Israeli Public Figures Mark Family Milestones and Career Moves
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Channel 7 hosted its annual gathering of friends, featuring political figures and media personalities. Several public figures marked personal milestones, including Minister Bezalel Smotrich sharing a three-generation photo and General Avi Blout attending a wedding. New appointments were announced, including Rabbi Avichai Sternberg as head of a yeshiva in Dimona and Reut Giat as head of education in Gush Etzion. The Ariel youth movement is launching its "Organization Month," and the World Mizrachi movement held a conference in Prague.
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- Channel 7 held its annual gathering with politicians and media figures.
- Minister Bezalel Smotrich shared a photo of three generations of his family.
- General Avi Blout attended the wedding of the daughter of Kiryat Arba Council head.
- Rabbi Avichai Sternberg was appointed head of the Hesder Yeshiva in Dimona.
- Reut Giat was appointed head of the Education Department in Gush Etzion.
- The Ariel youth movement is launching its "Organization Month."
Channel 7 held its annual gathering of friends at the Ein Hamad event garden, attended by party leaders, ministers, Knesset members, public figures, media personalities, and advertising executives. The event featured political interviews ahead of elections and a special conversation between Channel 7 CEO Uzi Baruch and political commentator Amit Segal.
Notable moments included a warm embrace and conversation between Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and strategic advisor Beraleh Krumby, founder of the right-wing movement "Tkuma."
Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich shared a "three generations in one picture" photo featuring himself, his father Rabbi Yeruham Smotrich, and his son Bania. Commander of the Central Command, General Avi Blout, was seen blessing the wedding of the daughter of Kiryat Arba Council head Yisrael Barmason, with Minister Nir Barkat also in attendance.
Network personality Ayala Ben-Baruch and her husband Yair welcomed a son named Gur Aryeh Yehuda. Minister of the Negev and Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf and his wife Moriah also celebrated the birth of their son, with Wasserlauf attending a community gathering shortly after the birth.
Rabbi Avichai Sternberg was appointed head of the Hesder Yeshiva in Dimona, serving alongside Rabbi David Turgeman. The Moreshet community is preparing to welcome its new rabbi, Rabbi Yehoshua Miller, who will relocate with his family.
The Ariel youth movement is launching its traditional "Organization Month" on the Torah portion Noah, focusing on "Behold, Days Are Coming," celebrating the current redemptive generation. The movement's female leaders recently attended a seminar on leadership.
Reut Giat was appointed head of the Education Department in the Gush Etzion Regional Council. Communications professional Dudi Ben Hamo was discharged from the IDF after completing his full service. The Hebrew Writers Association held a literary evening in Afula honoring poet Natan Yonatan, hosted by writer Emmanuel Ben Sבו. Author Emmanuel Ben Sבו also marked the end of three years of war with the release of two new volumes in his "Mr. Victory" series.
Approximately 40 representatives from the World Mizrachi movement convened in Prague for a conference on the movement's ideology and challenges facing the religious-national public in Europe. Businesspeople gathered on the rooftop of the historic Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem for an event led by religious entrepreneurs Maxim Cohen and Yonatan Hamburger.