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A Bar-Mizvah from Australia with Love
“Caleb” and Binyamin, both 13, live on opposite sides of the globe. They’ve never met –yet they just shared an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime...
BTJ Super Robot to Compete in International Meet
As the remarkable robot built by Boys Town Jerusalem’s Robotics Team heads to its first international competition, it has already survived more than...
How Special Education and Mentorship Changed Sammy’s Life
New Israel Henry Beren Computer Lab Dedicated at BTJ
During challenging days for Israel – and for her students – the US-based Israel Henry Beren Charitable Foundation (Foundation) has donated a fully...
Guiding Students to be Strong in Wartime and in Life
Today, every boy knows someone directly involved in the fighting, and each student is affected in different ways. Yet the ongoing care of our teachers, rabbis, and social services staff strengthens the boys with coping skills and confidence.
BTJ Students Remember Their Heroes
Walking solemnly together, Boys Town Jerusalem High School students joined thousands of Israelis entering Mt. Herzl National Military Cemetery on...
Empowering Boys to Heal After Divorce
A simple sheet of paper divided into eight squares opened 13yearold “Danny’s” most painful wounds – and his own path toward healing. “Tell your...
Terrified by War
“Please, Rabbi,” the mother pleaded. “My son is hysterical. Can you try to calm him?” As 13-year-old Moshe* took the phone, the air raid sirens...
A Safe Haven for Jared
At 6 AM on a recent cold winter morning, Principal Rabbi Yehudah Rosencrantz arrived, as he does each day, to open the Boys Town Jerusalem school...