Department for the Promotion of Aliya co-organized the event where thousands of people in New York City’s Times Square viewed an empty Shabbat table set for 224 people, symbolizing the 224 hostages held captive by the terrorist group Hamas.

In the capital of Argentina, for the fifth time, the psychometric exam necessary for admission to Israeli universities was held.

Today, June 11, marks the beginning of the Shavuot festival, which will continue until sunset on June 12.