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Israeli National Flower the Anemone Kalanit

 

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Science Minister: 'National pride' in Israel's first lunar landing mission

 

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It has been clearly demonstrated to you that Hashem alone is God; there is none beside Him.
Deuteronomy 4:35 (The Israel Bible™)

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a-TAH ha-r’-ay-TA la-DA-at KEE a-do-NAI HU ha-e-lo-HEEM AYN OD mi-l’-va-DO

Forging Relationships
Our greatest ability as humans is our capacity to think and ponder. In this verse, we are told that we must recognize, or know about, the existence of the one true God. The Hebrew phrase in this verse for ‘clearly demonstrated’ is har’eita lada’at (הראת לדעת). However, in Biblical Hebrew, da’at also refers to a deep, intimate connection, as in, “Now the man knew his wife Chava” (Genesis 4:1). It therefore follows that the verse actually means that as humans, we are required not just to know about Hashem, but also to forge a deep connection with Him, the Almighty Creator.

 

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So the elders of the Yehudim progressed in the building, urged on by the prophesying of Chagai the Navi and Zecharya son of Ido, and they brought the building to completion under the aegis of the God of Yisrael and by the order of Cyrus and Darius and King Artaxerxes of Persia
Ezra 6:14 (The Israel Bible™)

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v’-sha-VAY y’-hu-da-YAY ba-NA-yin u-matz-l’-KHEEN bin-vu-AT kha-GAI n’-vi-YAH
uz-khar-YAH bar i-DO uv-NO v’-shakh-LI-lu min TA-am e-LAH yis-ra-AYL u-mi-t’-AYM
KO-resh v’-dar-YA-vesh v’-ar-takh-SHAS-t’ ME-lekh pa-RAS

God's Agents
The autonomy of the Jewish people has often been subject to the blessings or restraints of foreigners. Cyrus’s edict to allow the People of Israel to return to the Land of Israel and rebuild the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) was a ray of hope in a bleak time. Persian approval of Jewish authority constituted a remarkable turning of the tide for the exiled Jews. Though construction of the Temple was temporarily halted, it was eventually completed in the sixth year of the reign of Darius, with his permission. The British Government’s 1917 Balfour Declaration possessed similar promise when it declared: “His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object.” In both these cases, it was non-Jews serving as God’s agents who facilitated the return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel.

 

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Remember this guy from Corey's video?



His name is Yonatan Sharon,
and he's apparently also a freaking mother percussion virtuoso!

Yonatan Sharon and Matityahu Pe'er - improvisation in the Judean mountains

 

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Well they don’t call it the start-up nation for nothing....
spotted in #TelAviv

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Why is Hanukkah Eight Nights? | My Jewish Learning

 

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Humor

Shortage of Stones in West Bank Leaves Youth Asking: 'What Will We Throw Next?' - The Mideast Beast

 

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Ancient Olive Grove in Lachish
Photo Credit: Flavio

"I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever."
Psalms 52:10

 

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Jewish History

 

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Is there anyone not impressed with Israel's priority on education & the results?

Ten Fun Facts About Israeli Education - Amazing Israel

 

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William Shatner reminisces about his Hanukkah traditions

 

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Archeological findings

9,000 Year Old Stone Mask Sheds Light on Stone Age Cottage Industry

 

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Watch: Bohemian Chanukah (a Queen adaptation)

 

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4 historic memorial sites to visit in Jerusalem