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hope, Israel’s national anthem

As we celebrate Christmas and the new year, we are delighted, filled with hopes of improvement in every aspect of our lives. It is the time of renewal, revival and restoration. The New Year also brings the cheerful feelings of rejuvenation spiritually, emotionally and...

(turn over) a new leaf (page)

We’ll present today the most common Hebrew expression for a new beginning – ‘daf cha•dash,’ a new leaf or new page. This romantic expression uses a book as a metaphor for human life where each page symbolizes a new beginning. This metaphor is common in many...

news

If you ask any Israeli about a single item he/she cannot live without besides water air and food, you’ll get a straight answer: cha•da•shot, news. Without a doubt, Israel is a new addict nation. Israelis are ‘religiously’ conditioned to listen to news every hour,...

a time of heavenly mercy

If you ever wondered about the mysterious ways of prayers you must have thought about the times when you did not see immediate answers to your own prayers. Why is this happening? What needs to be done so that your prayers would be answered? Do you have ant control...

Shmita, The sabbath year

The Bible has a set of laws that allow important new beginnings. These are the laws of ‘Shmita.’ It is the seventh year in a seven-year cycle during which land in Israel must lie fallow and debts are canceled. New beginning is a core element of the ‘Shmi•ta,’...