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They Sold Everything and Moved to the Hills
"Risking it All" (Part 1) chronicles activist Michael Weichbrod, founder of Homebound, and his families journey from Lakewood, NJ to Ramat Bet Shemesh Israel, to the hills of Judea in an inspiring story about love for Torah, the Land of Israel and being the change.
J.P. Katz
4 days ago5 min read
Haredim on the Hill
We interview Ephraim, a resident in Jerusalem is responding to the Jerusalem's dense urban planning, high rise towers and shrinking apartments all accompanied by rising prices and cost of living. He is building his home in the hills of Judea Samaria in an effort to give his children a different expression of Torah life.
J.P. Katz
Feb 83 min read
The State That Declare War But Cannot Build a Village: How Bureaucracy Paralyzed Israel’s Ability to Found New Communities
Israel’s failure to establish new communities—even within its 1948 borders—is not ideological but institutional. Decades of government decisions have gone unimplemented because real authority has shifted from elected officials to unelected planning and legal bureaucracies that block execution. The result is a state capable of major military action, yet unable to build a single new village, leaving strategic regions weakened by decades of paralysis.
J.P. Katz
Feb 55 min read
Anti-Israel Protests and Antisemitism on Campuses: Insights from Jewish Students at UW Madison
University students share their thoughts about antisemitism on campus across America.
J.P. Katz
Nov 20, 20231 min read
UltraOrthodox Haredim In Israel Help Soldiers and Build Unity on the Front Lines | Brothers in Arms
Israeli ultra orthodox haredim drop everything to support their brothers on the frontlines in the war against Gaza.
J.P. Katz
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Derech Emunah: Founding a New Yishuv in the Hills of Judea |הישוב מאחז החרדי דרך אמונה בהרי יהודה
This film chronicles the actual early morning Aug. 15, 2022 ascent by approximately 50 - 100 men to build a new village in the Judea hills.
J.P. Katz
Aug 21, 20223 min read
Ramat Bet Shemesh Dalet
These two guys in Ramat Bet Shemesh Dalet give hope to families who are seeing rents go up in English speaking communities in Israel.
J.P. Katz
Jul 9, 20223 min read
Aliyah to Israel: Children's biggest challenge
there are no shortages of challenges that accompany new opportunities in their new home...but what about the children?
J.P. Katz
Jun 19, 20227 min read
Visiting a Jewish village in a Partisan Maccabee Camp
What is it like to live in a village with 26 families on the top of a mountain overlooking some of the most transformative events in....
J.P. Katz
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Making Aliyah to Israel?
Aliyah has always been an individual sport. Have things changed in recent years? Communities from North America are signing up to move to Is
J.P. Katz
Nov 13, 20211 min read
Farming the Judean Hills (West Bank)
This documentary looks at the Arab Israeli relations not from the viewpoint of politicians but rather from the citizens on the ground.
J.P. Katz
Oct 3, 20213 min read
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