September 20, 2007
1. The people of Itamar wish all our friends a Chatimah Tovah and Chag Sameach!
2. Mazal Tov to Moshe and Naamah Cohen on the celebration of the Brit Milah of their son this week.
3. Zev Chever, Zambish the head of Amanah visited with Itamar this week to discuss important issues relating to building.
4. The Friends of Itamar site added a new addition called holiday tips; it pays to check it out!
September 7, 2007
1. Itamar would like to wish a happy and healthy New Year to all our wonderful friends.
2. Itamar is getting ready for the Shimitah(sabatical) year. It very special to watch everybody doing their last minute gardening preparations before the New Year sets in. The gardens of Itamar never looked as nicely kept before.
3. Itamar hosted a small group from Holland that came to see our town. We really enjoyed their company!
4. Three residents of Itamar that were supposed to be home for Shabbat and Rosh Hashana were called back to the army because of the tension in the North. Hopefully, by Rosh Hashana things will calm down and the army will let them come home.
5. Mazal Tov to the Edri family upon the birth of their son.
6. Itamar’s children began school this week. Mazal Tov to the happy Parents!
August 16th 2007
1. Harav Tzvi Tau at the memorial service of Shlomo Miller, Itamar’s former security chief who was murdered by terrorists on the hills of Itamar three years ago. The memorial service was held last Friday on Mount Olives in Jerusalem just a few days before the wedding of Shlomo’s son Eliyahu. (see pictures of wedding below)
2. Harav Yaakov Ariel, chief Rabbi of Ramat Gan gives a Torah class in memory of Shlomo Miller on Sunday night in Itamar. Rabbi Ariel spoke about the laws pertaining to the Shimita (sabbatical year).
3. Israel’s Knesset member, Uri Ariel, meets with Itamar’s Mayor Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith and Secretary Riphael Meron. (Ariel on the left, Meron center, and Goldsmith to the right)
4. Mazal Tov to Esther Miller and Hagar Zar on the marriage of their children Eliyahu and Rin
ana. Esther and Hagar both lost their husbands in terror attacks. (Esther standing on the Left next and to the right of her Hagar)
5. Unfortunately, Eliyahu’s 
father Shlomo and Rinana’s father Gilad didn’t merit in walking their children on Thursday night to bridal canopy. Instead the two grandfathers Moshe Zar on right and Ariyeh Miller on left that both lost their sons had to do it instead.
6. The groom Eliyahu being thrown up in the air at his wedding celebration.
August 30, 2007
1. This week’s Parasha Ki TAvo takes place in the backyard of Itamar. The famous blessing and the curse were given on the mountains of Grizim and Avel right across from us!
2. This week I had the Zechut of visiting the city of David in Jerusalem. We were shown some of the newest archeological discoveries. One of them has not yet been open to the public. It is an ancient street leading from the Shiloach spring to the Temple Mount dating back to the second temple period. What is amazing is the fact that it is so preserved and looks like it was built recently! Interestingly, along the street there are parts that have been smashed open.(pay attention why looking at the picture) Archeologists explain according the famous historian, Josephus Flavius, that this was done by the Romans who received information that the Jews were hiding out in catacombs under the street. The Romans broke open the street in order to get to them. The remnants of pottery, food, and coins that said on them freedom to Israel that were found underneath testify to this claim. We can console ourselves that today, 2000 years later, Israel has returned to Jerusalem! (Moshe Goldsmith)
3. Mazal Tov to Hila and Mordechai Sadeh, and Rachel and Liyor Nachshon upon the birth of their sons.
4. Mazal Tov to the Teneh family on the engagement of their daughter Achinoam.
5. The Itamar Yeshivah high school, Chitzim, has begun studies after a long summer vacation. We want to wish the students a successful year of learning!
August 23, 2007
1. Memorial service held on Thursday morning for Meir Lixenberg HYD attended by Harav Livanon, Rabbi of Elon Moreh, seen in the picture.
2. Friends of Itamar from several communities of NJ visit with Itamar and wrote letters in the Sefer Torah that Yitro is writing in memory of his son Eliyahu and the children of Itamar. G-d willing we plan to celebrate the Hachnasat sefer Torah on the 14 of Shivat, Eliyahu’s birthday.
3. Rabbi Lupin presents hand made woven scarves that the women of his community made for the children of Itamar.
4. Itamar joins the shomron region council’s great event of the summer– a concert in the amphitheater at the ancient city of Shomron – Sebastia with Yehoram Gaon. The event was preceded by a professional tour of the site and theater presentations of the different time periods.
August 9th 2007
1) Mazal Tov to Avraham and Ofrah Cohen upon the marriage of their daughter Bat Zion. The wedding took place Wednesday night in Seday Bar, a hilltop farm in the Judean Hills right below Herodian.
2) Mazal Tov to the Ofer and Yael Head upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son Akivah.
3) A special thanks to our friends in NJ who sent another shipment of clothes to Itamar.
4) A special thanks to the Israeli army who apprehended a terrorist that tried to plant a road side bomb along the route from Itamar to Elon More.
5) Friday morning at ten a memorial service with be held on Mt. Olives for our dear friend Shlomo Miller, former head of Itamar’s security, who was killed by terrorist gun fire three years ago on Itamar. Shlomo left behind a wife and seven children. On a happier note Shlomo and Esther’s son Eliyahu will be getting married next week to Rinana Zar. Rinana like her future husband Eliyahu, lost her father Gilad, the former security chief of the regional council, in a terrorist attack 5 years ago.
July 30th 2007
1. This week we poured the floor of our new synagogue! G-d willing we will able to pray in the building by next Rosh Hashana (New Year).
2. The Itamar youth planted 70 trees as part of the summer camp program – getting ready for the sabbatical year.
3. The families of Itamar had a fantastic two day trip up north which included rafting along the Dan River and hiking. We also had a communal barbeque and camped out over night in tents. It was a great bonding experience. A special thanks for our friends that helped provide for this trip.
July 27th 2007
1. This week we poured the floor of our new synagogue! G-d willing we will able to pray in the building by next Rosh Hashana (New Year).
2. The Itamar youth planted 70 trees as part of the summer camp program – getting ready for the sabbatical year.
3. The families of Itamar had a fantastic two day trip up north which included rafting along the Dan River and hiking. We also had a communal barbeque and camped out over night in tents. It was a great bonding experience. A special thanks for our friends that helped provide for this trip.
July 27th 2007
1. Leah addresses a group of 70 people from Fort Meyers Florida that made a special trip to Itamar to express their solidarity with our community.
2. Achishena Goldsmith, and her friend Naama Miller with their fimo jewelry that they prepared and happily sold to the group of Itamar visiters.
3. A big shipment of clothes came to Itamar from Passaic NJ to help out families in need.
4. Itamar campers prepared clocks made out of stained glass with local artist Ofar Head.
5. Yaashar Koach to Itamar residents that participated in the march to Chomesh in Northern Samaria. Unfortunately, they were bussed out by force.
6. The community of Itamar is looking forward to our annual summer trip to the Galilee where we will be camping out under the stars and hiking the beautiful hills of Northern Israel.
7. Yeshivat Chitzim, the Itamar high school, is painting their dormitories with special pictures of holy sites in Israel.
8. Leah and Rachel holding up an Itamar forever tee-shirt. Rachel Ginsberg designs and sells tee-shirts.
July 20th 2007
1. This passed Sunday, Erev Rosh Chodesh Av, The Itamar ladies went on a special outing to a spa near Haifa. They had a great time and they want to thank the special friends of Itamar that helped them make the outing become a reality.
2. The Itamar campers took a tour today, Thursday July 19th, along the famous tunnels of the western wall in Jerusalem. After the tour they walked around the streets of Jerusalem raising money for the Sefer Torah project.
3. Ephraim Miller was granted the Itamar agriculture award for the month for growing the most delicious melons on the precious soil of Itamar. His brother Yonatan is going to plant a vineyard next week which will be named after their father who was murdered by terrorist two summers ago.
4. A herd of deer was seen between the slopes that lead from the Jordan valley to the mountains of Itamar.
July 13th 2007 / 27 Tamuz 5767
1) Unfortunately, Itamar had a terrible tragedy this week. One of our dear students of our Yeshiva high school, Evyatar Mahon that just graduated a few weeks ago was killed in a car accident. Evyatar was a resident of the community Maale Livonah and was buried in Shilo last night. Just a few months ago, Evyatar, was miraculously saved from an attempted kidnapping by Arab terrorists. Monday night Evyatar hitched a ride home and received a terrible head injury when driver that fell asleep behind the wheel and collided with an oncoming vehicle. He and passed away yesterday, Thursday July 12, at around four o’clock. Evyatar, was a very special boy who always had a smile on his face. Evyatar’s family, community, teachers, and classmates are all heartbroken. Our Rabbis teach us that when a terrible tragedy takes place, it is a sign from G-d that we must try and elevate ourselves and repent. Let us all take upon ourselves to do good deeds and improve ourselves.
2) Itamar celebrated two circumcisions this week one on Tuedsay and another one, Today Friday July 13. We wish a mazal Tov to the Silvers and Azulai families. Our streak of three consecutive circumcisions on Shabbat was broken.
3) As the Sabbatical year approaches Itamar’s youth help the community get ready by planting trees, flowers, and participating in other gardening work. This is part of our special summer camp program.