On the other hand
Israelis celebrating Shavuot prove that this is indeed the Land of Milk and Honey.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, consumption of dairy products during this Festival increases by about 67% compared to the rest of the year. Supermarket shelves are stocked with a myriad range of items and cheese counters are overflowing with an amazing range to choose from.
As well as culinary customs, Shavuot is one of the three pilgrim festivals when Jews visited the Temple in Jerusalem. Aside from its agricultural connection to the annual harvest it is also the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
In the Diaspora, Shavuot is often an invisible Chag. In Israel, by contrast, it is impossible to ignore.
COMING HOME
Thirty-four years ago this month, Ethiopian Jews were flown “on the wings of eagles” to the Land they had prayed and dreamed about for generations.
YOM YERUSHALAYIM
The foreign media, as usual, managed to report celebrations in a negative light.
Here, by contrast, is a glimpse of the real joy on display as Jews rejoiced on the anniversary of the Capital’s liberation.
THE ROBOTS ARE COMING
Robotic surgery is now an accepted part of hospital medical procedures.
Robots are now being used in industry and other areas.
Learn how this revolution is about to transform Israeli agriculture.
SOLIDARITY
Descendants of Nazi perpetrators come to Israel to show solidarity with the descendants of Holocaust victims.
Watch a moving encounter in Metula – northern Israel.
