The Center for Lone Soldiers was established in May of 2009. The Center supports new Olim throughout their service in the Israeli Defense Forces, and provides them with the tools necessary to succeed upon their return to civilian life. The Center is dedicated in memory of Michael Levin, American-born Israeli paratrooper, who gave his life while defending Israel.

For years, founding a center like this was a dream of “the father of the lone soldier”, friend of Michael, and of all lone soldiers, Mr. Tziki Aud. Tziki worked at the Jewish Agency supporting olim (immigrants) for a period of over 20 years. His work there made him aware of the situation/conditions many lone soldiers faced. His experience led him to envision this center, where lone soldiers receive the support and advice they need to succeed in the army, and integrate into Israeli society.

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RAMAT HASHARON, Israel - Israel is on schedule to inaugurate a revolutionary electric car grid with dozens of recharge stations and thousands of cars on the road by next year, the project's developers said Sunday. The California-based company Better Place hopes Israel's model will lead a shift toward electric transportation worldwide.

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Although visitors to Israel’s big cities see what appears to be a prosperous lifestyle, 40% of Israel’s children live below the poverty level, according to the Jewish Agency for Israel. Many of these underprivileged children live in the Negev region, where opportunities for a proper English education are sparse.

While native English-speaking language teachers flock to large cities like Tel Aviv and Haifa, poorer communities find themselves underserved.

A new program set to launch in September will send young Jewish Americans to teach English for 10-month sessions in schools in these areas.

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KUSA - It is the information and awareness that many believe can save lives in the future and could have possibly prevented Sept. 11. Terrorism - we have become keenly aware of potential threats. But do people really know what to look for?

The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI put together a list of eight signs of terrorism.

Denver-based Center for Empowered Living and Learning (The CELL) is working on a video that will educate citizens and police on what those eight signs are.

"As people become more educated on the subject matter, they understand what suspicious versus what is everyday, normal activity and that is something in which we strive," said Melanie Pearlman, The CELL's Executive Director. "We want to empower individuals to become active and engaged to ultimately mitigate the threat but not so much that they're afraid to go about their everyday lives and it's a fine balance."

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The Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado is proud to announce it has received Charity Navigator’s coveted four-star rating for its ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances.  This is the highest rating awarded by Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, and indicates that Federation not only executes its mission in a fiscally-responsible way, but also out-performs most other charities across the country.

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Judaism is the world’s oldest and strangest book club. Essentially we Jews have one book, and when we finish reading it, we turn back to the beginning and read it again, and again and again. We do this throughout our book club’s thousands and thousands of chapters, and we’ve been doing so for over 2,000 years.
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Before 1865, the entire population of Jerusalem lived behind the Old City walls (what today would be considered part of the eastern part of the city).

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TORONTO -- York University in Toronto is investigating allegations of assault against two Jewish students during a pro-Israel program to raise awareness of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and terrorist acts committed by Hamas. Tyler Golden, co-president of Hasbara Fellowships, told JTA that about 50 activists and protesters surrounded the Jewish students and began chanting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic slurs. He said two Jewish students were slapped.

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