Monthly Archives: June 2020

Technician for planes that brought family to Israel

Posted on June 28, 2020

Ortal Ayaso’s family were flown to Israel in 1991 when Operation Solomon, brought 14,325 Ethiopian Jews on 34 planes in just 36 hours. Staff Sergeant Ayaso is now a technician in the Israeli Air Force and works on the exact … Continue reading →

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Israeli-Arabs find ancient Jewish ritual bath

Posted on June 28, 2020

Two Israeli Arabs working for the Israel Antiquities Authority were key personnel involved in the Galilee excavation of a Second Temple (2000-year-old) mikveh (ritual bath). One discovered the mikveh and the other authorized it to be re-sited to a nearby … Continue reading →

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IDF opens its largest synagogue

Posted on June 28, 2020

The IDF soldiers at Camp Ariel Sharon training camp, in Southern Israel, can now pray and celebrate in the largest IDF synagogue to date. The synagogue was donated by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF)and includes 350 seats, a … Continue reading →

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NbN books 16 summer Aliya flights

Posted on June 28, 2020

Aliya organization Nefesh b’Nefesh has made 14 block bookings on El Al flights from New York’s JFK airport between July and September.  It has also booked seats on two flights from the West Coast during July and August. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/282307

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King of US college tennis

Posted on June 28, 2020

Israel’s Daniel Cukierman is currently the top-ranked US men’s college tennis player. The Israeli Davis Cup player is officially No. 1 in the 2019-20 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division I Men’s Individual National Rankings. He is studying at the University … Continue reading →

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Avdija is a slam dunk

Posted on June 28, 2020

As reported here previously, Israeli basketball teen star Deni Avdija is to play in the US NBA league for the coming season. This new video highlights Deni’s background. Born on a kibbutz, the son of a Jewish athlete mother and … Continue reading →

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A ship on the Dead Sea

Posted on June 28, 2020

Three 100-year-old anchors have been discovered in land exposed by the receding Dead Sea. Their pattern identifies them as belonging to a sailboat from the 1920s. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/100-year-old-anchors-discovered-at-the-dead-sea-632332

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Pioneers in the Negev desert

Posted on June 28, 2020

Ramat HaNegev is home to some 8200 Israelis. 24 farms attract tourists from all over Israel. It is an ideal, safe family vacation experience during the coronavirus crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke3JJoypSuU

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Whales off Israeli coast

Posted on June 28, 2020

Two sperm whales, a mother and a calf, were spotted 4.3 miles off of the Israeli coast for the first time since Israel’s Marine Mammal Center began its research in 1993. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1140&v=gbOBYGCt0Zs https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/06/15/watch-sperm-whale-and-calf-spotted-off-israels-northern-coast/

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WEF names six Israeli tech pioneers

Posted on June 28, 2020

Six Israeli firms were listed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) among its 100 New Technology Pioneers in 2020. They are 3d Signals, Aleph Farms, Prospera, MorphiSec, Optibus and Seebo. Israel was the only country in the Middle East to … Continue reading →

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