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The beauty of Machtesh Ramon (with #Digitell19) ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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A girl celebrates Purim on the beach in Israel (Shutterstock).
The same days on which the Yehudim enjoyed relief from their foes and the same month which had been transformed for them from one of grief and mourning to one of festive joy.
Esther 9:22 (The Israel Bible™)

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ve-ha-kh-DESH ah-SHER ne-POKH la-HEM me-ya-GOHN li-seem-KHA u-me-ei-VEL
le-YOM tov le-ah-SOT oh-TOM yi-MEI mish-TE vi-seem-KHA u-meesh-lo-AKH ma-NOTE le-ev-yo-NEEM

Purim: A Complete Turnaround
The essence of Purim is nahapoch hu — a complete turnaround or reversal. Just when the Jewish people’s outlook looked grim, things turned around. The gallows that Haman built to hang Mordechai, were later used to hang Haman himself. All of the property amassed by Haman, as well as his political position, was transferred to Mordechai. The tragedy of Esther being kidnapped from Mordechai ended up as the vehicle for the Jewish People’s salvation. The 14th and 15th of Adar went from being days of destruction to becoming days of victory and celebration forever, and Adar went from being the most tragic month of the year to becoming the most joyous one. “Nahapoch hu — everything was reversed!” This is one of the reasons why we dress in costumes on Purim, and why we are having a CRAZY Purim special for just one day - enjoy 33% off all products $50 or more when you use the coupon code CRAZYPURIM. Another custom of Purim is to send mishloach manot to friends and family. Celebrate Purim with us, the Festival of Joy, by sending a gift basket, packed by Israel365 and distributed to an individual of your choosing: an IDF soldier or a child in an orphanage. Or, buy any product from The Israel Bible and receive a free Scroll of Esther eBook.

 

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A woman sits happily on the Ramparts Wall in Jerusalem, Israel (Shutterstock).
If he offers it for thanksgiving, he shall offer together with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes with oil mixed in, unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes of choice flour with oil mixed in, well soaked.
Leviticus 7:12 (The Israel Bible™)

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IM al to-DAH yak-ree-VE-nu v’-hik-REEV al ZE-vakh ha-to-DAH kha-LOT ma-TZOT b’-lu-LOT ba-SHE-men u-r’-kee-KAY ma-TZOT m’-shu-KHIM ba-SHA-men v’-SO-let mur-BE-khet kha-LOT b’-lu-LOT ba-SHA-men

Gratitude: the Content of Jewish DNA
When one survives a life-threatening situation, he or she naturally feels a tremendous amount of gratitude to Hashem. Therefore, the Torah commands such a person to offer a thanksgiving-offering to the Lord. The Talmud (Berachot 54b) lists the four dangerous situations whose survivors are required to bring this offering: a potentially dangerous journey, dangerous imprisonment, serious illness and a sea voyage. In the absence of the Beit Hamikdash and the thanksgiving offering, the Jewish people have a special blessing, called the gomel blessing, recited to express thanks to Hashem when one overcomes a life-threatening situation. This idea of thanksgiving and being grateful is ingrained in the DNA of the Nation of Israel. In fact, the term yehudi ( ), ‘Jew,’ comes from the name of the tribe of Yehuda, which derives from the word hoda’ah ( ), ‘thanksgiving.’

 

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Kinneret rises 3.5 centimeters over the weekend

 

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Never been there but glad that it's always there. Peace and freedom!!

Greg

 

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Israeli spacecraft performs final maneuver before moon landing bid

 

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A Vanessa cardui butterfly, one of some 10 million to cross into Israel on March 21, 2019 ( Yaniv Levi/ Israel Nature and Parks Authority )

Israel blanketed by millions of butterflies

 

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1-minute Israeli cooking workshop: feta-and-chard burekas

 

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11 great books you must read before a visit to Tel Aviv

 

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Want to know what to do in Israel? Ask a local

 

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Beresheet wows the world with another selfie and a sunrise

 

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https://www.jewishpress.com/multime...-healed-turtles-return-to-the-sea/2019/03/24/

 

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The Poetry - Yedidi HaShachahta
Poetic for all time, one of the most famous poems of Rabbi Judah Halevy, one of the great poets of Spain in the 12th century. The purpose of the song was originally as "permission" for the "Nishmat Kol Chai" prayer on Passover, but nowadays the song is sung at all times, and apart from the traditional melodies of the Jews of Babylon and Morocco, the song also received melodies and renewed performances by contemporary artists such as Eti Ankri. Following the Song of Songs and the words of the prophets, and like many other songs, here too the relationship between G-d and the people of Israel is likened to the relationship between a lover and his beloved, a man and his wife. With an unusual boldness, Halevi, in the mouth of the beloved, symbolizes the people of Israel, with words of defiance and pain against the beloved, G-d, asking with pain and wonder how it is possible that after such a deep relationship between them, , And forgets her love and devotion. In the traditional performance of the song, the first verse is used as a refrain that is sung by the audience, thus creating a kind of reverberation of the claim expressed in the poem. Yedidi have You forgotten? Why did you forget me?

 

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Rabbi Avraham ibn Ezra poetry - Lecha Eli

Omer Koren, Narkis, Tal Gordon
Nigun - Meir Banai

The poem by Rabbi Abraham Ibn Esra, one of the greatest poets of Spain, opens the prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur (before Kol Nidrei) in Spanish customs. In the course of the generations, the piyyut was also attributed to R. Yehuda HaLevi, but according to the research, the author of the piyyut is R. Avraham Ibn Ezra. This is a very personal song. With intense emotion, the poet spreads out the secrets of his heart and his deep feelings, his yearnings and yearnings for G-d and his closeness. He thanks G-d for everything he received from him - from his being and his vitality to his death and asking for forgiveness for his sins and misdeeds. A central chapter in the poem takes the confession of the poet about his sins, a confession that is also formulated personally, even though he relies on the text of confession that exists in prayer. When he was ashamed and ashamed, out of a sense of selflessness and total devotion, R. Abraham Ibn Ezra assigned one to all the evil and the wicked, and pleaded with G-d's compassion and compassion. His demise and protection under the shadow of God's wings, in a delicate and picturesque way, he describes the angels who greet him and lead him to heaven, where he will enjoy the hidden light and the shadow of the Shekhina. Confession and retrospective reflection on life, deeds and emotions. The personal language of the piyyut and the throbbing emotion expressed in it, the exposed stance in the face of sins and in the face of G-d, afforded him a status of honor both in the Yom Kippur prayers and in the renewed piyyut of our time. Two new melodies were composed for the piyyut - one by Meir Banai and the other by Yair Gadassi - a melody that was very popular and performed in various ways.

 

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The world’s first period of industrial growth of chickens and eggs for mass consumption began in Israel’s Judean lowlands of Lachish some 2,300 years ago – 200 years before the practice reached Europe – researchers at the University of Haifa announced on Tuesday.

According to a study published by the university’s Zinman Institute of Archeology in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, evidence suggests that chickens were first industrialized in southern Israel during the Hellenistic period.

“Chicken remains found from the Hellenistic period (4th century BCE) in the Judean lowlands shed light on the beginnings of this economic revolution, and shows the earliest evidence of the Western world’s large-scale industrial poultry raising,” the university said in a statement.

Chickens first commercialized in Israel 2,300 years ago, researchers say

 

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