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On and Off the Beaten Track in …The Gush Etzion Winery

Over a decade ago, Shraga Rosenberg, a longtime resident of Efrat, had a dream. He envisioned the Biblical blessing Yaakov…

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King David’s Tomb: A Different Perspective

“Those who trust in the Lord shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever” (Psalms 125:1).…

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What’s the Truth about … King David’s Tomb?

Misconception: King David is buried on Mount Zion, in a room that bears the inscription “King David’s Tomb.” Mount Zion…

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Ir David – The City of David

“David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over…

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Out of the Depths: The Story of Israel’s Former Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, a Child of Buchenwald

Excerpts from Rabbi Israel Meir Lau's remarkable autobiography, in which he tells his story of rising from the ashes of…

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The Chicken Lady of Jerusalem

Something about the young girl in front of her on line at Hacker, a butcher shop in Jerusalem, seemed familiar,…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in … Atlit

In 1897, at the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, Theodor Herzl challenged the Jewish people with the words, “If…

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On & Off the Beaten Track in … Yavneh

Masada is without a doubt one of the most frequently visited sites in Israel, outside of Jerusalem. The mountaintop, once…

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On & Off the Beaten Track in … The Waters of Hatzbani River

Even in the Galilee and the Golan with its breathtaking greenery, a spot with lush greenery and rushing streams is…

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Orthodox Union Leaders Meet with American Policy Makers during Mission to Washington, DC

One hundred national lay and rabbinic leaders of the Orthodox Union traveled to the nation’s capital this past May for…

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Ancient Synagogues in the Galil

After the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70 ce and the subsequent failure of the Bar Kochba…

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