by Sarit Newman | Jan 4, 2026 | News
At just 14 years old, Boys Town Jerusalem ninth-grader Amichai Romaine has become the youngest Team Captain in the history of BTJ’s renowned FTC Robotics Team. And his rise to success has just begun… “The perfect choice for team captain” “The entire team agreed that...
by Sarit Newman | Dec 16, 2025 | News
With smiles lighting their faces, a class of Boys Town Jerusalem seventh graders eagerly waited to board the bus for a daylong field trip. Among them, Aaron * quietly slipped behind his friends to approach Principal Rabbi Yehudah Rosencrantz. “Please, Rabbi,” he...
by Sarit Newman | Dec 1, 2025 | News
Sometimes 14-year-old “Ori” can barely remember life before everything changed—before his world shattered. There was a time when his family laughed together, when his parents left for work each morning, and he and his younger brother enjoyed school, friends, and...
by Sarit Newman | Nov 17, 2025 | News
They did it! With determination and love, Boys Town Jerusalem’s 11th graders completed Israel’s challenging 43-mile Sea-to-Sea Trail, hiking from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Galilee. Every step of the three-day journey was dedicated to the memory of BTJ grad...
by Sarit Newman | Oct 28, 2025 | News
Not a single day in Abe’s* life has been easy. His father, prone to violence, has never held a steady job. His mother, living with a disability, struggles daily to care for Abe and his two younger brothers Shimon* and Eliezer*. Their home is marked by hardship—scarce...
