: More Than Just Free Food
I ended last week's blog post with a challenge to everyone, most particularly myself: be more Israeli, by which I meant, try to take life...
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Israel & Overseas
Thursday Thoughts from Haifa: Ein Ba'aya
By Vanessa Friedman Shalom from sunny Haifa! The seasons are starting to turn here in Israel, and the cool damp days are melting into beautiful...
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