by Admin | Aug 23, 2018 | Community Service, Foodies, Jerusalem, Jewish World, JP Katz, Rabbi JP Katz, The Journal, Video
Stay Positive: Don't Ever Give Up You never know who you’ll meet. Just a regular day heading out to meetings and bumping into interesting people who clearly are working hard and mastering their crafts. I always get inspired by people who are passionate about...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2018 | Community Service, Foodies, Jerusalem, Jewish World, JP Katz, Rabbi JP Katz, The Journal, Video
Inspiring Religious Tolerance I had an awesome time visiting with Jeffrey Davis. Jeffrey is an active and vibrant participant of community building and Israel. He’s served many years for the Jewish National Fund both on the national Executive Board as well as...
by Admin | Aug 1, 2018 | Articles, Funny, Israel, JP Katz, Middle East, Mitzvot, Practical Jewish Law, Prayer, Rabbi JP Katz, The Journal, Video, Vids
That time we went to Israel and almost died. I was recently in Israel for a family occasion and we all almost died. A missile launched from Syria landed a few football fields away from where we were playing in the water. Although there were several booms heard in the...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2018 | Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish World, JP Katz, Society, The Journal
Increasing unity and togetherness through understanding. This entry sets the tone for the next few video blogs. Rabbi Katz went to Israel to speak at various rabbinic schools about outreach. Part of his talks includes articulating some of the greatest challenges that...
by Admin | Mar 5, 2018 | Foodies, Foodies, History, Jerusalem, Rabbi JP Katz, The Journal, Travel International, Vids
The Shuk This neighborhood was established in 1887 by three partners: Johannes Frutiger (German Protestant and owner of larges bank in the country at the time) Shalom Konstrum Joseph Navon At the end of the 19th century this marketplace started up….it was called Shuk...
by Admin | Apr 27, 2017 | Jewish World, JP Katz, Media Objectivity, Middle East, News, The Journal
The Silent Student Senate This mini documentary focuses on the Tufts University campus and the climate and underlying issues behind the recent senate vote to divest from a handful companies who do business with Israel. The pro-Israel community only had three days to...