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(Thanks to 12Tribe Films) Asael Lubotzsky was so badly injured by a Hezbollah rocket in 2006 that his leg was hanging by a thread. Now he is an Israeli doctor and has a daughter. “We called our daughter Neta, a sapling in Hebrew, because “as much as they tried to uproot me, I am planting”.

I don’t know how I missed out this video from last week’s newsletter.

Using 740 gallons of paint, Roni Pilo has painted a gigantic flag, almost an acre in size, on an Eilat hanger. The flag, painted in time for Israeli Independence Day, can be seen clearly from the Jordanian shore and cities across from the Gulf.

Another beautiful video from newsletter subscribers Shmuel and Chana who run Villa Rimona in the Galilee.

Young members of the Religious Zionist kibbutz movement are to spend Shabbat on the Hareidi Kibbutz Or Ganuz. Despite ideological differences, it is hoped that discussions and mutual learning will benefit both groups and increase cooperation among agricultural settlements.

Great article by David Harris containing details of Israel’s history of achievements.

See how many you love. I could add about 65,000 more!

Archaeologists have discovered a mikvah (ritual bath) from the second Temple period. It was found during excavations prior to paving a highway in Kiryat Menachem, near Jerusalem. The water system is one of the most intricate ever discovered – preserving every drop of rainwater.

In honor of Israel’s 65th Independence Day, the State Archives have been digitized and put on line. Content includes the first Independence Day celebrations, the 1948 War of Independence, the Six Day War, life in immigrant camps, the Eichman trial and many immigrant and census records.

(Thanks to Israel21c) A fast-moving collage of hundreds of beautiful photos of the Jewish State. Accompanied by an inspiring song.