Vital to Israel’s Security

{image_1}Iran: “I Will Not Be Silent”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks at the candle-lighting ceremony for the fifth night of Chanukah: “In contrast to others, when I see that interests vital to the security of Israel's citizens are in danger, I will not be silent.

My Firstborn Son Is Going into the Army

{image_1}I have anticipated this day for 19 years, with mixed feelings of awe and love, repressed fear and with pride; and of course with prayer.

Treasure of Jewish History Recovered

{image_1}The Jewish link to the land of Iraq, historically known as Babylon, is embedded in the Bible. According to Jewish tradition, the Garden of Eden was located there, and leaders and prophets such as Daniel, Ezekiel, Ezra and Jonah are believed to be buried there. But by the mid-twentieth century, Jewish life began to unravel and Jews fled the country en masse, stripped of their citizenship and assets. For awhile it seemed that the incredible heritage of thousands of years of Jewish life in Babylon would be lost to the world. But God would miraculously use an oppressive, maniacal dictator and an unpopular war to preserve the history of His people.

You Shall Be a Blessing

“I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing” (Gen. 12:2). Join us as we consider several ways in which we can see that the Lord’s promise to Abraham and his descendants is being partially fulfilled in our world today. Help in

Restore—Shuv

{image_1}“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good” (Gen. 1:1, 31). In love, God created a perfect world. He created man in His own image (Gen. 1:27), and in the beginning there was perfect communion, a whole relationship between God and His creation. Then sin and darkness entered the world. After the story of the Fall in Genesis 3, mankind was in desperate need of returning or being restored to the perfection Adam and Eve had enjoyed at the beginning.

Israel’s “Rain Man” Conserves School Water

{image_1}It was a nightmare. Half of the school’s outlying wall was ripped off in a storm as rainwater runoff caused more than $150,000 in damage. But science teacher Amir Yechieli, saw the disaster as a chance to save the day. Yechieli had studied storm water runoff in the Sinai Desert for a master’s degree.

“Lazy Eye” Glasses Help Kids Overcome Amblyopia

{image_1}An Israeli doctor’s revolutionary invention for treating a childhood eye condition won a prize for industry innovation at the fourth annual International 3D Society Awards. The award will undoubtedly raise worldwide interest in Amblyz Glasses, based on a patent owned by Dr. Omry Ben-Ezra, a family physician who was determined to find a more kid-friendly treatment for amblyopia—commonly known as “lazy eye,” a neural disorder affecting three to five percent of all children.

“WalkMe” through This Website

{image_1}Anyone who’s gotten confused while trying to buy a product or do a financial transaction online—and that includes most of us—will be relieved to know that Israeli startup WalkMe is already marketing its user-friendly “Walk-Thru” instruction system.

Finding the Devil in the Details

Understanding Iran’s Nuclear Program

{image_1}“Constraining Iranian uranium enrichment”—try saying that three times, fast. If saying it is hard, imagine how tough it is to actually constrain it. And what does it even mean? If you don’t know LEU (low-enriched uranium) from WGU (weapons-grade uranium) and can’t distinguish fissile material from missile fuel, then here’s a crash course on Iran’s path to nuclear weapons. If you’re a well-informed expert who knows Arak from Fordo, then here’s a “one stop shop” to summarize Iran’s nuclear program. Most importantly, we’re here to help answer the most crucial question: When and how can Iran get the bomb?

3,700-year-old Wine Cellar

{image_1}Archaeologists Eric Cline, The George Washington University (USA), and Assaf Yasur-Landau, University of Haifa, have made an exciting discovery—an ancient wine cellar in the ruins of a Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri, near the modern town of Nahariya in northern Israel. 

King Solomon’s Mines?

{image_1}Since the Victorian novel King Solomon’s Mines first came out in 1885, the legendary mines of the biblical Israelite king have captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Timna Valley in the Aravah desert was long-considered to be one of the possible sites of those fabled mines. For millennia, the Timna Valley, containing thousands of mines and hundreds of smelting sites, had been mined for its rich copper ore deposits. 

From Hunter-Gatherer to City-Dweller

{image_1}An extensive archaeological excavation of the Israel Antiquities Authority at Eshta’ol (near Beit Shemesh) is producing amazing finds that provide a broad picture covering thousands of years of development of human society. The finds range from the period when man first started to domesticate plants and animals, instead of searching for them in the wild, until the period when we see the beginnings of proper urban planning.