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A happy family stepping off their aliyah flight to Israel (Photo Credit: Eliana Rudee)
And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have assigned the land to you to possess
Numbers 33:53 (The Israel Bible™)

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v’-ho-rash-TEM et ha-A-retz vee-shav-tem BAH KEE la-KHEM na-TA-tee et ha-A-retz
la-RE-shet o-TAH

Yearning to Return and Settle the Land
This verse is the source for the biblical command to settle and inhabit the Land of Israel. For centuries, the Jewish people yearned to return and resettle their land. While over the centuries, some individuals were able to fulfill these dreams, the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 made it possible for any Jew who wishes to return to come and settle intheir homeland. Today, there are approximately six million Jews and eight million total residents in Eretz Yisrael.

 

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Chilling documentary: "A Night at the Garden" ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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Kobi Marimi to represent Israel in 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

 

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Sun Shining on Wildflowers in a Shiloh Vineyard
Photo Credit: A.Y. Katsof

 

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It's final: Ariel University Medical School to be established

 

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Tents used as temporary housing for Jewish immigrants in Israel. From 1948 to 1951, over 700,000 immigrants entered Israel, most were Holocaust survivors or Jews fleeing Arab lands (Shutterstock).
O that the deliverance of Yisrael might come from Tzion! When Hashem restores the fortunes of His people, Yaakov will exult, Yisrael will rejoice.
Psalms 53:7 (The Israel Bible™)

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MEE yi-TAYN mi-tzi-YON y’-shu-OT yis-ra-AYL b’-SHUV e-lo-HEEM sh’-VUT a-MO
ya-GAYL ya-a-KOV yis-MAKH yis-ra-AYL

A New Life in God’s Promised Land
In the first years after Israel’s independence, close to seven-hundred thousand Jews moved to the country, including many survivors of the Holocaust looking to build a new life in God’s Promised Land. Under the leadership of future Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, the Jewish Agency built absorption settlements throughout the country to accommodate the staggering numbers. One was appropriately named Sh’vut Am ( ), ‘the return of the people,’ taken from Psalm 53. Though translated here as “the fortunes of His people,” the words sh’vut amo ( ) in this verse also mean ‘the return of His people.’ Over the course of a few years, over one-hundred thousand new immigrants lived in Sh’vut Am, and from there went on to build Israel’s future. Indeed, when salvation came to Israel with the return of the captivity, Israel did rejoice.

 

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The earliest surviving photographs of Jerusalem live on in historic exhibit

 

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Rejuvenation: Nurturing Jerusalem’s Botanical Gardens [audio]

 

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The mountains and Red Sea of Eilat (Shutterstock).
At that time King Rezin of Aram recovered Eilat for Aram; he drove out the Judites from Eilat, and Edomites came to Eilat and settled there, as is still the case.
2 Kings 16:6 (The Israel Bible™)

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ba-AYT ha-HEE hay-SHEEV r’-TZEEN me-lekh a-RAM et ay-LAT la-a-RAM vai-na-SHAYL et ha-y’-hu-DEEM may-ay-LOT va-a-do-MEEM BA-u ay-LAT va-yay-sh’-VU SHAM AD
ha-YOM ha-ZEH

Eilat: A Biblical and Modern Israeli City
The city of Eilat, located on the shores of the Red Sea, had been conquered by King Davidand built as an important port by King Shlomo. Here it is reconquered by Edom, the descendants of Esau. But foreign rule over any part of Eretz Yisrael is only temporary. During Israel’s War of Independence in 1949, the Israel Defense Forces were able to reclaim Eilat. Today, this city serves as an important port city, naval base, and a popular destination for tourists. Just as in the time of King Shlomo, it plays a critical role in Israel’s economy and defense.

 

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