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The Jews returned to the Temple Mount: first group of ascends to the Temple Mount this morning

70 days after it was closed to Jewish groups and visitors, the mountain opened this morning (Sunday) in parallel with its free opening of Muslim prayer.

First group of Jews made their way to the Temple Mount this morning (Sunday), 70 days after the closure of the mountain due to the restrictions of the Corona virus.

The mountain was opened to Jews at the same time as most of the restrictions on Muslims entering and praying in the mountain area were lifted, which also came into effect this morning.

To remind, during the last 70 days, only a few dozen Muslim Waqf workers were allowed to enter the mountain area and pray there.

Facing the discrimination, Temple Mount activists Yehuda Etzion and Arnon Segal recently petitioned to allow them to allow a limited group to the Temple Mount, but their demand was rejected by High Court judges.

Last night, the Temple Mount Organization issued a statement saying, "From the Israeli police, the head of the Temple Mount organizers was informed that, with the update of the Corona regulations on the Temple Mount, it would re-open for Jewish groups to ascend, probably this Sunday." This morning, the first group of Jews ascended the mountain.

Israel National News

 

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Watch: Yehuda Glick holds global prayer
from the Temple Mount with Christian leaders

Former Likud Knesset Member Yehuda Glick held an international live prayer event to address the tribulations visiting the United States.

Glick wrote: "The U.S.A. has always been Israel's greatest ally! Now, while our closest friend is going through a time of crisis due to flames of pain and peril - we will stand by their side!"

Glick spoke live from the Temple Mount and held a global, live Zoom and Facebook prayer for the people of the United States "to overcome the fires and collapsing bridges of society."

Various leaders joined in the vigil and shared their thoughts live on the Temple Mount.

Those participating included Pastor Keith Johnson, Rev. Ramiro Abraham Peña, Pastor Glenn Plummer, Pastor Jim and Rosemary Shindler Garlow, Pastor Freddy Washington, Pastor Paul Begley, Pastor Garry Wiggins, Rev. Dr. Timothy Su, Pastor Charles Huang, Pastor Ob Obiageli Ezeanolue-Nwofor, Dr. Timothy and Virginia Shepherd, Shmuel Smadja, Pastor Keith Johnson.

 

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119 immigrants from Ethiopia arrive in Israel

‘They have been waiting a long time to fulfill the dream of aliyah,’ Ethiopian-born immigration minister says; country commemorates Ethiopian Jews who died en route to Israel

A plane carrying 119 immigrants from Ethiopia landed in Israel on Thursday, as the country marked the annual memorial day for Ethiopian Jews who died en route to the Jewish state.

The immigrants were greeted by the new Immigration Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata, the first female Ethiopian-born minister in Israel’s history, and Jewish Agency head Isaac Herzog.

Both masked due to the coronavirus, Tamano-Shata and Herzog stood at the entrance of the plane and handed roses to the new Israelis.

“It’s a huge privilege to welcome these 119 wonderful [immigrants] from Ethiopia just as I begin my position,” Tamano-Shata was quoted as saying in a statement from the Jewish Agency.

“They have been waiting a long time to fulfill the dream of aliyah. Now they’ve made it home and I’m extremely moved,” she added, using the Hebrew term for Jewish immigration to Israel.


Herzog noted the significance of the date the new immigrants made aliyah.

“We will remember the thousands who dreamed of Jerusalem and perished along the way and are working tirelessly to facilitate aliyah for members of the community who are still waiting to fulfill the dream of moving to Israel,” he said.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, some immigration to Israel has continued, including a group of new immigrants from Ethiopia who arrived in late March.

Also Thursday, the ceremony for Ethiopian Jews who died while trying to make it to Israel was held at Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem.

The annual ceremony was attended by bereaved family members, President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, Supreme Court Justice David Mintz and Tamano-Shata


“Not everyone came home, to Jerusalem,” Rivlin said. “Fathers and sons, sisters and brothers, grandchildren and grandparents did not survive the journey. They could not survive the exhausting trek, the robbers along the way, the hunger, the diseases, the terrible conditions in the transit camps.”

He added: “Jerusalem holds their memory in its heart forever. Your love of Jerusalem is an eternal torch, whose top touches the heavens. A pillar of fire that shows all Israelis the way. May the memories of those who lost their lives on the way to Jerusalem and Israel, our brothers and sisters, be forever in our hearts.”

Between 1979 and 1990, Israel organized several transports of Ethiopian Jews to Israel via Sudan. Hundreds or, by some estimates, thousands of people died on the trip from Ethiopia to the Sudanese camps from where they left to Israel.

Some 1,500 names of those who died en route are engraved on a monument at the site where the ceremony was held.

119 immigrants from Ethiopia arrive in Israel

'They have been waiting a long time to fulfill the dream of aliyah,' Ethiopian-born immigration minister says; country commemorates Ethiopian Jews who died en route to Israel

www.timesofisrael.com

 

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The numbers speak: This is what the US wave of immigration will look like when the sky opens

Nefesh B'Nefesh is the main organization that deals with encouraging and assisting immigrants from North American countries, headed by Canada and the United States.
The organization also deals with, to a lesser extent, with Aliyah from UK.

Ya'el Katzman, an activist in the organization, tells the website 24/6 that these months we are in the midst of, are the 'Aliyah season' each year. More than half of the immigrants come to Israel during the summer months - May to September.

Immigrants do this mainly for ideological reasons. Many of them are graduates of the "Birthright" program, during which many come to visit and immigrate to Israel.

The number of regular immigrants through the organization is about 4000 a year. Ya'el says the number has remained more or less constant in recent years.

This year's immigration season, however, looks quite different. The corona, the quarantine, and the closure of the sky led to a sharp decline in the number of immigrants, while at the same time unprecedented increase in demand for immigration to Israel. The Nefesh Nefesh organization is constantly striving to assist as many as possible to those seeking help with immigration, while coordinating with various agencies, including the Ministry of Health, the Interior, the Absorption and the Jewish Agency. This is with the understanding that a very large wave of immigrants is likely to try to reach Israel as soon as the sky opens again and the airports return to full activity.

Thus, while in April last year, 295 applications for immigration to the soul organization were filed, last April 423 applications were submitted - an increase of 45%. In May, the increase grew by 92%, with 814 applications for immigration submitted, up from 424 in the same month last year.

In the two months (April and May) together in 2019, 8,187 phone calls were received at the Nefesh B'Nefesh call center. Last May alone, 11,791 calls were received.

The goal of the organization is to bring about 100 immigrants each week. Already in mid-June, an air train of North American immigrants is planned, which will try to make up for the sharp drop in immigrants in recent times.

As of now, more than 800 households have already applied for immigration in the last two months, of which 685 households only in May. This is the month of an all-time record breaking immigration applications. By comparison, the month with the highest number of immigrants so far registered in the 'Nefesh B'Nefesh' office was November 2016, with only 469 registered.

The top states in immigration applications are New York (387), California (144) and New Jersey (124). Segmentation of immigrants for ages indicates that 525 of the immigrant applicants are young people 17 to 29, 442 apply for ages 30 to 54, and 254 apply to immigrate to Israel aged 55 and over.

Behind the rising wave of immigration - still behind the 'dam' that prevents it from rising - is a feeling, which is spreading among many Jews, that 'if not now - when?'. The Israeli government's staggering response to the Corona virus in the country, compared to alarming numbers of people infected and even dead in Jewish communities abroad, is causing many Jews to realize that they are not in their natural place. This and also the antisemitism that has been raising in recent decade increased during the Corona virus. George Floyd's riots also do not add to the feeling of security that has been so disturbed by American Jews.

According to the current trend, this year may be remembered in the mirror of history not only as the year of the Corona - but also as the year of great immigration to Israel.

המספרים מדברים: כך ייראה גל העליה מארה"ב כשייפתחו השמים

יעל קצמן מארגון נפש בנפש: נערכים לרכבת אוירית של 100 עולים בכל שבוע

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Dekel V'aknin - Baderech Elecha (On The Path To You)

 

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Q2A - Adon 'Olam

 

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For the first time: Knesset plenary commemorates the Farhud -
the pogrom in the Jewish community in Iraq in 1941

For the first time in the plenum: a 79-year mark of Farhud. MK 'Ophir Katz of the Likud party, spoke at the plenum about a new proposed bill he submitted: "National Day for the Farhud Memorial. Holding a state sitting in the Knesset, honoring victims and survivors, plus the possibility of holding a central rally "

 

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A Day of Jewish Celebrity Interviews! #407

Slowly getting back to the vlog and this episode is quite a treat! Spent the day with some Jewish celebrities to interview them for an upcoming video. The video should be live soon but meanwhile, here is a sneak peek to behind the scenes!

Started the day with סיון רהב מאיר - Sivan Rahav Meir, the journalist and thought leader. Then went to meet Nissim Black, the legendary rapper who converted to Judaism. After that? Eli Beer - Founder of United Hatzalah. Ended the day with Jamie Geller, the Martha Stewart of the Jewish world, "minus the jail time!"

Super cool episode and some creative editing here. Joseph is upping his game!

 

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Teen Sensation Signs Largest Ever US Record Deal for an Israeli

Nineteen-year-old Noa Kirel has grown accustomed to making the news, dropping hit records, appearing in Israeli films, and popping up on popular television shows.

The Israeli sensation added another feather to her cap this week after she signed the most lucrative American record deal ever for an Israeli singer, landing a spot on Atlantic Records, which has released music in the past featuring everyone from Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin to modern day stars like Bruno Mars and Cardi B.

Kirel currently serves in the IDF, performing in official events for troops, government officials, and visiting dignitaries.

This week, she dropped a new single on YouTube called “Million Dollar,” which rang up well over a million views in about 48 hours.

For Atlantic, Kirel will release music in English that will be released internationally.
Apparently, the record label has seen the future of popular music, and it is Israeli!

Teen Sensation Signs Largest Ever US Record Deal for an Israeli | United with Israel

Noa Kirel is currently serving in the IDF, but she just inked a contract with the storied Atlantic Records worth millions of dollars.

unitedwithisrael.org

 

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So several days ago Hizballah, i.e. the "Allah's Party" - Islamist fundamentalist militia in Lebanon, published a video of training of a special unit, showing militants breaking wood and bricks on their head, with the title "To conquer Galilee".

Which drew immediate attention on social media,
and triggered an immediate response by many Israelis with the hashtag "As We Enter".

No'a Kirel sent a "best regards" note as well...

 

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'If Jews took down symbols of their oppression, no flag would remain in the West'

Former MK Dr. Einat Wilf cautions against push to remove statues, monuments to historical figures due to problematic aspects of legacies.

Former MK Dr. Einat Wilf warned against defacing and removing monuments and statues of historical figures due to associations with oppression or racism following the vandalism of statues of Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill in England.

"If Jews took down symbols of their discrimination, oppression, persecution, ethnic cleansing and genocide, not a stone or a flag would remain across the Western and Islamic worlds. Human history is mostly one of brutality and exploitation. To move forward we remember, not erase," Dr. Wilf wrote on Twitter.

"Swastikas are too easy, but the systemic oppression and persecution of Jews was made in the name of crosses and crescents and empires. Leaders across the Western, Slavic and Islamic worlds expelled Jews and closed their doors to us. The symbols are woven into those civilizations."

"No monument is conceived by those who place it at that moment as overtly and explicitly celebrating persecution. It is from our historical and social moment that these monuments viewed as celebrating persecution. Some of our current heroes will also be so judged in the future," Dr. Wilf concluded.

'If Jews took down symbols of their oppression, no flag would remain in the West'

Former MK Dr. Einat Wilf cautions against push to remove statues, monuments to historical figures due to problematic aspects of legacies.

www.israelnationalnews.com

 

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The Revivo Project - Shabat Medley

Shabat Shalom,
peaceful Shabat to all!

 

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Yaniv Ben Mashiach - Havdalah

Havdalah is the separation between the holy and the mundane,
Shabbat and the rest days of the week.

Good week to us all

 

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Regina Lukai - A Jewish Girl Who Went to Jail 4 Learning Hebrew

 

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The Revolt Of The Former Dhimmis - Part two

What many don't know is that most Israelis are refugees from Africa and Middle East,
fleeing Arab pogroms and persecution in countries that came under Muslim rule,
their community, parents and grandparents were literally - former dhimmis.

And no this wasn't in response to Zionism, rather a review of the norm,
persisting for centuries that the community had to face as a minority,
up until the Damascus Affair - when Jews started uprising.

Arab historians don't dare even touch on this subject, even remotely.
Pretending Zionism was the cause of Arab violence, when in fact the Arab pogroms,
and blood libels under the Muslim Caliphate rule - were the initial cause of Zionist uprising.

 

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Hatred of Israel Is Stronger than Coronavirus — and Will Seek to Exploit Floyd Protests
by Dr. Mitchell Bard.

 

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Yonatan Razael - Keter (El Mistater)

A beautiful song written by Rabbi Avraham Memin ztz"l,
one of the Kabbalistic sages of 16th century Safed.

 

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WATCH: Calling out the Virtue Signalling Hypocrites of the Left.

I am an angry not-White man this week.

WATCH: Calling out the Virtue Signalling Hypocrites of the Left

I am an angry not-White man this week.

www.israellycool.com

 

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A DAY IN A LIFE OF AN ISRAELI FARMER

Farming in the desert is no easy task. Watch at a day in the life of an Israeli farmer in southern Israel as he shares his story of agricultural success in the desert.

(Press 'cc' for subtitles)

 

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