More reasons to make Aliyah, New exhibit at Bible Lands Museum, Bible quiz, and much more!

By Michael Ordman

THE JEWISH STATE

More reasons to make Aliyah!

Great article advocating immigration to Israel. 10 months’ sunshine; exotic food; vaccination success; Government tax incentives and support for hi-tech training to fill 14,000 vacancies; entrepreneurship programs; demand for English speakers with Western culture experience and more.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3921411,00.html

Bible quiz

On the fourth night of Chanukah, Israel’s Education Ministry held the final of the International Bible Quiz for Adults at the Hebrew University. The winners were Israel’s Liron Ben Moshe from Alfei Menashe and Yair Yosef Guggenheim from Karnei Shomron.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/317931

New exhibit at Bible Lands Museum

The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem (BLMJ) has opened a new exhibit – “Digging Down: Art of the Pre-Future”. It is a group exhibition of 42 contemporary Israeli artists whose main subject is archaeology: painting, sculpture, photography, video art, and sound.
https://baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=37&ARTICLE_ID=149333

The Festival of Light

Israeli Chanukah highlights included kits sent by Israeli charity Yad Lachim to Jews in Iraq, Yemen, and Kurdistan to enjoy the festival. Also, Israel’s National Library displayed some very rare Chanukah artifacts. And a 700-year-old Chanukah lamp was just excavated in Susya, in the Hebron hills.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/11/30/israeli-ngo-sends-hundreds-of-hanukkah-kits-to-jews-in-enemy-arab-states/  https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/12/01/national-library-of-israel-shares-rare-hanukkah-items-with-public-for-first-time/  https://worldisraelnews.com/in-time-for-chanukah-700-year-old-lamp-found-in-hebron-hills/

Chanukah on Jerusalem Streets

Jerusalem is always even more beautiful at Chanukah time, when the streets are illuminated with oil lamps. And visitors can experience the Festival of Light on a Chanukah tour. http://rjstreets.com/2021/11/28/jerusalem-lighting-up-for-hanukkah/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_-TU9kgSoE

18 years of Masa journeys

3,000 young professionals and organizers gathered at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park to celebrate 18 years since the founding of Masa Israel Journey (see here previously). They participated in community-building workshops to launch Masa Israel’s new year for gap year students, interns and volunteers.
https://www.jns.org/thousands-of-young-people-mark-18th-anniversary-of-masa-israel-journey/

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