More than 50 Jewish mothers from around the world visiting Israel for the first time in their lives received Hebrew names as part of their Momentum trip to Israel, a joint initiative of the Diaspora Ministry and the JWRP organization in Maryland, US.
The women, who had never received a Hebrew name in their youth, were offered to choose a Hebrew name for themselves. The ceremony celebrating their new names took place in the Judean Desert between Jerusalem and Jericho.
Project Momentum is a subsidized 8-day trip to Israel which has so far brought more than 10000 women from 26 countries worldwide on their first trips to Israel.