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Average salary in Israel: 12,969 shekels
k45025 / depositphotos.com According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel, the average salary in Israel for November 2023 was 12,969 shekels gross, which is equivalent to $3,554.

To Plant Hope
Students of the summer ulpan from the Department Promotion for Aliyah in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, together with their teachers and the department staff at the Jewish Agency, held a Tu B’Shvat seder.

Actions for kidnapped people
At the NOAM youth movement camp in São Paulo, during the closing ceremony on Saturday, January 27, 136 candles were lit in remembrance of the 136 people still held captive in Gaza.

EMPOWERING EDUCATION: ULPAN CLASS OPENINGS
Diving into the realm of education, we celebrated the opening of three new Ulpan classes.

UN employees serving HAMAS
Suspension of Funding to UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees Following Employee Involvement in Violence Array

International Holocaust Remembrance Day
artskvortsova /depositphotos.com Every year on January 27th, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed.

Go Forth
The director of the LEKH LEKHA program, Fredo Pachter, was on tour in France (Paris, Marseille, Lyon) to promote our collective Aliyah program.On 24/01, he attended the Tou Bishvat community evening in Lyon, where he discussed the importance of the Jewish people’s connection to their land on this festive day.

Tu BiShvat — New Year of the Trees
Photo: CHAIYARAT / Shutterstock.com This evening, January 24, the holiday of Tu BiShvat began, which will last all day tomorrow.

Kfir’s 1st Birthday
In Rio de Janeiro, on Thursday, January 18th, at Leblon Beach, a gathering was organized to mark the one-year anniversary of Kfir’s abduction, who is still being held captive in Gaza.