In the aftermath of the horrific post-hudna bus bombing of August 19 2003, it seems to be a particularly apropos time to consider the work of Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project. The sanctity and safety of the Jewish People and the land of Israel is best preserved by those who love both, and who present no terrorist nightmare to the world. The Jews who invest their lives and limbs in the welfare of the Jewish Homeland and in its Torah-oriented lifestyle are modern-day heroes, if not heroes for the ages.
One of Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project?s foremost responses to terrorism?s struggle against the kedusha of the Jews and Israel is Beit Baruch. A compound near the Damascus Gate, Beit Baruch is named for Baruch Lerner (son of Roni and Dani Lerner), the Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project security guard murdered in the terrorist attack at the Moment Caf?. Projections to house two to three families with children who can make use of the mini-playground in Beit Baruch are part of the overall effort to breathe life into the heart of the Jewish Land. Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project spokesman Daniel Luria says, ?It is vital for Jews to own, live and function in their G-d-given inheritance. This is how Am Yisrael can end the reign of terror that has poured on us and on the rest of the world. By filling Israel with the Jews designated by HaShem to inhabit the Land, we will simply remove the potential for terrorists to launch attacks against us. They will have no foothold here.?
In the post-9/11 world, people tend toward introspection, asking themselves what is worth living and dying for, what defines them as individuals and what they value enough in order to make enduring commitments. Some of the answers seem readily accessible in Jerusalem. Luria is fond of the brave Jewish families who live in Jerusalem?s reclaimed sites, describing 25-year veterans of Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project, the Raya and Yossi Cohen family, as Cohanim who live in the city of Cohanim and kedusha.The Yitzchak and Ayala Cohen family in Chashmonaim, Yehuda and Evelyn Cohen in Volero, and the residents of the renewed Jewish Yishuv are among many spiritually and emotionally fulfilled Ateret Cohanim residents. Luria adds, ?On the day after the recent Kotel bus #2 bombing, two separate groups of Americans (plus their Israeli cousins and friends) here for Bar Mitzvahs, still came to the Old City and walked around with me and Ateret Cohanim in the alleyways. They were not to be swayed or scared off! This is our city and this is also our response- to tour the streets of the renewed Jewish Yishuv!
Other important Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project activities include Beit Neli (funds are being raised to renovate this recently acquired property for the prospective tenants, a newlywed couple) and Beit Reuven (under reconstruction for future residence) Vacation Villages Project. Called ?the Restoration of Jewish Life Between the Walls?, the Chaladiah Street site in the Kotel Quarter is a means for hands-on participation in reclaiming the renewed Jewish Yishuv for Jewish posterity. The possibility to own the property exists and further information is available via jrpisrael@yahoo.com.
Among other Ateret Cohanim/Jerusalem Reclamation Project concerns is the project to upgrade 119 walkie-talkies. The devices are used for and by its residents for their safety. A great deal of money is needed to keep the Motorola products in state-of-the-art readiness.
[Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project can be contacted in Israel via jrpisrael@yahoo.com, or phone number 02-6243337. The developing website is at www.jrpisrael.com.]
One of Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project?s foremost responses to terrorism?s struggle against the kedusha of the Jews and Israel is Beit Baruch. A compound near the Damascus Gate, Beit Baruch is named for Baruch Lerner (son of Roni and Dani Lerner), the Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project security guard murdered in the terrorist attack at the Moment Caf?. Projections to house two to three families with children who can make use of the mini-playground in Beit Baruch are part of the overall effort to breathe life into the heart of the Jewish Land. Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project spokesman Daniel Luria says, ?It is vital for Jews to own, live and function in their G-d-given inheritance. This is how Am Yisrael can end the reign of terror that has poured on us and on the rest of the world. By filling Israel with the Jews designated by HaShem to inhabit the Land, we will simply remove the potential for terrorists to launch attacks against us. They will have no foothold here.?
In the post-9/11 world, people tend toward introspection, asking themselves what is worth living and dying for, what defines them as individuals and what they value enough in order to make enduring commitments. Some of the answers seem readily accessible in Jerusalem. Luria is fond of the brave Jewish families who live in Jerusalem?s reclaimed sites, describing 25-year veterans of Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project, the Raya and Yossi Cohen family, as Cohanim who live in the city of Cohanim and kedusha.The Yitzchak and Ayala Cohen family in Chashmonaim, Yehuda and Evelyn Cohen in Volero, and the residents of the renewed Jewish Yishuv are among many spiritually and emotionally fulfilled Ateret Cohanim residents. Luria adds, ?On the day after the recent Kotel bus #2 bombing, two separate groups of Americans (plus their Israeli cousins and friends) here for Bar Mitzvahs, still came to the Old City and walked around with me and Ateret Cohanim in the alleyways. They were not to be swayed or scared off! This is our city and this is also our response- to tour the streets of the renewed Jewish Yishuv!
Other important Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project activities include Beit Neli (funds are being raised to renovate this recently acquired property for the prospective tenants, a newlywed couple) and Beit Reuven (under reconstruction for future residence) Vacation Villages Project. Called ?the Restoration of Jewish Life Between the Walls?, the Chaladiah Street site in the Kotel Quarter is a means for hands-on participation in reclaiming the renewed Jewish Yishuv for Jewish posterity. The possibility to own the property exists and further information is available via jrpisrael@yahoo.com.
Among other Ateret Cohanim/Jerusalem Reclamation Project concerns is the project to upgrade 119 walkie-talkies. The devices are used for and by its residents for their safety. A great deal of money is needed to keep the Motorola products in state-of-the-art readiness.
[Ateret Cohanim/The Jerusalem Reclamation Project can be contacted in Israel via jrpisrael@yahoo.com, or phone number 02-6243337. The developing website is at www.jrpisrael.com.]