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A Jewish boy who was born and raised in Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine and immigrated to Israel following the war, was able to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah this week at the Yad Lachaim branch in Nof HaGalil, where he and his family receive full Jewish escort. Rafael Mitrapanov was 11 and a half years old when the war broke out • Full Article
“Where are you,” she asked in a panic M. had sent her two children with their Arab father to go to the bathroom, and was now on the phone with him demanding to know what had happened to them. “We’re on our way to Jenin,” the father laughed. • Full Story
Eight boys who were rescued with their mothers from Arab villages by Yad L’Achim celebrated their bar mitzvahs together in a moving ceremony at the Kosel • Full Story
When T. was called to the Torah this week for his Bar Mitzvah, and read his brachos with tear-filled eyes, the entire shul was moved. The fact that he had no father at his side indicated that this was an exceptional story, but only a few participants knew just how exceptional • Full Story
Missionaries in Israel try everything to preach Christianity to as many Jews as possible. They get away with it by operating discretely, under the radar of law enforcement. But clear evidence of such preaching reached Yad L’Achim recently in the form of a video which shows Evan Michael Levine admitting that the goal of a dental clinic he runs is to preach Christianity to the needy • Full Story, Video
A scandal of this nature hasn’t come to Yad L’Achim’s attention in years: Outraged tour guides called the organization to report that as part of their training, they were being given the option of participating in day-long seminar given by the “College of the Bible,” a Messianic Bible college that trains missionaries • Full Story, Photo
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