by Mordi Levi | f 8, 2021 | Israel, Job
The ostrich is the largest living species of bird. It does not fly and has a distinct appearance, with its long neck, long legs and a large body. The Land of Israel was home to wild ostriches from Biblical times until the early 1900’s when they became extinct in the...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2021 | Community, Israel, Job, Tu B'shvat
Despite not being specifically mentioned in the Bible, Tu B’Shvat has Biblical implications and, as the holiday that connects Jews to the land, has become massively popular in modern Israel. Tu B’Shvat is so named because it falls on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 27, 2021 | Israel, Job, Tu B'shvat
Tu B’Shvat is the Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot”, or: “New Year of the Trees.” In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological...
