24 Hours in Tel Aviv
Here was what one day looked like for the JLIC TLV community. A soldier serving miluim in Lebanon sent a message. He asked for help getting a tool his unit needed in the field. A group of volunteers finished the base of a new vegetable garden at a homeless shelter. A team of women spent […]
When the Sirens Sound: JLIC Communities Mobilize
JLIC Communities Respond to Operation Rising Lion The 3:00 AM sirens that pierced the quiet across Israel changed everything. What initially appeared to be an earthquake alert quickly revealed itself as something far more significant—the beginning of Operation Rising Lion, Israel’s response to Iranian aggression that would transform the daily reality for Jewish communities throughout […]
JLIC Tel Aviv Delivered Shabbat Meals to IDF Soldiers in Syria
JLIC Tel Aviv marked another milestone in their extensive Good for the World efforts this past weekend when they coordinated Shabbat meals for 65 IDF soldiers stationed in Syria. The May 2-3, 2025 operation brought warm, home-cooked food to troops some serving their fifth round of reserve duty far from home. While the JLIC team […]
Shabbat Achim – The Jews Meet The Druze
On February 21st, Rabbi Joe and Corinne Wolfson held a unique and inspiring evening in their home hosting thirty Druze guests who drove from their homes in the north of Israel – among them high ranking military officers and mayors – to spend Shabbat with the JLIC TLV community. The Druze community are known for […]
Lights in the Darkness II: A Night of Community, Resilience, and Hope
On the sixth night of Chanukah, over a hundred members of the JLIC Tel Aviv community gathered with their cherished friends from Kibbutz Nir Am at Pantera near Sarona Market for an evening that embodied the true spirit of the holiday – bringing light to darkness. What began in late 2023 as a relationship between […]
Honoring a Druze Hero: JLIC Tel Aviv Visits the Mahmoud Family in Mourning
On June 19th, the Tel Aviv JLIC community went to visit the shiva of Wassim Mahmoud z”l, the Druze deputy commander of a unit that recently suffered multiple fatalities. This visit was not just an act of condolence but a profound gesture of solidarity, demonstrating the embrace of two distinct cultures. Wassim’s family shared memories […]
Healing Amidst Hardship: A Community’s Journey with the Husseini Family
In the quiet aftermath of a night marred by violence, the JLIC Tel Aviv community led by Rav Joe Wolfson and Corinne Shmuel found a path to healing and solidarity. This is the story of the initial connections formed between the Jewish community and the Bedouin Husseini family after the tragic missile attack on April […]