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Israel Alert
Newsletter
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4 Sivan
5772
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May 25, 2012
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The Shavuot Holiday: Divine Revelation!
It is ironic that Shavuot is such a little-known holiday. Because in fact,
Shavuot commemorates the single most important event in Jewish history - the
giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Shavuot is the culmination of the seven-week-long "counting of the
Omer" that occurs following Passover. The very name "Shavuot"
means "weeks," in recognition of the weeks of anticipation leading
up
to the Sinai experience. Since Shavuot occurs 50 days after the first day of
Passover, it is sometimes known as "Pentecost," a Greek word meaning
"the holiday of 50 days." (Shavuot, however, has no connection to
the
Christian Pentecost holiday.)
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New Discovery Proves Bethlehem Part of Kingdom of
Judah
Archaeologists have discovered the first evidence outside
of the Bible that Bethlehem was part of the First Temple era
Kingdom of
Judah.
The dramatic archaeological find was announced five days before Jews
around the world celebrate the holiday of Shavuot and hear the
recital of the
Book of Ruth, which mentions Bethlehem.
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Protest South Africa's 'Made in
Palestine' Labels
South Africa is planning to require
"Made in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories" labels on products
from the region in place of "Made in
Israel" labels, the trade
ministry said.
"For now, there is no decision but
people should know that South Africa
recognizes Israel inside the 1948 UN
borders," Macdonald Netshitenzhe,
the trade ministry's director for trade
policies and legislations, said.
"Now coming to the issue of Palestine
and Israel, a product from Israel has to
be manufactured or produced within the
borders of 1948.
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The
One-Armed Israeli
Soldier from Florida
Here is a
story of a Jewish
boy from Miami, Florida who although only in his low 20?s,
has already done
extraordinary things with his life. Izzy Ezagui, when he was
19 years old,
decided to enroll in the Israeli Defense Forces after visiting
Israel a few
times.
In 2008, when Israel
launched Operation
Cast Lead, he was hit by a 120mm mortar shell, losing his
left arm. He went
through several surgeries and a year of rehab to recover as
best he could - and
then decided to do something unbelievable - he was going to
return to the army
without a left arm!
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