Tag: Eretz Israel
With 250 Infected, Israelis Bear Down to Face the COVID-19 Challenge
We here, the Jews of Eretz Israel, exist on a miraculous plateau.
Keeping the Jewish State
Zionism today is the ideology that insists that not only is it just that there is a Jewish state, but that it is essential for the survival of the Jewish people and must be protected
Jews in Israel Started Asking for Rain
Jews in the diaspora wait 60 days, until December 5 or 6, depending on whether February has 28 or 29 days, to begin their own appeal for rain.
A Tu B’Shvat Tribute to Israel
The date for the end of one fruit crop and the beginning of the next is the 15th day of Shvat.
Continuing the Vision
What is in Eretz Israel that draws so much attention? Water? Mineral deposits? Open spaces? Oil? Gold? Diamonds?
Haredi Settlers Push Back: Rebbe’s Dad Was Pro-Settlements
When it came to comparisons with the Third Reich, it appears the first Klausenburger Rebbe had his priorities straight.
Bonfires of the Faithful
Jews of every age and religious denomination across Israel celebrated the holiday of Lag Ba'Omer Wednesday night lighting bonfires and celebrating. The holiday commemorates...
Where Persecuted Jews May Go: In Memoriam, Benzion Netanyahu (1910-2012)
Whatever the different formulations of Zionism, all proponents share the view that the area is the birthplace and the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people, linked by historical ties and by religious and cultural traditions.
We’re All Feiglinists, Especially Feiglin
On Saturday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak mocked two Likud ministers who criticized his plan to demolish Ulpana Hill, saying they caught "a severe case of ‘Feiglinism.’” Then, one after another, Likud MKs paid homage to the new term and congratulated Moshe Feiglin on his tenacity in upholding the principles of Feiglinism.
Deadline for Evacuation of Hebron House Passes Without Implementation
Defense Minister Ehud Barak and the Defense Ministry have remained silent in the few hours since the ministry reiterated that the deadline was still in effect.
Israeli Rabbinate Warns against Tu B’Shvat Figs
The Kashrut Dept. of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate published a warning on the eve of Tu B’Shvat, cautioning against eating some of the holiday’s traditional fruits. Figs are at the top of the list, because of concern regarding insects and worms which "hide inside the fruit’s flesh and are difficult to detect."
Happy New Year …Trees!
Until Jews began to return to Eretz Israel in 1948, noone thought of them as farmers.