What’s so incredible is that I can read the Hebrew letters quite clearly even though they were carved 1500 years ago! The discover was made on the eastern shore of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) A large marble board containing Hebrew letters found Wednesday during University of Haifa’s excavations at Read more…
Very near the ancient village of Modiin, home of the Maccabees of the Chanukah story, is the modern Israeli town of Modiin Illit. It is home to a large community of observant Jewish families who continue to live with unwavering faith in God and the Torah, just as the Maccabees Read more…
Although Yavne’el is mentioned as a border town in tribal area of Naphtali in the book of Joshua, the modern village of Yavne’el was founded in 1901. The struggling Jewish pioneers began with a large tract of land purchased by Baron Edmond de Rothschild from the Ottoman Emperor and managed Read more…
In August of 1973, Ray Charles came to Israel on a performance tour. Here’s what he said about it… “Even though I’m not Jewish, and even though I’m stingy with my bread, Israel is one of the few causes I feel good about supporting. Blacks and Jews are hooked up Read more…
Although I lost many, many family members from both sides of my family, my father Jacob Veffer survived the Holocaust by hiding in Holland with his parents and five siblings for three years. After the war he moved to Canada and built a great life for himself and his family. Read more…
Galilee Farmers in the Early 1900s Experimented with Many Crops…
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The division in Israel today between those who want to fight terror and those who want to reform terrorists is not new. Learn about the different sides of the conflict from a Torah perspective through this historical novel of the Oslo Peace Process.
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