A huge fire burned out of control this morning near the Mesilat Zion agricultural community, near Jerusalem. More than 400 dunams [acres] of forestry were reportedly destroyed before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames. There were no reports of injuries.... On Saturday night, Israeli pole vaulting champion Alex Averbuch will take part in a Chanukah candle lighting ceremony with the Jewish community of Moscow. He will also light candles with the Jewish community of Siberia, where he will visit Jewish
Agency offices and tour Agency facilities.... In other Chanukah news, Chabad Lubavitch of Hevron will be placing a huge menorah on the Givat Shalhevet (Abu Sneineh) hill overlooking the ancient city.... The Jewish Agency, the IDF Homefront Command, and the Association of the Deaf in Israel has begun distribution of emergency warning beepers to the hearing impaired in Israel. A total of 5,500 beepers, which will give the hearing impaired emergency information should Israel come under attack, will be distributed over the coming months... The Minister of Tourism, Rabbi Yitzchak Levy, announced today that travel agencies offering package trips to Kenya will do so only in coordination with ministry officials. The ministry will be consulting the security services regarding all future organized trips to the African state.
Agency offices and tour Agency facilities.... In other Chanukah news, Chabad Lubavitch of Hevron will be placing a huge menorah on the Givat Shalhevet (Abu Sneineh) hill overlooking the ancient city.... The Jewish Agency, the IDF Homefront Command, and the Association of the Deaf in Israel has begun distribution of emergency warning beepers to the hearing impaired in Israel. A total of 5,500 beepers, which will give the hearing impaired emergency information should Israel come under attack, will be distributed over the coming months... The Minister of Tourism, Rabbi Yitzchak Levy, announced today that travel agencies offering package trips to Kenya will do so only in coordination with ministry officials. The ministry will be consulting the security services regarding all future organized trips to the African state.