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Story of Ruth

The Biblical book of Ruth is a wonderful account of a Moabitess named Ruth.

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Shavuot - Beautiful video

Shavuot is the day on which we mark the Revelation on Mount Sinai and the giving of the Torah to the people of Israel.

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Porkless Shavuot

Calculating the time it took to go from Egypt to Mount Sinai, it is most likely that Moses was on Mount Sinai during the first Shavuot.

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Shavuot in Jerusalem - What is this Holiday?

Shavuot is a Biblical holiday as well as an Israeli national holiday.

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Shavuot

Shavuot means weeks and it is one of the feasts of the LORD mentioned in the Torah.

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The Truth About Jerusalem

Danny Ayalon, Founder of the "Truth About Israel", Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Israeli Ambassador to the United States explains the facts about Jerusalem and the Jewish People.

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1967: Israel Claiming It's Heritage

On June 7, 1967, Israel's leaders were poised to do the unthinkable: to recapture…

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Survival of a Nation: The Battle for Jerusalem

Israel’s 1967 battles to rescue Jerusalem from Jordanian assault, and the ensuing…

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The Western Wall - the Liberation from the Jordanians at the Six Day War.

Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera showing the history of the…

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Jerusalem: 4,000 Years in 5 Minutes

Jerusalem, a mosaic of different peoples, faiths, and nationalities.

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Jerusalem - The Heart of Jewish Life and History

From biblical times to the modern era, Jerusalem has been the heart of Jewish life &…

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The Frank Sinatra - You May Not Have Known

He used to joke that he knew Yiddish better than Italian, the language of his…

Who Are Sephardic Jews?

Sephardic Jews are from Spain and Portugal. Sephardic custom claims the original Jews in Spain were exiles spoken of in the Jewish book of Obadiah. “And the captivity of this host of the children of…

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The Aliyah of a Nation-live the dream

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A Guide to Tashlich

On Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), there is a ceremony called Tashlich. Traditionally we go to the ocean (or a stream or river), pray, and then throw bread crumbs onto the water, for the fish can…

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Nefesh B'Nefesh Yom HaAtzmaut

Inspired by the words of the Declaration of Independence, this brief five minute video is a powerful compilation of thoughts of several prominent Jewish people, ranging from government officials,…

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Passover Symbols

A traditional Passover Seder plate has a combination of a total of six items.

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Giving Thanks for the Miracle of Survival

(CNN) - ...almost 70 years after his village in Poland was liberated by the Soviet army, Leon Gersten is meeting the man who is the Oskar Schindler of his own life: Czeslaw Polziec. ... Polziec is…

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If anyone had told me there would be so many Latke recipes hitting the internet the first day of Hanukkah - Well let's just say I wouldn't have believed it. I had been looking forward to posting this…

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Exploring Jewish Life in Iran

Despite living in a country whose government openly wishes for the complete and utter annihilation of the Jewish state, many Jews feel safe and at home living in Iran, finding prosperity in a nation…

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Song of Ruth

During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem – Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chilion.

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