The True Biblical Honey ✡ "A Land Flowing With Milk and Honey" - ISRAEL365

He brought us to this place and He gave us this Land, a Land flowing with milk and honey. DEUTERONOMY (26:9)   וַיְבִאֵנוּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּתֶּן לָנוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ דברים כו:ט va-y'-vi-NU el ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE va-yi-TEN la-NU et ha-a-RETZ ha-ZOT e-RETZ za-VAT kha-LAV u-d'-VASH

Jerusalem Inspiration Here is an interesting tidbit you might not have known: the ‘honey’ that Israel is blessed with does not refer to bee’s honey, but according to Jewish tradition, refers to date honey which was a rich delicacy in Biblical times. From hardly growing any food 100 years ago, miraculously, Israel today is an agricultural exporter and in fact, produces  over 50% of the world’s Medjool dates. For the first time in centuries, it is truly the land flowing with milk and honey!  Take pride in the beauty and bounty of Israel each day with the fabulous photos in our Israel365 2016 Calendar! Our 2016 Calendar is now only $5 » Lights On in Jerusalem Prepare to be dazzled by this awesome footage from the Jerusalem Lights Festival.  This years festival begins in May! Watch here » Pictures of the Nation of Israel A Picture is worth a thousand words! These photographs are far more than snapshots; they tell the story of the Jewish return to Israel, and the poignant defense of the Jewish people, against the backdrop of the stones of the holy Western Wall. Read more » Jerusalem Nano Bible Gentle Star of David Necklace In the incredible Nano Bible, the spirit and technology of Israel have come together to produce the world’s smallest bible, printed onto a single 5mm x 5mm surface, and set into a beautiful piece of silver jewelry so that you can take the Bible with you wherever you go. Get this Great Deal with FREE SHIPPING » Jerusalem Daily Photo Jodi Sugar captures the beauty of the pink almond blossoms that start to appear right around now, all across Israel.   Get this photo in the 2016 Israel365 Calendar » Thank You Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Esther Susanna. Todah rabah!   Sponsor a day and receive a free devotional book » “Grateful to be Connected to Jerusalem365” It’s great to hear from you and make new friends from all over the world. Please send mean email and let me know how you are enjoying Jerusalem365 (don’t forget to say where you are from!).   Stay in Touch »   I am from the United States and am so grateful to be connected with Jerusalem365.  I  belong to a fellowship of Gentile  Christians who love Israel, the Jewish people and Jerusalem. We are learning the Torah in depth and celebrate the Festivals. Contrary to our current administration, we believe in supporting Israel as many Americans do.  Thank you!- Mark Deaton Blessing from Jerusalem, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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Get a 2016 Israel Calendar & a FREE Devotional Book ✡ "Return to the Land" - ISRAEL365

And the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your forefathers and to your birthplace, and I will be with you." GENESIS (31:3) וַיֹּאמֶר יְ-הוָה אֶל יַעֲקֹב שׁוּב אֶל אֶרֶץ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּךָ וְאֶהְיֶה עִמָּךְ בראשית לא:ג va-yo-mer a-do-nai el ya-a-kov shuv el e-retz a-vo-te-kha u-l'-mo-lad-te-kha v'-eh-ye i-makh

Today's Israel Inspiration With these words God implies that He will be with Jacob only if he returns to the land of his fathers, the Land of Israel, but not if he stays with Laban in Haran. Rabbi Meir Leibush Weiser explains that God intentionally removed His protection from Jacob in order to motivate him to return to the Land of Israel. After spending so much time outside the Holy Land, it is time to go home. Celebrate the Land of our forefathers with a Photography of Israel Calendar for 2016! Includes 12 frameable photographs, along with Shabbat candle lighting times and a Prayer for the Soldiers. Buy the 2016 Israel Calendar and get our FREE Book of Devotionals » Roadtrip to Israel's Beautiful Northern Mountains A family of new American immigrants to Israel explore some beautiful parts of northern Israel, including a visit to the snow-capped Mount Hermon. Watch here » Vatican: Stop Missionizing Jews In a landmark document, the Vatican recently announced that Catholics should stop missionizing Jews and should work with Jews to combat anti-Semitism. Read more » Book: "Daily Life in Biblical Times" Explore difficult biblical concepts in "Daily Life in Biblical Times" which tries to paint a real portrait of ancient history for our generation. Author Dr. Liora Ravid is a native Israeli, and has shared the language and landscape of the biblical characters throughout her life. In each chapter, she escorts the reader on a visit to their homeland. This insightful and witty book presents a realistic picture of the daily lives of the heroes who have accompanied us for thousands of years. Paperback, 468 pages Get this Great Deal » Today's Israel Photo Winter in Safed (Tsfat) with the mountains of Meron in the background, by Jodi Sugar. Get this beautiful photograph and more in the Israel Calendar! Get the 2016 Israel Calendar » Yesterday's Photo Trivia Yesterday's photo by Yehuda Poch featured the Keshet (Rainbow) Cave in the Galilee. The Keshet Cave is one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the land of Israel, and a popular spot for rappelling adventurists. Thank You Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Teresa Young of Orlando, Florida. Todah rabah! Sponsor a day and receive a free devotional book » “Such a Blessing to Get News from Israel” It’s great to hear from so many of you - stay in touch and let us know where in the world you are enjoying Israel365! Stay in Touch » Dear Rabbi Tuly. Thank you for your faithful e-mails. The photos of the Holy Land fill me with a longing to be there. They show us the beauty all around. It's such a blessing to get news from Israel. I continue to keep the Jewish people in my prayers. Also praying for all your armed forces along with those behind the scenes who are working to keep Israel and your people safe. We love you and stand with you. EL SHADDAI is watching over you. He who watches over Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. AMEN. SHALOM PEACE. Margaret Sinclair in the Shetland Islands UK I live in Clearwater, Florida in the USA. I love everything I can learn about Israel. Elva Kimura Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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Israel's History - a Picture a Day (Beta) 130-Year-Old Testimony of Jewish Life in Shiloah (Silwan), Jerusalem

Israel's History - a Picture a Day (Beta)

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130-Year-Old Testimony of Jewish Life in Shiloah (Silwan), Jerusalem Posted: 03 Dec 2015 An annotated picture found in the British Library's Endangered Archives collection Annotated picture of Shiloah (Silwan) from the Bonfil albums digitized by the British Library (circa 1890s) The Shiloah (Silwan) village south of Jerusalem's Old City dates back to Biblical times. Water from its spring was used in the Jewish Temples. Jewish royalty was buried in its caves with Hebrew inscriptions naming the deceased. Over the centuries the hill was inhabited by Christian monks and Arab families. Below is one of the first photographs taken in Palestine in 1844 showing Silwan's small size.  It was taken by Girault de Prangey, a student of  the inventor of photography, Louis Daguerre.  View more of de Prangey's photographs here. Many of his photographs are now online at the French National Library. The village of Shiloah (Silwan) in 1844 and the Kidron Valley (Smithsonian Magazine) The 3,000 Maison Bonfils photographs from the Fouad Debbas Collection in Beirut digitized by the British Library have the barest of captions -- with the exception of one album with lengthy English annotations. The first photograph above provides an example. It describes the Yemenite Jewish community that moved into the Shiloah village in the 1880s.  Below is the handwritten caption. The caption on the photograph reads, "The village of Siloam on the east bank of the Kidron Valley.  The Pool of Siloam is opposite to the village on the west bank.  The inhabitants are Mohammedans except at the extreme south (right hand of picture) where the Yemenite Jews live in a small colony of tiny stone buildings as shown in a long low patch of white." On the right side of the picture, adjacent to the Jewish housing, the album owner wrote, "The Yemenite Colony." Photographers of the 19th century focused their lenses on the Yemenite residents, especially the photographers from the American Colony where the Yemenites' arrival in 1882 was viewed as the "Gaddites" returning home and as a messianic harbinger. We had the privilege of providing an essential detail to the Library of Congress' picture in its archives of the "village of Siloah" (circa 1901). The man, we explained after consultation with Yemenite historians, is a Yemenite Jew, originally from Habani in Yemen. He was probably among the residents of Shiloah. The American Colony photographers took scores of pictures of Yemenite Jews and helped provide food and shelter to the poor immigrants. Poor Yemenite Jewish family (circa 1890s). An American Colony caption read "Group of Yemenite Jews"  "A scene in a Jewish Yemenite Quarter," according to the Library of  Congress caption. The picture, possibly shot in Shiloah, was taken in  the 1930s when the Jews of Silwan (Shiloah) were suffering  from attacks from their Arab  neighbors. They eventually fled  their homes. Today, Jewish families have returned to Shiloah.