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Eliana Rudee is a journalist and marketing professional based in Seattle. She spent nearly a decade working as a journalist in Israel, focusing on global Jewry and culinary arts. She is a trained culinary tour guide of Jerusalem, has led culinary workshops and retreats, and has written several digital cookbooks on the intersection of food, culture and Jewish peoplehood.

Knesset member Zeev Elkin looked forward to the international community recognizing Jerusalem as the Jewish capital, and to those who do not, he said: “My answer to these voices saying there is no Jewish connection here is obvious—read the Bible. Look at the archaeological evidence. If we believe in truth, the truth will win.”
Some are for and against individual policies made by the U.S. president, but most seem satisfied that Jerusalem is being recognized as Israel’s capital.
The building project on Chanoch Albeck Street—called the Global Fellowship House—will likely take about three years to complete, and is sandwiched in between the Western Wall in Jerusalem and nearby Bethlehem.
The situation is raising eyebrows about the standards maintained during the hiring and vetting of professionals—or worse, that the federations and synagogues themselves are comfortable with BDS activists teaching at Hebrew schools.
This vote is symptomatic of a bigger problem of “attaching what people know about other conflicts to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said Yona Schiffmiller, North American liaison at NGO Monitor.
Meet Sylvan Adams, the man behind the spokes, who notes that 25,000 people will be working as part of the race, making it the largest event ever held in Israel, both in terms of people watching and working.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of Israel’s Cabinet meeting: “Today, we will welcome U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a true friend of Israel. ... I will discuss with him developments in the region, Iran’s growing aggression, and, of course, the nuclear agreement with Iran, about which there will be a decision soon.”
Additions to the building will include an emergency simulation center, bomb-shelter control room, auditorium and conference rooms, medical-equipment supply center, a garden, pharmacy, ambucycle repair lab, medical lending library, training classrooms, volunteer’s lounge and more.
To highlight women’s role in the wine industry, evening features a panel of four female Zionist leaders making social change in Israel, connecting their ability to do so with the land.
To date, Nahshonim fellows have invested 20,000 hours in 80 small businesses, resulting in a combined $10 million growth in beneficiaries’ revenue.
A group of 35 top students from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois spent 10 days in Israel to learn about innovation and entrepreneurship from leaders and companies.
Through the Mizrachi World Movement and the Religious Zionists of America, inspirational rabbis, academics and other leaders from Israel hope to bring the spirit of Israel to Diaspora communities.