Monthly Archives: August 2009

My Trip to Israel – Personal Story

Thank you so much for this month’s Hebrew Online Blog Post – reading about the beauty of the Dan Reserve – brought tears to my eyes as I recalled so fondly my trip to Israel November of 2008. By Hope JammesWhile I was a guest in your great nation, God opened up the Old Testament [...]

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Call in Israel for boycott on Swedish Brands

The Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, initiated a media stir in recent days with an article claiming IDF soldiers were harvesting organs from Palestinians. Silence is golden according to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, the government official who insists his country’s ambassador to Israel must refrain from expressing an opinion on virulent anti-Semitic accusations in the Swedish [...]

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Star of David – Few Facts About this Jewish Symbol

1. According to some traditions, this six-point star symbol decorated David’s warriors’ shields (before becoming King David), and hence the name David Shield.2. The Star of David appears in the earliest synagogues, such as the one in Kefar Nachum (Near Tiberius in the north of Israel). 3. Christians and Muslims associate this symbol with King [...]

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