Restrictions ease up in Israel, economy still has a long way to go
Israel is slowly starting to loosen up its restrictions, businesses and schools are beginning to open and some employees are able to return to work. After almost three months in quarantine, we are finally able to reopen our After School Neighborhood Youth Center in Neviim! However, there are still restrictions that we are enforcing in […]
Sderot Teens Can’t Wait to Reunite!
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been regulations to self-isolate, practice social distancing and some were forced into mandatory quarantine. These past few months have taken a toll on everyone, so news that Israel is relaxing some restrictions, was of course welcome. While social distancing rules are still in place, citizens in Israel are […]
MP Gives Back to Israeli Soldiers for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut
Throughout the State of Israel, IDF soldiers are treated like family and looked after by grateful residents. They are not viewed merely as anonymous military figures, but as sons and daughters, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers. Israelis deeply appreciate the sacrifice made by IDF officers, and this gratitude is especially pronounced around Yom Hazikaron […]
Meir Panim Volunteers Visit Graves of Fallen IDF Soldiers for Yom Hazikaron
Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) is always the most solemn day on the calendar in the Jewish State. Residents throughout the State of Israel would ordinarily visit military cemeteries to honor the 23,816 IDF soldiers and victims of terror, who paid the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the safety and security of the Jewish People. […]
Flowers for Holocaust Survivors
This past Tuesday was Yom Hashoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Illanit, our Or Akiva branch manager, arranged for deliveries of flowers and memorial candles to 500 local Holocaust Survivors. With so many Holocaust Survivors in isolation and no one to visit them on this sorrowful day, Meir […]
New Israeli Government Survey Shows 1 in 7 Israelis Are Now Skipping Meals
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Meir Panim has had to work twice as hard to ensure that no one in Israel goes hungry. All around the world economies have been hit and many people are struggling to make ends meet. This has been especially true in Israel, with over a million Israelis unemployed in April, […]
Meir Panim Hosts an Engagement Party, and Other News!
With regulations being lifted and then reinstated, these past few weeks have been very confusing for most Israelis. Trains and busses were running one day and cancelled the next, businesses opened and then closed and when schools reopened, many students were put into mandatory quarantine shortly after. But one thing that you can count on […]
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The Young Israel of West Hempstead Leads the Way!
In southwestern Nassau County on Long Island, you will find the very special community of West Hempstead, and the Young Israel of West Hempstead, its largest Synagogue. Young Israel of West Hempstead, or for short, the – “YIWH” – was established by a handful of families in 1955 and has grown to be a congregation […]
Daily Festivities at The Holocaust Survivor Day Center in Dimona
Dimona is home to hundreds of Holocaust Survivors. Unfortunately, many of them live below the poverty line and are unable to afford basic expenses like food. Therefore, Meir Panim made it their priority to set up a Day Center specifically for Holocaust Survivors where not only do they receive daily meals, they also have the […]
