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Of the 12 stones on the High Priest's ephod (breastplate), the stone for Nissan is known as “nophech” and is identified with a turquoise or blue emerald. 

The fun sights seen on a trip to Zichron Ya'acov, Clil, and more.

There are five exhibitions running at the non-mainstream repository of art over at the interface of several of the capital’s ethnically, religiously, and culturally diverse sectors.

To experience the live ritual, contact alana.ruben at gmail.com or EsthersThrone on Instagram to schedule a time.

They were friends and perhaps wanted to become lovers. They also loved the Land of Israel and set out to walk through it. Tragically, their walk was horrifyingly interrupted.

The City of David remains a captivating blend of archaeological wonder and contemporary life, offering visitors a compelling journey through layers of civilizations.

In 2024, a Jewish and secular leap year, I decided it was an opportunity to focus on a few of the Passover-related objects in their collection. 

There is the ideal Seder in your mind and then there is the real Seder in your house with impatience, rolling eyes, spilled wine, siblings quibbling, and – yes – a lack of the children’s interest.

It is a story which is mostly unknown and, in my humble opinion, is begging for a research assistant to properly investigate and perhaps base a doctoral thesis on the subject.

Israeli agent Maya Rimon takes on the dark world of white supremacy and antisemitism, with encounters with The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, white nationalists, Russian conspiracists, and the mob.