Your Favorite Things About Israel

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Migrating pelicans

Holy Land of Wonders: Watch: Thousands of pelicans over Hula Lake in northern Israel

 

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A little Purim after Purim, still the month of Adar...Nahafochu

 

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A hollow victory: Israel claims title of world’s largest salt cave from Iran

 

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In the centuries following the construction of the Second Temple in 516 BCE, Jerusalem remained a relatively small city. But after the Hasmoneans threw off their Greek rulers and reestablished an independent monarchy some 250 years later, their capital grew in size and importance—as is made evident by the discovery of an agricultural village in what is now an Arab neighborhood of the city. Amanda Borschel-Dan writes:

[A]rchaeologists discovered an impressive burial estate, an olive press, and many jar fragments, ritual baths, a water cistern, rock quarries, and a dovecote, all dating to circa 140-37 BCE. . . .

“Jerusalem under the Hasmoneans grew fivefold, from a relatively small area in the City of David with some 5,000 inhabitants to a population of 25-30,000 inhabitants,” writes [the Hebrew University historian Lee] Levine. Those inhabitants would have needed to be fed, and the recent excavation points to a large agricultural settlement that may have contributed food products to the nearby city. [In particular], the discovery of a luxurious, multi-generational burial chamber in the current excavation provides indications of a much larger settlement [than previously thought]. . . .

Among the more interesting architectural elements so far uncovered at the site is a large dovecote, where pigeons roosted. As was common for the Second Temple era, pigeons were bred as both a Temple offering and a food source: the bird and its eggs were eaten, while its excrement was used as fertilizer.

A Hasmonean-Era Village Discovered in Jerusalem

 

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WATCH: Aussie Tourists Meet ‘Etrog Man’: “How Could You Not Love That Bloke?”

Travel Guides has posted another clip from their Israel episode, and this time a group of the Aussie tourists visit the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, where they meet the world famous “Etrog Man” Uzi-Eli.


WATCH: Aussie Tourists Meet 'Etrog Man': 'How Could You Not Love That Bloke?'

 

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The Israel Bucket List – Things to do in Israel | Tourist Israel

 

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[ Not an Israel original, but Jews all over the world love this snack ]

Bastel & Sambussak | My Jewish Learning

 

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Gorgeous beyond description.

 

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Incredible view of an Israeli desert (Shutterstock).
We have heard, O Hashem, our fathers have told us the deeds You performed in their time, in days of old.
Psalms 44:2 (The Israel Bible™)

Hear the verse in Hebrew

e-lo-HEEM b’-oz-NAY-nu sha-MA-nu a-vo-TAY-nu si-p’-ru LA-nu PO-al pa-AL-ta vee-may-HEM BEE-may KE-dem

Reveling in the Aura of the Holy Land, Recalling the Tranquility of its Past
Walking through the Land of Israel is an educational experience. Every kilometer tells another story of ancient, medieval or modern history. The empires that have passed through this land are many: Canaanite, Israelite, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Hasmonean, Roman, Byzantine, Muslim, Mamluk, Ottoman, British. Today, Israel is holy to many religions. Each one passes down their sacred stories from one generation to the next, reads their holy texts and experiences the magic of the Holy Land. In times of great joy we revel in the aura of the Holy Land and connect it to bygone years. In times of pain and distress, we suffer at our present and recall the tranquility of Israel’s past.

 

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Bon Jovi in Israel.

Is Bon Jovi bringing the NJ governor to Israel?

 

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Israeli Heavy Metal Singer Inspires Jewish-Arab Unity

He’s the front man in a heavy metal band called 'Orphaned Land.' In a unique twist, he incorporates biblical content into his hard rock lyrics, representing both Jewish and Arab culture and inspiring unity among his fans and standing for coexistence. Israeli singer Kobi Farhi sat down with i24NEWS.