Sometimes the weakest students at Boys Town Jerusalem are the luckiest. These days, the biggest winners are the students having the toughest time in their high school English classes. Thanks to the kindness of a caring volunteer tutor, those boys are now making extraordinary strides. Sam Zimmerman, a native of Teaneck, New Jersey who […]
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Small as it is, Israel has chalked up phenomenal success in just 68 years of existence. Surrounded by enemies, she has managed to become a giant in security and in world-class innovations, earning the title “start-up nation,” hands down. Boys Town Jerusalem was established at the same time as the State of Israel in 1948 to give […]
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This mother’s day we take a look at our very own Mother Rachel. Although the Scriptures do not describe exactly how the Biblical matriarch Rachel looked, thousands of Boys Town Jerusalem students are certain that she was petite, brown-eyed and had a soft, infectious smile. For virtually all BTJ students over the past 28 years, “their” Mother Rachel is the […]
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Purim is the time of “V’nahafoch hu” – turn around . When Haman was planning the destruction of the Jews and his plan went horribly wrong for him, and the Jews where miraculously saved. The upside down Persian Rice dish is the perfect dish for your Purim feast. Iris Liani, who has been a secretary at Boys […]
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Daniel Ben Hemo, 16, one of the youngest firefighters to battle blazes in Israel’s recent devastating fires, was chosen to light the first Chanukah candle of the Boys Town Jerusalem rooftop menorah. The 11th grader, who has volunteered for the Israeli Fire Department for two years through the school’s community service program, was honored for his important […]
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