Category Archives: Israel history

10 things you need to know about Yizhak Rabin

This year,  on November 9, 2011, the state of Israel marks 16 years since the assassination of Israeli Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. In honor of Rabin Memorial Day, here are 10 facts about him: 1. Rabin was born in Jerusalem,1 March 1922. 2. Rabin married Leah Rabin on 1948, during the Independence war.They had two [...]

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Did You Know: Leave Notes at the Western Wall?

  The Western Wall is a reminder of the second Temple, destroyed by the Romans. It is actually an external, part of the surrounding walls around the temple. It is the holiest site for Jews. Over centuries a tradition was developed, placing notes between the holy stones, asking for divine support, expressing wishes and prayers. [...]

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Jerusalem Day, this coming Thursday, a Minor Religious Holiday

  Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Jerusalem Day a minor religious holiday to thank God for the 6-day victory and for answering the 2,000-year-old prayer of “Next Year in [...]

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