Your Favorite Things About Israel

[Sixties Fan]

"...sages, who blamed the destruction of the Temple on the lack of equality among the Israelites."

Have You seen the film?

I hope this is not another "progressive" version like the new " Exodus",
where there's more interpretation than the original, attempting to
rewrite it to fit a certain political fashion of the day.

If it's that, then I prefer the Haaretz title, much more progressive in the real sense:
"How two secular artists rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem."

What do You think?

It is playing in Israel only, for now. Will look forward for the series to be shown worldwide. The director does not sound Progressive to me.

 

[Sixties Fan]

Jews visit the grave of Otniel ben Kenaz in Hebron

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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Miss Universe competition to be held this year in Eilat

70th installment of beauty pageant will take place at Israel's southern resort in December

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When asked to offer three to five Israeli athletes to keep an eye on at the upcoming Olympics, he had a hard time limiting himself. He reluctantly stopped at seven, noting, “It’s like picking a favorite grandchild.”

Wiseman’s list includes:

1. Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Marathon
2. Israel’s baseball team, Team Israel
3. Linoy Ashram and Nicol Zelikman, Individual rhythmic gymnastics (there is also a team)
4. Judo (six men and six women, one in each weight division)
5. Anat Lelior, Surfing
6. Avishag Semberg, Tae kwon do
7. Sagiv brothers, Triathlon (Ran and Shachar Sagiv will both compete; they come from a connected Israeli Olympic family. Their father is Olympic marathon runner Shemi Sagiv.)

Israel is planning to send 89 athletes to the Olympics (54 men and 35 women) to complete in 15 sports—nearly double the number of athletes who represented the Jewish state at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The numbers are unusually high, in part, since 24 of the 89 are on Israel’s baseball team.

Israel has won nine Olympic medals since it first participated in 1952. The first came in 1992 in the sport of Judo when Yael Arad won a silver medal. She was followed a day later by another judoka, Oren Smadja, who won bronze. Gal Fridman is the only Israeli to win a gold medal (windsurfing, Athens 2004) and so far the only Israeli to win two medals (bronze, Atlanta 1996).

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‘Follow Team Israel:’ Headed for Tokyo, Hoping for Glory - Algemeiner.com

JNS.org - Nearly 10 years ago, just before the 2012 London Olympics, new immigrants to Israel David Wiseman and Shari Wright-Pilo noticed a lack of what they considered to be much-needed English-language news and content about the Israeli Olympic team. They decided to do something about it; they...

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[Mindful]

True Love. Love is a concept that is often distorted. For example, someone will say that he loves fish. But what does he do with fish? He cuts them up, cooks them, and then swallows them. He doesn't really love fish, he loves himself. The Torah definition of love is feeling positive about someone because you appreciate his positive traits. When your love for someone is based totally on love for him (and not on self-love), you will have great patience. In the Torah, Jacob waited seven years before marrying Rachel! Today, ask yourself if your "love" for others is based on your perception of how they can benefit you, or based on your perception of their positive qualities. (Sources: see Genesis 29:20; Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian - Lev Eliyahu, vol.1, pp.254-5; Rabbi Pliskin's "Consulting the Wise")

 

[Sixties Fan]

Unprecedented memorial ceremony for 1972 Israeli Olympic team

For the first time ever, the Olympics' opening ceremony included a memorial ceremony for the murdered Israeli team.

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Full schedule for Israel’s athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Want to know when your favorites are set to compete? Here are the dates and times for all 90 members of the Jewish state's Olympic team

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First Tokyo medal: Avishag Semberg wins taekwondo bronze, Israel’s 1st in field

Semberg, 19, beats Turkey's Rukiye Yıldırım to become Israel's youngest ever medalist; earlier also became first Israeli to ever win a taekwondo match at the Olympics

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[Sixties Fan]

Yad Vashem Marks Olympics With Online Exhibitions of Jewish, Non-Jewish Athletes - Algemeiner.com

JNS.org – Gymnast Estella Agsteribbe was one of five Jewish women to participate in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928. She was a trailblazer not only as a Jewish athlete, but as one of the first women permitted to compete in gymnastics at the global sports event. In September 1943, Estella...

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[Sixties Fan]

For Israeli triathlete brothers, the Olympics is a family affair

Shachar and Ran Sagiv complete the men's triathlon in 20th and 35th place, respectively, setting a new Israeli record

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With new national record, swimmer Gorbenko makes history to reach Olympic final

Teen becomes 3rd Israeli, and first Israeli woman, to earn a chance to chase a swimming medal in 100m backstroke; also qualifies for semifinals in 200m individual medley

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[Sixties Fan]

The 24-man team will see its debut in Tokyo on Thursday with a game against South Korea, a day before it faces the US​

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Home run: Olympic baseball players hope medal can boost the sport back in Israel

The 24-man team will see its debut in Tokyo on Thursday with a game against South Korea, a day before it faces the US

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[Sixties Fan]

Israel’s mixed swimming team makes finals of medley relay race

Aviv Barzelay advances to the semifinals of the women's 200m backstroke, as Tomer Frankel falls short in the men's 100m butterfly

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An Israeli Startup’s Concrete ‘Bio-Habitats’ Bring Life Back to Urban Coastal Waters - Algemeiner.com

An Israeli environmental startup has developed a technology to address one of the world's least sexy problems — bringing concrete to life — by using a special cement structure that invites marine fauna to grow on coastal infrastructure. “Our admix is like the salt and pepper to a recipe,"...

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(Jewish Humour)

Child-Sacrificing Canaanites Reject Palestinian Time-Travelers As Too Barbaric (PreOccupied Territory)

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[Sixties Fan]

Israeli bests Saudi in historic judo match at Olympics; medal count remains at 1

Raz Hershko, Tahani Alqahtani shake hands following fight; 2016 bronze medalist Or Sasson defeated in early stages

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Fitch reaffirms Israel’s A+ rating, citing strong finances, pandemic rebound

Ratings agency expects debt to decline as COVID wanes, new government advances budget; notes coalition fragility, regional security risks

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[Sixties Fan]

Mixed judo team wins bronze, 2nd medal for Israel at Tokyo Olympics

Judokas win spot on podium after 4:1 victory over Russian team; decisive bout won by Nelson-Levy; Paltchik says they were 'eulogized too soon' after criticism earlier in week

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[Sixties Fan]

Russian-Israeli tennis player Karatsev makes mixed doubles finals in Tokyo

Karatsev and partner defeat world no. 1 Djokovic at semifinal, will face another Russian duo in battle for gold

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