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Itamar News Updates Jan 30th 2015
This week there was an entry to the ancient grave sites of the sons of Aaron – Itamar and Elazar, Pinchas and the 70 elders (70 Zekaynim) of Joshua’s time. They are all buried in the ancient village of Givat Pinchas (better known today as the Arab village of Awarta), near the present…
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Itamar News Updates Jan 23 2014
Itamar welcomed again Rico Cortez and his tour group from the USA and Europe. It was great hosting a wonderful group who was so enthusiastic about visiting Itamar and its Biblical surroundings. We were so inspired by their devotion and love of the land. It was a pleasure to host our dear friends…
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Itamar News Updates Jan 9th 2015
Itamar welcomed our dear friend Rico Cortez who will be leading a group here G-D willing next week. Rico is a very special friend of Itamar who has a tremendous passion for the land G-d’s people and the Torah. Rico has traced his roots back to the Bney Anusim.Every time he visits Israel he…
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Itamar News Updates Dec 26th 2014
We welcomed two special guests, Bart and Niels – from the Netherlands that came to tour the community and expressed so much love and sincerity towards Israel and the Land. Mazal tov to the Fiengold family on the bar mitzvah of their son, Avraham Yehudah. Chanukah was very special on Itamar. Many people came to…
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Why do we eat Potato Latkas on Chanuka?
On Itamar there once lived a very special person known as Mark in Russia – but we called him by his birth name Meir’ka (Hebrew meaning to shine). Meir’ka inspired by his great love and yearning for Zion and national identity, left his family in Russia to move to Israel. His father was put to…
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Itamar News Updates Dec 12 2014
Special thanks to Zbaren family for their love and generosity for our baby Gmach. Mazal Tov to Barak and Sarah Melet on the marriage of their son Amotz this week! Mazal Tov to Amichay and Yiscah Azulay on the birth of a son! Mazal Tov to Aviyah and Drora Azulay on the purchase of…
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Itamar News Updates Nov 28th 2014
With tremendous sorrow and pain we announce the passing of Charlotte Krantz z”l (the mother of Leah Goldsmith). Charlotte has spent the last five years living on Itamar. She was a source of light and inspiration to the entire community. May Leah Goldsmith and her family be consoled together with the mourners of Zion…
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Itamar News Updates Oct 31 2014
Itamar welcomed our dear friend Helen Freedman and her daughter Judy who came with their Americans for a Safe Israel group to tour Itamar. Helen makes sure to represent the heart of the Shomron as often as she can and has a heart and mission that brings her back with new people many times…
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Itamar News Updates October 24th 2014
The Holiday season on Itamar was fantastic – as it always is. Thousands of people visited our community and participated in our inauguration of our first permanent synagogue and a new Torah scroll dedication. Friends of Itamar arranged a guided tour where visitors were able to tour our community and visit…
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Itamar New Updates Oct 8th 2014
We want to wish all our dear friends of Itamar a Chag Sameach! We are so happy to announce that Itamar continues to grow and blossom. This coming Sunday day a long awaited event is G-d willing due to take place –the inauguration for our permanent synagogue. Again we want to thank all those who…