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The Valve is Open! Keeping the Kinneret Always Topped Off​

That’s it! No more worrying about the (Sea of Galilee) Kinneret’s water level dropping below the red line in drought years.

The new water pipeline that feeds the Kinneret with desalinated water has officially been opened. And now Israel can give even more water to the Jordanians...



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Watch: Keeping the Kinneret Always Topped Off

No more worrying about the (Sea of Galilee) Kinneret's water level dropping below the red line in drought years or from overpumping.

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Israel to excavate City of David's historical Pool of Siloam

The Pool of Siloam was part of Jerusalem's water system during the time of the Temple and the reign of King Hezekiah.

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Ancient Shiloah Pool in Jerusalem to be fully excavated and open to the public​

The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority, and the City of David Foundation have begun the excavation of the historic Pool of Shiloah in Jerusalem. Located in the southern portion of the City of David and within the area of the Jerusalem Walls National Park, it is an archaeological and historical site of national and international significance. The Pool was first constructed some 2,700 years ago, as part of Jerusalem’s water system in the 8th Century BCE, during the reign of King Hezekiah,
as described in II Kings, 20:20.

“Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are written in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Judah.”



The Pool of Shiloah served as the reservoir for the waters of the Gihon Spring, which were diverted through an underground tunnel, and was already considered one of the most important areas in Jerusalem in the First Temple period. The Pool of Shiloah was renovated and expanded some 2,000 years ago at the end of the Second Temple period. It is believed that the Pool was used as a ritual bath (mikvah) by Jewish pilgrims as part of their purification ritual before entering the Temple (which included being sprinkled with the ashes of a red heifer).

(Replica of the Shiloah Inscription. / Ze’ev Radovan, City of David Archives)

In 1880, the Shiloah Inscription was uncovered in the water tunnel, just a few dozen meters from the Pool. The inscription, currently located at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, is written in ancient Hebrew script and records how the Gihon Spring’s water was diverted to the Pool during the reign of King Hezekiah.

Over the years, many traditions have been associated with the Pool of Shiloah, and since the end of the 19th century it has been the focus of expeditions from around the world: in the 1890s, a group of British and American archaeologists led by Frederick Jones Bliss and Archibald Campbell Dickey uncovered some of the steps of the Pool; and in the 1960s, the British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon excavated the site.

In 2004, during infrastructure works carried out by the Hagihon water company, some of the pool’s steps were exposed. Consequently, the IAA commenced a systematic excavation under the direction of Professors Roni Reich and Eli Shukron. As part of the excavation, the northern perimeter, as well as a small portion of the eastern perimeter of the Pool of Shiloah were exposed. The perimeter of the Pool was built as a series of steps, allowing the bathers to sit and immerse themselves in the water.

According to estimates, the Pool of Shiloah went through multiple stages of development, and at the height of its glory, was approximately the size of 1.25 acres, inlaid with impressive flagstones. For the first time in modern history, the IAA excavation will conclude with the complete exposure of the Pool of Shiloah in the context of an official archeological excavation.

In the first stage, visitors will be able to observe the archaeological excavations, and in the coming months, the Pool of Shiloah will be opened for tourists, as part of a route that will begin at the southernmost point of the City of David and culminate at the Western Wall.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion praised the project, saying, “The Pool of Shiloah in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem is a site of historic, national and international significance. After many years of anticipation, we will soon merit to uncover this important site and make it accessible to the millions of visitors who come to Jerusalem each year.”

Soon: Ancient Shiloah Pool in Jerusalem Fully Excavated and Open to the Public

The pool has been a focal point for archeologists and scholars for 150 years.

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Home - Ateret Cohanim

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As every Rosh Hodesh, friends Mount Hebron ascended to the Temple Mount • In honor of Hanucah, both the children and other friends came • In a wonderful video Ezri Tobi manages to convey some of the joy from the courtyards of the House of God • We are all already waiting for the real joy, the joy of the building • Happy Hanucah!

 

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Ahuvah 'Ozeri - Imi imi

 

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Ronen Koban with the Temple Mount organizations

Kan 11 | Roni Koban accompanies the ceremonies and training of the various organizations, goes up to the Temple Mount with them, documents the attempts to offer a Passover sacrifice on the mountain, and even finds the hiding place where they raise the red heifer.




Everything is revealed, we need to open our eyes and heart!
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Yemin Orde prep students after ascending the Temple Mount

 

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Agreement signed with 'Otzma Yehudit - within 90 days, government decision to establish National Guard, disconnect the Magav units from the police,
and increase the number of companies

Jerusalem Envelope settlements: "We will take security into our own hands"

The security of the settlements surrounding Jerusalem will be transferred on Sunday from the IDF to the Israel Police. "If we leave the responsibility in the hands of the police - our lives are in danger, literally."

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Concerned parents - an extensive missionary campaign began in the southern cities

On the day the government was sworn in, an extensive Christian missionary campaign began in the southern cities, Yad L'ahim sent a warning

Applications were received in the last two days to the organization Yad L'ahim because these days an extensive missionary campaign has begun in the entire southern region.

Within this framework, the organization's emergency hotline received dozens of inquiries from residents living in the cities of Nativot, Be'er Sheva, Ofakim, Dimona, Yeruham, and Kiryat Malachi.

According to references about Israeli missionaries, accompanied by Korean missionaries, they go around many neighborhoods while handing out flyers of the sect and trying to convince passers-by to convert to Christianity.

In some cases, the missionaries walk around with tablets with which they seek to show passers-by videos of their image while taking advantage of this to create details with innocent citizens and add their names to the sect's database.

Yad L'ahim says in response that "the organization's volunteers, who are spread all over the country and are waiting to deal with such requests, are making great efforts to eradicate the phenomenon, they went to every place where the missionaries were operating and prevented their continued activity."

The organization asks for the public's help and urges them to contact the emergency center and report any missionary activity by calling *9234.

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Willie Sims, The Basketballer Who Gave Up NBA Dream For Israel

Willie Sims, the American-Israeli, who was the sixth man on the 1981 LSU basketball team’s run to the Final Four, died on Friday in Israel

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Israeli-American basketballer Willie Sims has passed away.

Willie Sims, a member of LSU’s 1981 NCAA Final Four team who became affectionally know by LSU fans as “Super Sub”, passed away on Dec. 23 at the age of 64.
Sims had been hospitalized in Israel, where he has lived for years, since a heart attack in August.
Sims was part of a very successful run of LSU teams that won regular season conference championships in 1979 and 1981, the SEC Tournament championship in 1980 and the NCAA Final Four run in 1981.
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Sims was born in Lanett, Alabama and grew up in New York City. He was Jewish and predominantly raised by his grandmother, who converted to Judaism following her marriage to Sims’ grandfather.
He played high school basketball at Long Island City High School and college basketball at LSU from 1977 until 1981.
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Sims took part in the 10th 1977 Maccabiah Games as part of the United States national basketball team. He scored the winning shot against Israel in the finals and helped the United States to the title. He also played in the 11th Maccabiah Games, again representing the United States.
Sims was drafted in 1981 by the NBA’s Denver Nuggets in the fifth round of that year’s NBA draft, but he elected to play professionally in Israel where he became a beloved figure in the game of basketball in the country.
Sims played in Israel for Maccabi Haifa B.C. from 1981 to 1983. From 1983 to 1985 he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., where he won the Israeli Basketball State Cup. From 1985 until 1987 he played for Elitzur Netanya and from 1987 to 1992 he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., where he won the Israeli Basketball Super League five times and won three Israeli State Cups. He then played for the Hapoel Eilat basketball club from 1992-to-1996.
Over the course of 15 seasons, he played 309 league games in Israel and scored 3,761 points. He is ranked in the top 50 of the greatest players of all time in the country. He also appeared in 76 playoff games in Israel, in which he scored 842 points, ranking 14th on the list of all-time best players in the playoffs in Israel.
He is survived by his wife, Ariella, and three children. His daughter, Danyelle, is married to former Israeli basketball player Gal Mekel, who played in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks and briefly for the New Orleans Pelicans.

From what I can see, was a fitness trainer up until his heart attack and was truly beloved here in Israel. And it seems the feeling was mutual.

 

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Ahuvah 'Ozery and Esther Romano - Ahot

Argentinian artists dance to the words of Israeli poet Tehila Hakimi

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Panthera by Noa Kirel Mossad edition....

 

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"The Economist" ranks Israel 4th best-performing economy ​

Israelis to see price drop in upcoming months | Updated population stats​

 

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Got invited to Abu Dhabi Space Debate - INDIA, UAE & ISRAEL Are Teaming Up For SPACE DOMINANCE​

Shine a Light on Antisemitism and Hinduphobia | Stand With Us​

 

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Ben-Gvir will be first Israeli minister in 5 years to visit Temple Mount

This will be the first time that the chairman of Otzma Yehudit will visit the Temple Mount as a minister in the newly formed government.

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Israel spends billions every year trying to maintain its allusion of legitimacy.

 

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