Monthly Archives: September 2021

More historic Jewish discoveries

Archaeologists have discovered a vast 2,000-year-old quarry near Jerusalem that includes large stones like those King Herod used to extend the Jerusalem Temple. Meanwhile a Temple-like structure is being unearthed just outside of Jerusalem. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/313046 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rQIuDjiNMI

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From Gaza Muslim to Israeli Jew

Ayman Abu Suboh has been on a long journey. Aged seven, he decided he wanted to leave his life of hatred in Gaza and convert to Judaism. Beaten severely, he ran away from schools and eventually fled to Israel and … Continue reading

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A fruitful New Year

Midwives at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center and its Bikur Cholim campus delivered 133 babies over the two-day Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) festival. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/313181

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JNF’s World Zionist Village

The winners have been announced for the competition to design the new JNF-USA World Zionist Village. (see here previously). The Israel Education and Technology Campus will be sited in the Be’er Sheva River Park. It comprises a technology center, tourist … Continue reading

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18,000 National Service volunteers

Reuben Pinsky is director-general of Israel’s National Service. Some 18,000 Jews, Arabs, religious, secular, and Haredi citizens volunteer for one-year programs in medicine, education, government offices, and more. The video includes an example of the vital work they do. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/new-year-begins-for-18000-national-service-volunteers-678456 … Continue reading

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Group travel to Israel restarts

Israel will admit organized groups of 5 to 30 vaccinated and tested tourists from “green, yellow and orange” countries, including the US and UK, starting on Sep 19. Birthright is to resume its tours and Masa’s Israel Journey already has. … Continue reading

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Digging up a Jewish settlement

Tel Rechov in Northern Israel is mentioned in Egyptian manuscripts. Archaeologists have unearthed artifacts related to honey production and beeswax that was used by the Egyptians. Byzantine-period inscriptions show that Jews lived there during the 3rd to 6th centuries CE. … Continue reading

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Give it a rest

The year 5782 on the Jewish calendar, starting Sep 6, is a sabbatical year for the Land of Israel. This article describes how religious Israeli farmers follow the Biblical commandment not to farm their fields in the seventh year.  There … Continue reading

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Wedding reunion

Michael, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, received a surprise invitation – to the wedding of Dikla, who he had saved after she had been stabbed by a terrorist six years previously. Michael had used his own fingers as a makeshift … Continue reading

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Major contract for piano virtuoso

17-year-old Israeli pianist Yoav Levanon has just signed an exclusive contract with Warner Classics. Yoav was featured here in 2013 when aged 8 he opened the International Summer Jewish Festival in Budapest. Prior to that, he won Israel’s National Piano … Continue reading

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