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Zohar: You Are Not Alone!

Dispatch from Jerusalem

If I Forget You, O Jerusalem…

The Soul of the Jewish People “Without Jerusalem, the land of Israel is as a body without a soul.”—Elhanan Leib  Lewinsky Hebrew writer and Zionist from Ukraine (1857–1910) “You are shaking… so am I. It is because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One does not go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its

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Plastic-eating Bacteria

Pollution stemming from plastic products, especially in the oceans, is fast becoming a huge environmental concern. According to an article in EcoWatch, in Los Angeles alone, a staggering 10 metric tons of plastic in one form or another are carried into the Pacific Ocean each day. Approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used in the

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Taking Radiation Protection to a New Level

The Israel Space Agency signed a Declaration of Intent on the launching of an innovative Israeli development, a radiation protection suit, on the next test flight of the spacecraft ‘Orion’ which is scheduled to reach Mars. Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis said: “Israeli space technology is known as innovative, reflecting ‘out of the

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What’s In a Name?

In the words of King Solomon, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches…” (Prov. 22:1). Names represent so much more than just a label by which we identify people, places or things. They bring with them memories, both good and bad; they represent our various roles in the lives of others;

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Volunteering at Qumran

When you volunteer with Bridges for Peace, you never know what special opportunities may come your way as it is our goal to enrich the lives of our volunteers as they serve in the Land. Recently we were able to go down to Qumran, near the Dead Sea, to help with an archaeological dig. We

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Improving Sinai Border Fence

Friday, 27 January 2017 | The Department of Engineering and Construction of the Ministry of Defense has now completed a project to raise in places the height of the border fence that separates Israel from Egypt. The 242 kilometer [150 mi] fence, which stretches from the Red Sea Port of Eilat to the Gaza Strip

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Lessons from Daniel

Daniel is an amazing biblical example of a man totally surrendered and committed to God; a man that God used then and has used through the ages until the present time. His prophecies are still considered relevant today as they relate to latter times. Jewish and Christian scholars study Daniel with great interest. In the

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Living Next to Gaza

Israel is a tiny nation whose citizens all live short distances from her borders with neighboring countries. Of course, some live closer than others and two of those borders—Gaza in the southwest, and Lebanon–Syria in the north—are very hostile. What is it like to live within sight of the Gaza border? This autumn, the Bridges

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A Memoir of Miracles: The Joseph and Rebecca Bau Story

A petite, Israeli woman named Clila Bau-Cohen is telling us the story of her parents, Joseph and Rebecca Bau. Her accented English is animated and frequently tinged with delight as her parents’ story unfolds. This is a love story—with all the joy and optimism that embodies true love. But the romance between Joseph and Rebecca

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The World Is Silent, Except When it Comes to Israel

The massacre in Mosul and its surroundings is shocking. Everyone is killing and massacring everyone. Not just ISIS. The world is watching. The world knows. And the world is keeping quiet. It also happened in Aleppo in Syria. The big hospital was ruined. The world knows, watches and keeps silent. The world’s greatest power has

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