1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hq6F2ySOjn"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/two-u-s-zionist-youth-groups-announce-merger-to-be-known-as-bnei-akiva-of-america">Two U.S. Zionist Youth Groups Announce Merger; to Be Known As “bnei Akiva of America”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/two-u-s-zionist-youth-groups-announce-merger-to-be-known-as-bnei-akiva-of-america/embed#?secret=hq6F2ySOjn" width="600" height="338" title="“Two U.S. Zionist Youth Groups Announce Merger; to Be Known As “bnei Akiva of America”” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="hq6F2ySOjn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Bnei Akiva and Hashomer Hadati, two religious Zionist youth organizations in the United States, will merge into one group this week, it was announced today. The merger has been worked out after an extended period of discussions. The name of the united organization will be “Bnei Akiva of America.”https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315