Efrat israel

Israeli community builds world's only mechanical-divide swimming pool

“I love the new Efrat pool, and I am extremely grateful every day. I feel like I should make a blessing every time I go swimming.”

|ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Open pool horizontal.
Ohr Torah Stone’s Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School dedicated the “Hall of Heroes,” a permanent memorial honoring 25 alumni of the yeshiva who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks over the past decades, including 11 who fell in the past two years.

This high school’s library is now a memorial to 25 fallen alumni in Efrat

Modern Orthodox high school in Efrat, south of Jerusalem, unveils a memorial to 25 graduates who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks, integrating remembrance into daily study.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A VIEW of Efrat: It’s worth reminding ourselves that aliyah is not a nostalgic story from the past but the very heartbeat of Zionism today, the writer affirms.

Aliyah continues to be a driving force behind Israeli communities - opinion

The waves of immigration keep this nation alive, youthful and ever-growing.

|ByDOVI SHEFLER
Efrat Council head Dovi Shefler.

Efrat Council head: We're creating sovereignty 'on the ground' without waiting for declarations

Efrat Council head Dovi Shefler says construction is already expanding the settlement, pushing for sovereignty ahead of Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Efrat: The story of one of Israel's most unique, successful settlements

Efrat Regional Council head Oded Revivi spoke to the Magazine about the Israeli settlement municipality he has managed for the last 15 years.

JULY 1, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
NEW BEGINNINGS: First day of school, 1983.

Israeli settlement founder Rabbi Riskin talks 40 years of Efrat

The ‘Magazine’ sat down with founding father Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin and wife Vicky to discuss the celebrated realization of their vision, and their concerns.

JULY 1, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin laid the cornerstone for Efrat in 1980, occupancy began in 1983.

Life in Israel: 13 lessons after 13 years of aliyah

I came to Israel as a wide-eyed olah (immigrant). And I’ve learned a lot. Here are 13 lessons I’ve learned, one for each year we’ve been privileged to live in Israel.

JUNE 9, 2023ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
TRIUMPHANT ARRIVAL: The writer (R), husband Elan Adler, and daughter Shani Rosenzweig make aliyah on July 7, 2010.

Israel publishes tenders for new West Bank settlement units

The Israel Land Authority published on its website separate tenders for 1,248 new housing units in West Bank settlements.

MAY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
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Leo Dee's moral clarity is a ray of light in the dark - opinion

So many of us have been engulfed by the tragedy the Dee family has had to endure. And Rabbi Leo Dee's determination to speak truth to power is why.

APRIL 19, 2023ByHAYIM LEITER
Family and friends gather outside the house of Maia and Rina Dee, ahead of their funeral in Efrat on April 09, 2023. The 2 sisters were killed 2 days ago in a terror attack in the Jordan valley. Their mother, injured in the attack, is still in critical condition.

How Efrat's community will rise out of tragedy to honor a family's legacy - opinion

When the bullets of the terrorists pierced the pure hearts of Maia, Rina and Lucy Dee, they had hoped to pierce our hearts as well. They didn’t understand that we as a people are unstoppable.

APRIL 14, 2023ByODED REVIVI
Efrat Residents standing outside their homes with Israeli flags to show solidarity with the Dee family, following the death of Lucy Dee, who died of her wounds three days after the deadly terror attack that killed her two daughters Rina and Maia, in Efrat, in the West Bank, April 10, 2023.

Israelis of Gush Etzion help the Dees cope with terror, loss

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Efrat has a population of 13,500. An estimated 50%-60% of residents are native English-speakers. After the terror attack, the community leapt into action.

APRIL 14, 2023ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
ONE OF several signs of support for the Dee family created by neighbor Ashira Landau.

My Word: Affronts and full-frontal assaults

“When so many brothers and sisters are being murdered, we must learn again how to be brothers and sisters.”

APRIL 13, 2023ByLIAT COLLINS
RELATIVES AND friends gather outside the Dee family home in Efrat ahead of the funerals of Maia and Rina. The placard reads: ‘One people with one heart.’

In wake of heavy loss, Rabbi Leo Dee calls for unity behind Israeli flag

It only took about an hour after Rabbi Dee's speech before the hashtag #DeesDay started picking up on social media platforms.

APRIL 10, 2023ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
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Thousands attend funeral of terror victims Maia, Rina Dee

The Dee sisters were murdered in a terror attack on Friday morning, and their mother still remains in critical condition.

APRIL 9, 2023ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Family and friends attend the funeral of Maia and Rina Dee at the Gush Etzion Regional Cemetery in Kfar Etzion on April 9, 2023. The two sisters were killed 2 days ago at a terror attack in the Jordan valley, Their mother, injured in the attack, is still in critical condition.