Your Favorite Things About Israel

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Bint El Funk- Min Zaman

 

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YEMEN BLUES - MOUNTAINS WILL DANCE

 

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Lior Elmaliah rehearsing for the 6th World Piyyut festival

 

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Yossi Azulay & Jerusalem Orchestra - Ya'ala Ya'ala Come To My Garden

 

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'Amir Benayoun - Shalom 'Aleyhem (Shabat song)

 

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You will be secure, for there is hope,
And, entrenched, you will rest secure
Job 11:18 (The Israel Bible™)

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u-va-takh-TA kee YAYSH tik-VAH v’-kha-far-TA la-VE-takh tish-KAV

Hope and Torah
In Jewish culture, hope is considered one of the most potent tools at humanity’s disposal for fulfilling its mission of perfecting the world. Asher Ginsberg, better known by his pen-name, Achad Ha’am, was the founder of the movement known as “Cultural Zionism.” He envisioned the future state as a Jewish spiritual center; not merely a State of Jews, but a Jewish State. On this topic, he writes: “The national self of a nation is the link between its past and future. Memories on the one hand, and hope on the other. Our prophets, and later our sages, implanted in the Jew hope in the future, and to the Jew this was not a fantastic hope, but a reality. And this was the best spiritual food to sustain our life. Without this hope, the Torah (Bible) alone could not have preserved us.” With these beautiful words, Achad Ha’am illustrates how hope and Torah are inherently, and eternally, intertwined.

 

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Oved begot Yishai, and Yishai begot David
Ruth 4:22 (The Israel Bible™)

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v’-o-VAYD ho-LEED et yi-SHAI v’-yi-SHAI ho-LEED et da-VID

The Lesson of Humble Origins
The Book of Ruth ends by emphasizing Ruth’s great reward for her selfless dedication to her mother-in-law and her late husband. She gives birth to a child who becomes the grandfather of King David, making Ruth the ancestress of the Davidic dynasty as well as its future descendant, the Mashiach (Messiah). Most other nations would have chosen a king with a perfect pedigree and impeccable lineage, yet King David descends from a Moabite convert. The lesson of King David’s humble origins is a powerful one. Ruth teaches us that salvation and redemption can come from unlikely sources. No matter what our background is, we all have the ability to play a great role in history and make a difference in the world if we align ourselves with the God of Israel, the People of Israel and the Land of Israel.

 

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Maimonides Exhibits Open up Around Israel

 

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The future of the middle east - "Hatikvah"
Israeli anthem interpreted by Daniel Sa'adon, half the views coming from Arab countries...

REVOLUTION COMING!

"Yallah rise up there's a state,
A celebration for the last 70 years,
Days in and out"

 

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A few nights ago, the UK Pink Floyd Experience defied rock’n’roll BDS-hole Roger Waters to perform in Israel – much to Waters’ chagrin.

Yes, there’s no way he can now spin this.

While they could not perform any of Waters’ songs – that was left to Israeli Pink Floyd cover band Echoes – they still managed to please the crowd.

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Israel is pouring with waters of winter blessings

 

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But every man shall sit Under his grapevine or fig tree With no one to disturb him. For it was God the lord of Hosts who spoke
Micah 4:4 (The Israel Bible™)

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v’-ya-sh’-VU EESH TA-khat gaf-NO v’-TA-khat t’-ay-na-TO v’-AYN ma-kha-REED kee FEE a-do-NAI tz’-va-OT di-BAYR

Peace and Tranquility
Figs are one of the seven agricultural species that are special products of the Land of Israel. They are first mentioned in the Bible in the beginning of Genesis(3:7), when Adamand Chava (Eve) cover their nakedness with fig leaves. The Talmud compares the Torahitself to a fig tree. Just as one always finds figs on the tree since the fruits do not all ripen at the same time, similarly, one will always find new flavor in the Torah he is studying. During King Solomon’s reign, all of Israel lived in safety, “everyone under his own vine and under his own fig tree” (I Kings 5:5), a phrase that indicates national prosperity and also demonstrates that, in biblical tradition, the fig tree serves as a symbol of peace and tranquility. In this verse, the prophet Micha promises the same peace and tranquility in the time of the redemption. Be uplifted by the words of the prophets

 

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