The Arava Institute for Enviromental Studies

Mar 27, 2025 | Updates | 1 comment

At the Arava Institute, the idea that nature knows no political borders is more than a belief. It is a fact, a curriculum, and a way of life . With a student body comprised of Jordanians, Palestinians, Israelis, and participants from around the world, the Arava...

Monthly Newsletter – February 2025

Feb 20, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates | 0 comments

Dear TalkMatters Supporters This is a heart-breaking time – the brutality all around is hard to bear. When will it ever end? Going round and round in my head are Bob Dylan’s words ‘the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, the answer is...

Jerusalem Youth Chorus

Feb 20, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

In a time where conflict and division seem to increase daily, fear and pain threaten to silence us and make us believe that the future can only be shaped by violence and suffering. But in JYC, we refuse to be defined by fear. As young Israelis and...

Interfaith Encounter Association

Feb 20, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

Jerusalem Young Adults Interfaith Encounter group The group met at a café and engaged in a conversation about winter. The discussion was lively and meaningful, as winter holds significant importance for both Muslims and Jews. The Muslim participants shared their...

Hand in Hand Schools

Feb 20, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

Where do we find solace and strength when the pain of the conflict is ongoing? Here in Israel, and around the world, these are trying times, made more challenging by distressing daily headlines and images. If you feel hopeless or overwhelmed, you are not...

Monthly Newsletter – January 2025

Jan 23, 2025 | Newsletters, Updates | 1 comment

Dear TalkMatters Supporters What a start to the year. Bitter-sweet – Hamas has now released 7 women hostages in return for 290 Palestinian prisoners, the promise of more hostages exchanged for more prisoners, an uncertain cease-fire in Gaza with people returning...

Tech2Peace

Jan 23, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

Reflecting on 2024: A Year of Resilience, Growth, and Hope Dear Community, Friends and Supporters- Your steadfast support in 2024 has turned challenging times into opportunities for meaningful change. Through your belief in our work, we brought together 882...

Freddie Krivine Tennis Initiative

Jan 23, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

A big thank you to the Kibbutz Gan Shmuel Tennis Club and the Menashe Municipality for hosting our children from Jisr a Zarqa and Faradis for a wonderful joint Jewish-Arab tennis event! It was our second party, after hosting a similar one for pre-school Jewish-Arab...

Friends of the Arava Institute

Jan 23, 2025 | Updates | 0 comments

The news of the ceasefire and hostage agreement offers relief and renewed hope for an end to the suffering of the past 15 months. The ongoing captivity of the hostages, the loss of lives and homes in Gaza, the destruction and loss of lives in Israel, and the...