Tag: IDF
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Israeli Security: Balancing Safety with Morality
The Memphis group returns today from Poland and Israel, where they visited many historic sites and diverse communities, including the city of Shoham, Memphis’ newly-named Israeli partner city. The JCP/MJCC-sponsored trip connected the travelers to their Jewish history, taking them to important sites from the recent past. Here, our director of community…
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Grief Before the Celebration
-by Noa Siskind This past May, I went to Israel for the first time through March of the Living with the BBYO delegation. The trip was scheduled during the week of Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut. Yom HaZikaron is Memorial Day in Israel, and it is a day of great…