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KIBBUTZ EIN SHEMER
MY ISRAEL: Since their agricultural beginnings in the early 20th century, kibbutzim today have greatly diversified and to date many of...
Dec 19, 20214 min read
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SAFED(ZFAT) - THE KABBALISTIC CAPITAL
Prior to delving into the city’s origins & history, I feel obligated to mention an annual event that takes place in Safed on three...
Nov 8, 20215 min read
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THE KASZTNER TRAIN.
MY ISRAEL: Rezso(Rudolph) Kasztner (1906 – 1957), A Jewish Hungarian Journalist & lawyer who in 1944 saved 1684 Hungarian Jews from...
Jul 14, 20213 min read
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THE MAMLUKS AND THEIR RISE TO POWER:
MY ISRAEL: The Golden Age of Islam began in 622 C.E. when Mohammed and his followers moved from Mecca to Medina, & according to most but...
Jun 13, 20213 min read
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THE LAND OF ISRAEL IN CONTEXT:
Written by Ron Traub (Tour Guide & Architect). (First draught 2006 -Last update 2010) "ONE CANNOT & MUST NOT TRY TO ERAZE THE PAST MERELY...
Jun 3, 202117 min read
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THE RABBI OF THE PRISONERS - RAV ARYEH LEVIN
MY ISRAEL: There is according to Kabbalistic belief, 36 Tzaddikim (righteous persons) in each generation, who by their virtue greet the...
Jun 3, 20214 min read
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KIBBUTZ SDOT YAM & TWO RESIDENT MUSEUMS.
MY ISRAEL: PHOTO : KIBBUTZ BEGINNINGS. At the urging of David Ben-Gurion, kibbutz Sdot Yam came into being in 1936 during the British...
May 30, 20214 min read
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THE MAHANE YEHUDA MARKET - A JERUSALEM LANDMARK.
MY ISRAEL: MAHANE YEHUDA: a Jerusalem landmark. Undoubtedly the most famous market in all Israel and referred to as” the Shuk” (the...
May 18, 20213 min read
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THE KOTEL:
MY ISRAEL: THE KOTEL: also known as the WESTERN or WAILING WALL. Besides the Temple Mount & more specifically the location of a room...
May 10, 20214 min read
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ARSUF: An anchorage town on the shores of the Mediterranean coast.
MY ISRAEL: Located 20 km north of Tel-Aviv, Arsuf sits on a cliff that overlooks a beach on the Mediterranean coast. Known as Rashap or...
Apr 25, 20214 min read
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THE BAHAI
MY ISRAEL: MINORITIES IN ISRAEL - THE BAHAI : Origins – History - Arrival in Israel & How the Bahai Gardens in Haifa are a physical...
Apr 20, 20213 min read
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EXPANSION & CONTRACTION OF JERUSALEM'S OLD CITY WALLS OVER TIME.
MY ISRAEL: FIRST TEMPLE PERIOD (1010 B.C.E – 586 B.C.E.) During Joshua’s conquest of the land, the Canaanite tribe known as the Jebusites...
Apr 18, 20214 min read
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THE ARAVA
MY ISRAEL: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THE ARAVA: Inspired by a recent Aliyah from South Africa by a Husband & Wife in their 60’s, I decided...
Apr 4, 20213 min read
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THE DRUZE
MY ISRAEL: THE DRUZE: The Druze are one of the minorities in Israel. The others being Circassians, Bahai, Ahmadites, Maronite Christians,...
Mar 15, 20214 min read
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THE DEAD SEA & DEAD SEA VALLEY.
MY ISRAEL: THE DEAD SEA & DEAD SEA VALLEY: THE DEAD SEA lies 430 meters below sea level, the lowest point on earth. A branch of the...
Mar 7, 20214 min read
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THE NUBIAN IBEX:
MY ISRAEL: THE NUBIAN IBEX: Adopted by the Israel & Parks Authority as its logo, the Nubian ibex is classified as a mountain goat. It is...
Feb 28, 20212 min read
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DATE PLANTATIONS:
MY ISRAEL: DATE PLANTATIONS: In honour of the festival of Sukkot I have decided to don my botanical hat and delve into the attributes of...
Feb 28, 20212 min read
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The Battle of Kibbutz Yad Mordechai
MY ISRAEL: THE BATTLE OF KIBBUTZ YAD MORDECHAI: Israel’s War of Independence (1948) Located four kilometers north of the Gaza strip &...
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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VALLEY OF TEARS
MY ISRAEL: THE VALLEY OF TEARS: Site of a tank battle on the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War. Lulled into a false sense of...
Feb 14, 20214 min read
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MASADA
MY ISRAEL: MASADA: The site where one of the most dramatic & symbolic acts in Jewish history occurred. Located on the western shore of...
Feb 4, 20213 min read
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