Avia Foundation to Hold Unity Weekend on Mount of Olives
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The Avia Foundation will host an Israeli unity weekend on the Mount of Olives, featuring rabbis, bereaved families, wounded soldiers, and parents of hostages. The event, taking place at the Seven Arches Hotel, is scheduled for the Shabbat of Parshat Lech-Lech, three days before elections. The foundation has worked for 20 years to enhance the Jewish presence on the Mount of Olives through various public activities.
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- The Avia Foundation is hosting an Israeli unity weekend on the Mount of Olives.
- The event will include rabbis, bereaved families, wounded soldiers, and parents of hostages.
- The weekend is scheduled for the Shabbat of Parshat Lech-Lech, just before elections.
- The Avia Foundation has worked for nearly 20 years to strengthen the Jewish presence on the Mount of Olives.
- The event aims to bolster Jewish settlement and Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem.
- Limited rooms are still available for registration.
The Avia Foundation is organizing a weekend focused on Israeli unity, bringing together rabbis, bereaved families, wounded soldiers, and the parents of hostages. The event is scheduled for the Shabbat of Parshat Lech-Lech, just three days before the upcoming elections, at the Seven Arches Hotel on the Mount of Olives. This gathering coincides with the memorial week for Avia Yehoshua Goldberg, who died in a car accident on his way to Yeshiva Alon Moreh and is buried on the Mount of Olives.
Participants will include Rosh Yeshiva of Ramla Rabbi Aryeh Hendler, Dayan and Givati fighter Rabbi Avi Zerbib, Lt. Col. Rabbi Harel Katzin, attorney Ephraim Demari representing soldiers from Unit 100 in Tze'elim, resistance fighter Ezra Yachin, and Chasidic singer Yisrael Prans. Yosef Chaim Ohana and his mother Miri Ben Ami are also expected to attend.
For nearly two decades, the Avia Foundation has been active in strengthening the Jewish presence on the Mount of Olives, organizing tours, cultural events, prayers, study sessions, and resilience weekends for the public. Their activities aim to bolster Jewish settlement and Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem by encouraging visitors to the area. Organizers noted that only a few rooms remain available for the Shabbat. Registration can be done by contacting Rivki Yifrach at 050-9287878.