'Extra-virgin olive oil protects people from age-related cognitive decline,’ said Antonio Capurso of the University of Bari, who completed a study on 300 people.
When you have a sincere desire to do good deeds, God gives you credit for performing them, even if circumstances beyond your control prevent you from actually doing them.
'The king took counsel and made two golden calves, and he said to them, saying, “It is far for you to go up to Jerusalem; here are your gods, O Israel, that have brought you up from the land of Egypt.' (1 Kings 12-30)
'And Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, and he armed his trained men, those born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and he pursued [them] until Dan.' (Genesis: 14:14)
'Behold… a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. Let us make a small walled upper chamber, and place there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp; and it will be that when he comes to us, he will turn into there.'
When living in Israel, one gets so accustomed to seeing biblical sites at every turn that you can almost start taking it for granted. Some are well known, others less so.
'And he, Hezekiah, stopped up the source of the waters of the upper Gihon, and he led them straight down on the west to the City of David' (2 Chronicles 32:30)
Mount Gilboa is a scenic mountain, offering many great hiking trails. Half of the mountain is barren as a result of King David’s curse (2 Samuel 1:21).
God's commandment to live in the Land of Israel was not meant exclusively for Abraham. Rather, it was given to Jews to observe throughout the generations.
Learn about the remarkable events that took place prior to the exodus from Egypt and why the observance of Passover is of primary importance to Jewish survival.
'And it will be, when the Lord, your God, will bring you to the land to which you come, to possess it, that you shall place those blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and those cursing upon Mount Ebal (Deuteronomy 11:29)'
For thousands of years, from Biblical times until fairly recently, Israel has hosted some of the most exotic animals in the world, worthy of any safari!
'And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: Take the girdle that you bought and rise, go to Prat (Spring) and hide it there in the cleft of a rock (Jeremiah 13.3)'
In this article we are going to take a look at God’s repeated promises to Abraham and discover exactly why the Jewish people have the exclusive right to the Land of Israel.
Omitting any reference to the Jewish people’s connection to Yavne accords with the apparent overriding policy to simply ignore inconvenient facts that reaffirm the Jewish people’s ancient ties to Israel.
Yavne was a global wine powerhouse about 1,500 years ago: a huge and well-designed industrial estate from the Byzantine period, with a very impressive wine production complex.
Jerusalem is probably the most incredible and fascinating place to work as an archeologist. Here are some Israeli archeologists to tell you about the experience.
This week's reading includes a terrible curse on the Jewish people for disobeying His commands, but even when He must curse us, He always adds a blessing.
An Israeli researcher combats false claims that Arabs are indigenous to the Land of Israel and reasserts the truth that this land historically belonged to the Jewish people.
