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As a child, Idan Fishslevich was really into airplanes and dreamed of one day taking to the skies as a flight attendant. Little did he know that years later, his ambition would be realized.

Following months of preparations, Fishslevich, a 22-year-old with autism spectrum disorder, fulfilled his lifelong dream on Monday by joining the dedicated team of Israel’s national airline EL AL אל על as a flight attendant. For nearly four hours, Fishslevich became part of the team onboard flight number LY383 from Tel Aviv to Rome.

Fishslevich’s dream became a reality thanks to a joint initiative led by EL AL’s Ambassadors Program and Jewish National Fund - USA’s Special in Uniform program, which seeks to promote greater inclusion of people with disabilities in the Israel Defense Forces and later in the Israeli workforce.

In 2004, the Geniza, the room attached to the synagogue at #Masada that once housed the Sefer Torahs, was rebuilt. A Torah was placed in the ark of the Geniza making the profound statement: “We are back.”

In 2008, the Geniza was reconditioned so as to comfortably house a scribe behind a glass wall affording all visitors to Masada the opportunity to watch him at work.

Today that scribe is writing Torahs for Jewish National Fund - USA's #BeInscribed project. Torahs written in the exact same spot as was used thousands of years ago.

This week, #JNF-USA dedicated a Torah to the Fire and Rescue Team in Be'er Sheva. To learn more, go to beinscribed.org

Today, on #WorldGiraffeDay, Jewish National Fund - USA celebrates the amazing Ayalon Institute / The Bullet Factory - מכון איילון! 

What do giraffes and heritage sites have in common ,you may ask?

Well, the Ayalon Institute-Bullet Factory had many back in the 1940s! ”Giraffe" was the nickname given to the kibbutz members who lived above the underground factory and didn't know its secret.

Why was that nickname chosen and what was the secret? It has to do with a British train, real giraffes and amazing chutzpah - and what was made In the ‘underground factory? 

The story is incredibly inspiring and #JNF-USA works with the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites - SPIHS to ensure It’s not forgotten! If you haven’t yet visited, make sure to visit next time you're in Israel.