Took Young Judea Year Coursers to another great wedding! MAZEL TOV! Packer and the year coursers doing a LaChaim at the wedding, getting ready to dance the night away
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Recent Jewish Learning & Experiences
Epic day today in Hevron – First Torah reading in the Ancient Synagogue in over 900 years! Made possible by Aish4AEPi, the Rabinowitz Family, the Prell Family, the Gottesman Family, the Bieda Family and tons of volunteers over the past few years!
Our first Birthright extender of the season just got his first ever pair of Tefillin today from the Jerusalem Heritage House – that’s a pretty good start!!!
Great traditional wedding last night with Young Judea Year Course participants!
Happy Happy Happy Hanukkah!
it’s a healthy baby girl! MAZEL TOV!!!!
Packer and Baby Girl
MAZEL TOV to Rabbi Packer and the whole Packer Family!!!!
#realjewishcontinuity
We prepared for the Holiday of Sukkos by finishing a new Torah Scroll for the Jerusalem Heritage House in memory of our “lone soldier” Sgt. Max Steinberg, hy’d. Max tragically fell in Gaza during Operation “Protective Edge”.
little park we worked on next to recently reclaimed Yemenite Synagogue
Happy Jerusalem Day!!! 50 year of liberation!
Yom Ha’Atzmaut at the Jerusalem Heritage House right now!
Very happy to welcome Young Judea Year Course participants to study for the week at Aish HaTorah and stay at the Jerusalem Heritage House! Going to be a great week!!
Jerusalem Heritage House hostel guests burn the chametz in the Old City of Jerusalem! Chag Sameach!!
Thank you to Mr. Ira Rennert and Rav Bina for hosting a group of our “lone soldiers” tonight at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem! Chag kosher v’sameach!
Current Events By Rabbi Ben Packer, at the Aish HaTorah world Center Aish Global. Topics include Donald J. Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו, in relation to Israeli Settlements, and Rabbi Packers reaction to BDS.
we celebrate purim like your suppose to watch the video to see!
Happy Hanukkah from the Jerusalem Heritage House in the liberated Old City of Jerusalem. This Hanukkah has been quite a special one, mostly because of all the attacks at the UN and in DC against us even being here.
Today we participated in a prayer service for a young boy’s first time putting on tefillin. Unfortunately, his father couldn’t be there because he was brutally murdered in a stabbing attack exactly one year ago.The prayer service was held in
Obama and the UN said no Jews in Hevron, we went anyway!
The laws of Hanukah, with pizza, beer and doughnuts!
The Chanukiah (“Hanukah Menorah”) and new shelf are up in the ancient synagogue in Hevron! Strengthening the Jewish Presence, both physically and spiritually.
Shalom Everyone,
Its almost “Birthright Season” and its near the end of the fiscal year as well! We’ve been very busy (in a very good way!!) with our “lone soldiers” and strengthening the Jewish Presence. Please check out the pics below
Awesome breakfast in the Sukkah today with the fellas and former guest Eric Sunshine and his lovely family! Chag Sameach!!!
Shalom Everyone,
With your support and encouragement, we are continuing to do amazing things this summer at the Jerusalem Heritage House! Possibly the two biggest challenges facing the Jewish people today are creating strong Jewish personal identity among our youth and combating the global anti-Israel/BDS bias.
Shalom Everyone,
We had an AMAZING Shavuos holiday at the Jerusalem Heritage House. Packed house with “lone soldiers” and Birthright Israel extenders, various Jewish educational opportunities throughout the Old City, festive dairy meal, and prayers at the Kotel HaKatan (the “Little Western Wall).
[title type=”h1″ font_size=”” font_family=”Open Sans:300,400,400italic,600,700″ line_height=”” bottom_indent=”” align=”center”]Its been an absolutely incredible year for the Jerusalem Heritage House![/title] Shana Tova – Happy Jewish New Year from the Old City of Jerusalem!! Its been an incredible year for the Jerusalem Heritage House, with more accomplishments than any newsletter could possibly contain. We had many, many highs…
Heritage House took post Birthright Guests to a traditional Jewish wedding. Wedding was for the son of the founder of Israel Free spirit a provider of Birthright. [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”w” show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”600″ height=”400″ image_alt=”the Heritage House guests with the host of the wedding, ready to have some fun! also in the picture…
Had an Amazing Shabbos! with Birthright Israel extenders and extenders from other programs, as well as random Jewish travelers and “lone soldiers” – the Heritage House was packed with mattresses on the roof and throughout the heritage house. Heres a picture from the end of third meal at the Heritage House, Help us continue hosting…
Guests of the Heritage House and Heritage House “lone soldiers” celebrate the day Jerusalem was Liberated with a BBQ in true Heritage House style. Happy Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)! [image target=”_self” action=”fancybox” image_action_link=”http://” fancybox_group=”y” show_border=”1″ align=”none” width=”600″ height=”400″ image_alt=”Guests and “lone soldiers” celebrate the day Jerusalem was Liberated with a BBQ in true Heritage House style.…
Happy Yom Ha’Atzmaut! Israeli Independence day! Lone Soldiers of the Jerusalem Heritage House, and Guests of the Jerusalem Heritage House, home enjoying a BBQ in honor of the day. Support all we do for Lone Soldiers and others in honor of Israel’s 66th birthday! https://heritagehouse.org.il/donate/
The Jerusalem Heritage House would like to Wish Mazel Tov to Rabbi Ben Packer and Esther Packer on the Bris of their son Arieh Packer. Named in memory of Rabbi Packer’s Grandfather. May the Family receive lots of Nachas (joy) from the child. you can make a donation in honor of this momentous event at http://www.heritagehouse.org.il/donate/ [image target=”_self”…
Its a mitzvah to eat before Yom Kippur – and we love such mitzvahs at the Jerusalem Heritage House! Thanks to our many sponsors for this incredible feast before Yom Kippur –Josh Gruenbaum, Kathryn Crosby, Steven Reiss, David Sussman, Marcy Sern Sussman, Levi Farkas, Linda Leibovits, Meghann and Ben Schwartz and others! And thanks toMatthew Glassman, Alex Ziegler and Esther Packer for planning and preparing…
In the final hours of the year, the Jerusalem Heritage House decided to embark upon an educational and inspirational visit to the Tomb and Neighborhood of Shimon HaTzadik, who used to say: “The whole world stands on three things: Torah study, Service of G-d and Kind deeds” – we did them all today! Great end…
Take a moment to imagine how amazing purim in Jerusalem is every year!