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Experience the diversity of Jewish peoplehood and tradition on your trip to Israel.   According to rabbinic tradition, when the Ten Commandments were given at Mount Sinai, every soul received a divinely personalized message. Therefore, our sages teach that the Bible has “70 faces,” meaning that it belongs to each and everyone one of us, […]

Explore the meaning of the number 70 as the source of both disunity and harmony in the world.   While there are almost 200 countries on the map today, Jewish tradition refers to global humanity as the “70 nations.” This enumeration comes from the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, when the people of […]

Israel has undoubtedly become a global leader in technology and innovation, but when people think of the “startup nation,” they imagine Tel Aviv’s enormous high rise buildings, beautiful Mediterranean beaches, and young, savvy professionals. The height of modernity and innovation in the heart of the Middle East. But this picture is changing. The ancient city […]

Teddy Kollek, former Mayor of Jerusalem, once described his city as “the symbol of ancient glory, spiritual fulfillment and modern renewal.” Once referred to as “the greatest builder of Jerusalem since Herod,” Kollek understood that Jerusalem’s power was in its ability to constantly reinvent itself, to write revolutionary stories on time-worn stones and to fill […]