July 14, 2013 Ariel’s remarkable growth over the decades to include Israel’s newest university, an industrial complex, a state-of-the-art performing arts center, and a community sports and recreations center has made Ariel a popular destination for diverse groups: Israel advocates, Israel critics, students, journalists, politicians and diplomats, clergy, businessmen and artists. It is the first … Continue Reading »
June 24, 2013 An international cadre of gap year participants of Shomer Ha’Tza’ir, a youth movement founded on the principles of Socialist Zionism, visited Ariel on June 24 to round out their understanding of a City many of them have learned to perceive as a “settlement” and “obstacle to peace.” Upon touring the City and … Continue Reading »
June, 2013 For the past two decades, American Friends of Ariel has been supporting excellent educators and students. On June 23, 2013 the AFA hosted a festive gala at the “big top tent” at the Ariel National Leadership Development Center to honor this year’s Outstanding Educators. The event came exactly a month after ADF awarded scholarships … Continue Reading »
June 21, 2013 After a good night’s sleep at the Eshel HaShomron hotel in Ariel, the youth delegation of Maranatha Chapel, San Diego, was ready to kick start its June 21 visit to Ariel at the Ariel National Leadership Development Center (ANLDC). The ANLDC is an outdoor learning facility modeled after JH Ranch in Israel … Continue Reading »
June 20, 2013 Temple Beth Am of South Florida, led by Rabbi Paul Plotkin, kicked off the summer by experiencing Ron Nachman’s legacy on June 20, 2013. The Temple last visited Ariel only a few years ago, and the group was able to witness the growth of Ariel since then, as well as to mourn … Continue Reading »
Ariel University dedicated its new campus synagogue, “Bet Shalom”, in memory of Shalom Muller (z”l) on June 13, 2013, with a festive Torah-carrying procession through the campus accompanied by Klezmer music and dancing. The synagogue is located on the ground floor of the majestic library now under construction and will serve the students, faculty members, … Continue Reading »
June 13, 2013 Billye Brim Ministries has been bringing groups to Israel for over two decades. The charismatic and eloquent Billye Brim is one of the foremost ambassadors of Ariel in the Christian world, ensuring that all her groups come and experience the revival of the Land of Joshua through the City of Samaria. Billye … Continue Reading »
Orthodox Union (O.U.) leaders, Paul Glasser, Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, and Stanley Weinstein, Chair of the Self Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus, visited Ariel from the US, joining Rabbi Avi Berman of O.U. Israel. They focused their visit at the O.U. sponsored Oraita program, a clubhouse for teenagers that instills within largely secular youth … Continue Reading »
June 3, 2013 The Faith Bible Chapel International “Singers & Dancers” (FBC Internationals) of Arvada, Colorado made its annual visit to Ariel with its crew of young performers, both newcomers and veteran guests. The FBC Internationals perform in Israel at IDF bases throughout the country for one month each summer in a tradition that has … Continue Reading »
Dani Menkin, one of the biggest names in Israeli documentary films, paid a visit to Ariel University as a guest of Eyal Boers, head of the University’s Film/TV track and filmmaker in his own right (Live or Die in Entebbe). Dani is well-known for his award-winning “Dolphin Boy,” which was shortlisted for the Oscars, and … Continue Reading »
May 22, 2013 “And people call Ariel a ‘settlement’?” remarked Frank Dimant, the CEO of B’nai Brith Canada while leading the B’nai Brith delegation into Ariel’s Center for the Performing Arts. So impressed was he by the beauty of the facility, he gathered the delegation of the dozen B’nai Brith visitors for a group portrait … Continue Reading »
May 5, 2013 Maranatha Chapel in San Diego deepened its longstanding friendship with the City of Ariel through an afternoon tour of church leaders and congregants on Monday, May 5, 2013. Pastor Ray Bentley and his wife Vicki have been leading Maranatha missions to Israel, and Ariel in particular, ever since they developed a friendship … Continue Reading »