Not only do many Jews (particularly orthodox) visit the Western Wall almost daily, but it is also the most-often visited site in Israel. Among foreign visitors to the Wall, it is customary to cram written prayers into crevices in the wall. So, what happens when the wall begins to look like this? Where do those …
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Happy Lord's Day! We're only days away from the beginning of the spring feast season on the Hebrew calendar. Do you realize Passover commences at sundown this Friday evening (March 30, 2018)? The eight-day festival also includes the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Feast of First Fruits. We'll focus more on those events in …
The answer is no...Israeli teachers are not armed! But guns are a very common sight in Israel, especially among police and military personnel who are everywhere! But you will also see civilians walking the streets with guns tucked in their waistbands or holsters. Interestingly, in a country known for terrorist attacks, school gun violence is …
In one of the worst kept secrets in history, Israel confirmed yesterday that, indeed, it was the Israeli Air Force that took out the Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007. While Israel is notorious for neither confirming nor denying military actions, there was really no doubt whose aircraft launched airstrikes on the nuclear facility over 10 …
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