Sometimes the unthinkable happens. For Har-El* , one of eight children of Ethiopian-born immigrants, it all happened less than one week before his Bar Mitzvah. Har-El’s uncle, a security guard turned his weapon on himself to commit suicide. His family was paralyzed by the tragedy. They sent Har-El to school during the funeral, where Principal Rabbi […]
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Want a head start in the Start-Up Nation? If so, Boys Town Jerusalem’s ninth grade is the place to be. Thanks to an innovative extracurricular program, 14-year-old BTJ students are now among the youngest in Israel being taught the advanced C# (“C-Sharp”) programming language. After only several months, these students are off and running to put their […]
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