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Beyond the Headlines: Stronger than we think

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.
 Israeli soldiers look up at pictures of victims of the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre, ahead of the Holocaust Remembrance Day starting this evening, at the Hall of Names, in Jerusalem April 27, 2022.

ISIS hack targets Yad Vashem Zoom seminar commemorating Tisha b'Av

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Grapevine December 11, 2020: An end to Zoom?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN holds a book of Jabotinsky’s essays alongside leaders of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.

The genius of children reading clubs on Zoom will outlast COVID-19

How to cope with the COVID-19 financial crisis – and even emerge from it stronger.

A child sits at the computer

74 bar and bat mitzvahs for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth held over Zoom

“2020 has been a particularly difficult year for the deaf and hearing-impaired population," said the International Young Israel Movement director.

Deaf and hard of hearing students celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs over Zoom amid coronavirus pandemic.

The secret gathering of Chabad rabbis: An inside look

The Zoom marathon was a farbrengen, a unique experience.

A SCREEN SHOT from the virtual ‘Kinus Hashluchim,’ the International Conference of Chabad Rabbis.

Grapevine November 22, 2020: A presidential perk – a trip to the Dead Sea

After the partial relaxation of restrictions, so many people stood in line for hours to get into stores that were open for business.

RIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wearing a Stars and Stripes mask

Rabbinic Zoom meeting lasts several days, breaking world record

The virtual meeting included anywhere from 200 to 1,000 rabbis at any given moment, with discussions shifting between English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Rabbi Levi Duchman speaking via Zoom with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the historic UAE-Israel peace deal, August 2020

Federal agencies probe SFSU for attempting to host terrorist Leila Khaled

According to the non-profit Lawfare project, SFSU may have violated a US anti-terrorist statute.

PFPL plane hijacker Leila Khaled in South Africa

Diamond Exchange accepts 115 new members

An event on Zoom marked their acceptance.

A trader inspects a diamond during a show at Israel's Diamond Exchange near Tel Aviv, Israel

Over 500 Volunteers Zoom to Great Lengths to Help Israeli Children!

Back in 2012, a former university classmate approached Sarah Gordon, an active member of the Jewish community in Ottawa.


Matan holds special Hoshana Raba night of live stream study - watch

Matan students, as well as the wider community in Israel and around the world, are invited to join in this meaningful and uplifting event.

RABBANIT SHANI TARAGIN and advanced halachic scholars at Matan this past summer.