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Come and Visit Judea & Samaria - Boomerang's Weekly Report [18th - 24th April 2019]

 

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Two girls eating matzah outside in Israel (Shutterstock).
You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread—eating unleavened bread for seven days as I have commanded you.
Exodus 23:15 (The Israel Bible™)

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et khag ha-ma-TZOT teesh-MOR sheev-AT ya-MEEM to-KHAL ma-TZOT ka-ah-SHER tzee-vee-TEE-kha

Feast of Unleavened Bread or Passover?
"You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread" says the Bible, so why do we refer to the holiday as "Passover"? Rabbi Tuly provides a Jewish teaching that explains the difference between the two names and gets to the very heart of what this special festival is all about. Unleavened Bread, or “Matzah” refers to the Jewish people’s devotion to God when they followed Him without sufficient provisions into the wilderness, whereas “Passover” refers to God’s loving concern for the People of Israel. Watch the full answer here.

 

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https://www.timesofisrael.com/crypt...be-monument-to-low-born-roman-emperors-reign/

 

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'LATimes' names Israeli restaurant best of 2019

 

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Why Jews should watch ‘Ramy,’ a new Hulu show about a millennial Muslim

 

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[ Fascinating history of a Greek, raised in Egypt, who came to hate Jews to the point of writing the first Blood Libel known to this day ]

Passover and Blood Libels | My Jewish Learning


Here is some more about him:

APION - JewishEncyclopedia.com

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/josephus/apion-1.html

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/josephus/apion-2.html

ETHNIC CLEANSING IN ROMAN ALEXANDRIA IN 38 on JSTOR

 

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Moshiach's Meal: What, Why and How

 

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Rabbi David Menahem - Song and Piyut for The 7th of Pesah

 

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Rare Desert Truffles 'Worth More Than Uranium' Cultivated In Israel May Soon Be Widely Available | Health News

 

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Why Do We Eat Coconut Macaroons on Passover? | The Nosher

 

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Israel Sets New All-Time Record In Using Renewable Energies

 

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A group of happy IDF soldiers (American Friends of LIBI)
After that, he read all the words of the Teaching, the blessing and the curse, just as is written in the Book of the Teaching.
Joshua 8:34 (The Israel Bible™)

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v’-a-kha-ray KHAYN ka-RA et kol div-RAY ha-to-RAH ha-b’-ra-KHAH v’-ha-k’-la-LAH
k’-khol ha-ka-TUV b’-SAY-fer ha-to-RAH

A Holy Nation Living Freely in its Land
The goal of settling the Land of Israel is not simply for the Children of Israel to be a nation like all other nations. For that, any land would have been sufficient; the Holy Land would not be necessary. Rather, the purpose of being in Eretz Yisrael is to be a holy nation living freely in its land. Therefore, it stands to reason that Yehoshua would teach the entire Torahagain to every man, woman and child at this early point of the nation’s entrance into Eretz Yisrael. Rabbi Meir Bar Ilan, an early Religious Zionist, taught that the goal must be “the Land of Israel for the People of Israel according to the Torah of Israel.” Similarly, commenting on the special relationship between the land and the Bible, former President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres said of his mentor David Ben Gurion, “he restored the Bible to its people, and he restored the people to the Bible.”

As we near the end of Passover, it is especially important to thank those who enable the Jewish people to live freely in thier land according to their Torah. Lone Soldiers who have left their families in order to defend the land are especially deserving of praise and support. YOU can step up to show Lone Soldiers that while they may be 'lone,' they are not alone. We are almost 75% there and when we hit our goal, our donations will be doubled thanks to our matching partner! Help us reach our goal today of supporting Lone Soldiers on Passover.

 

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Gan HaShalosha

 

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A Druze family emjoys the ancient city of Banias in the north of Israel (Shutterstock).
You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your kinsman. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a stranger in his land.
Deuteronomy 23:8 (The Israel Bible™)

Hear the verse in Hebrew

lo t’-ta-AYV a-do-MEE KEE a-KHEE-kha HU lo t’-ta-AYV mitz-REE kee GAYR ha-YEE-ta v’-ar-TZO

The Biblical Foundations of Israel's Morality in War
Despite the bitter slavery the nation suffered at the hand of the Egyptians, the Torahteaches that we must care for all of Hashem’s children, even our persecutors, and not treat them the same way they treated us. In fact, the Torah emphasizes universal feelings of sympathy and compassion for all, and warns against rejoicing at the downfall of our enemies. It is for this reason that at the Seder meal every Pesach, when the Jewish people celebrate their salvation from the hands of their Egyptian oppressors, they spill symbolic drops of wine from their cups while mentioning the ten plagues, to indicate that their joy is diminished due the suffering caused to their enemies. The State of Israel has also demonstrated great sympathy towards its military enemies and towards the civilian populations of neighboring countries, despite their hostility. The field hospitals the IDF has maintained for Syrian refugees provide one example of the fact that the Israeli army is the most humanitarian one in the world.

 

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Legendary Jewish Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s Legacy Remembered

 

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04/25 Links Pt2: U.S., Israel Must Recognize the Armenian Genocide; 6 Dem Senators Sell Out Jewish Terror Victims to Restore Cash to Islamic Terrorists ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News