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The forefathers of Ariel and Moriah Shishlenikov were Christian peasants who embraced Judaism some 200 years ago. Now they are the first of the 400 - 500 residents of the southern Russian village of Vysoky to immigrate to Israel.

A survey of easyJet passengers from the UK showed that 65 percent of first-time tourists had improved views of the Jewish State following their trip. 78 percent would visit again and 82 percent would recommend it to others as a holiday destination.

For the first time since 1888, the day of Thanksgiving and the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukah coincided. It will not happen again for over 70,000 years. Is there a connection between the two festivals?

Winter has finally arrived in Israel. The Kinneret is rising and there are some beautiful photos of Israel as Jerusalem has its heaviest snowfall for 60 years.

Here is an appropriate video to bridge the period between the Jewish festivals of Purim and Passover. It features singers Gad Elbaz, Naftali Kalfa and Ari Lesser.

Archaeologists have discovered a 3700-year-old wine cellar in Tel Kabri, in the Galilee. Forty intact jars were found in the cellar, which dates to 1700 BCE. Each of the jars would have held fifty liters. The cellar is estimated to have held 2000 liters of the strong sweet wine.

A glimpse of Israel’s capital in the glow of the first candle lit during the festival of lights. Prime Minister Netanyahu lit for the IDF delegation returning from the Philippines.

Blinded in a Gaza terrorist attack last month, 2nd Lieutenant Ahiya Klein has recovered enough sight in his left eye to return home and light Hanukkah candles. And, two-year-old Avigail Ben-Tzion is smiling again after suffering serious head injuries when Arabs threw rocks at her family’s car in Jerusalem.

For the first time ever, the remains of a Hasmonean building are being excavated in Jerusalem. Coins found in the ruins of the house date the building to the 2nd Century BCE - the time of War of the Maccabees against the Syrian-Greek rulers that led to the Jewish festival of Hanukah.

On the last (8th) day of the Jewish festival of Hanukah, Israel Electric Corporation switched on the 8th candle on the largest Hanukah candelabra in the world. It is made from nine aerial platforms, reaching a height of 28 meters and can be seen from all over Tel Aviv.