Living and Traveling in Israel
Israel is a lovely country situated in the Middle East. Israel is surrounded by Egypt in the South, Jordan in the West, and Syria and Lebanon in the North. In comparison to its size, Israel has variable landscapes and geographic areas: a snow at the north (Golan Heights, mainly at their pick - the Hermon mountain), a desert in the south (the Negev Desert) and even the lowest place on the earth - the Dead Sea (it is called "dead" because its high salt concentration prevent creatures from living there). The Dead Sea is a unique place that attracts many tourists. Additional unique sites are: Jerusalem, the capital of Israel which has a religious significance for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Tel Aviv, Eilat and the Sea of Galilee.
Munera Takes iPhone Users to Jerusalem with Send a Prayer, the Western Wall
The new iPhone app allows users to send their prayers to the Western Wall
Twenty Major Jewish Organizations Meet in Jerusalem Seeking Redress From Arab Countries
Twenty major Jewish organizations from 12 countries to participate in major Jerusalem meeting seeking redress from Arab countries.
Keep Israel Safe, Keep America Safe
A YouTube video has recently been released urging the American public to keep Israel safe. The Israel News Agency states that the YouTube video depicts Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stating: "Iran will erase Israel from the pages of history" and "will wipe Israel off the map". The "Keep Israel Safe" YouTube video, which has been viewed by thousands on Facebook and Twitter, also illustrates US President Barack Obama response to Iranian threats by condemning Israel for building in its historic, ancient and biblical capital of Jerusalem, by snubbing Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and making the friendliest overtures to Iran. US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is quoted saying that the US has: &quo ...
Hertz Family Foundation Announces $1.5 Million In Grants Made to Yeshiva Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem
Yeshiva Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem is the crown jewel of the Baal Teshuva movement. The yeshiva, founded in 1970, caters mostly to young Jewish men, usually of college age, who are interested in the study of Judaism.
Winnick Family Foundation Renews Support for Special Needs Program at Jerusalem Zoo
The children served by the program represent a cultural and ethnic cross-section of Israel, but all have special needs like autism, deafness, learning disabilities or mental problems. Special needs children like these are enrolled in the Jerusalem zoo program to learn concentration and self-discipline by forming a connection with the animal.
Pitigliano The Little Jerusalem In Maremma
Pitigliano is a small town in Italy, situated south of Florence and north of Rome. Pitigliano is situated on the top of a steep tuff of a volcanic magma.
Web site Allows Christians Worldwide to Receive a Live Blessing from Nazareth
A new web site - www.mirezo.com - "my prayer" in Spanish is a web site that gives millions of Christians from all over the world the opportunity to light a candle at the Church of the Annunciation in the holy city of Nazareth, via the Internet.
Millions Set Aside Sunday to Pray For Peace Of Jerusalem on January 28
Record Numbers of Christians and Jews Expected to Pray for Israel's National Needs during the 2007 International Day of Prayer and Solidarity with Israel on January 28 -- One week after Mideast neighbors announce nuclear weapons plans.
A Time of Suffering
As the clock ticks down to the fateful day of reckoning that faces Israel, and the world in regards to the uprooting of thousands of Jewish residents in their biblical homeland of Gaza, and the northern Shomron, Jerusalem becomes more in focus as the next target of worldwide aspirations."We say to the entire world: Today Gaza, tomorrow Jerusalem.
Nazareth Associates Announces the Sale of jazzandblues.com
Nazareth Associates has announced that the undeveloped domain name jazzandblues.com is up for sale for US$10,000.
Jewish New Year Cards - The Sending of Rosh Hashanah Greetings is A Tradition Revived
The sending of Jewish New Year Cards is a tradition revived, in part thanks to unique cards shipped worldwide by the Jerusalem Collection, JerusalemCollection.com. The Jerusalem Collection is pleased to offer a brief explanation of the historic meaning of Rosh Hashanah ("Jewish New Year"), and of the tradition of Rosh Hashanah greetings and Jewish New Year cards. This year the Jerusalem Collection offers four separate galleries of personalized Rosh Hashana cards - The Classic Jerusalem Collection, The Modern Collection, The Traditional Collection, and The Rembrandt Collection.
Pave the Way Foundation Provides Help to Muslim, Christian and Jewish Mothers in Jerusalem
Pave the Way Foundation (PTWF), a non-sectarian New York based foundation sent gifts to the needy of Jerusalem on the Jewish holiday of Purim. Realizing that the poor mothers have has a clear need for baby formula, diapers and baby toys, Pave the Way Foundation provided gift baskets to the mothers. Poverty in Israel knows no religious boundaries and so PTWF gave these wonderful gift packages to Muslim, Christian and Jewish mothers in need for their babies.
Yissum And Technology Transfer At The Hebrew University Of Jerusalem
Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, aims to promote the transfer of Hebrew University technology for the benefit of society, while maximizing returns to support research, education and scientific excellence
Founded in 1964, Yissum is one of the first technology transfer companies worldwide - second only to the Weizmann Institute's Yeda, founded in 1959, and many years senior to most American universities - which began their Technology Transfer Services activities following the Baye-Dole Act of 1980; European universities, which typically began these activities in the 1990's and Japan, which only began in 1998
Two Personal Six Day War Stories Illustrate Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Israel remembers the capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war
