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On Sunday, January 24th, many Israeli homes will bring nature to their holiday Seder, an event that has become increasingly more popular and eco-relevant. Tu Bishvat takes nature to the heart of the home; to the dining table where we eat. The holiday, on the 15th day of Shevat, is usually in January. In fact, there is no Torah mention of the occasion, but the Mishnah records the opinion that this hag is the New Year for trees. The Rabbis of the Talmud told that the Priests of oldest days recognized

Eden Lenner Book Review- Winning the War of Words One problem for someone trying to offer a defense of Israel despite the determined intellectual attack on the country in recent years is that, while the assault is simply and easily understood; the defense is harder to explain. To defame the country one simply needs to say ‘colonization’ or ‘apartheid’, and add a photo of a soldier manhandling a child, but to defend Israel requires an expansive understanding of at least 100 years of history in both

Antiquities Authority Law of 1989 and the identity of a grantor of the antiquities has no effect on the fact that ownership, movement, and sale of the pieces is regulated by the Antiquities Law of 1978 and State of Israel’s ownership thereof. The Knesset passed Antiquities Authority Law, 5749-1989 (hereafter, “the 1989 Law”) on July 24, 1989 for the purpose of creation and governance of the IAA, which is responsible for enforcing the Antiquities Law, 5738-1978 (hereafter, “the 1978 Law”). The 1989

Israel, a country slightly smaller than the U.S. state of New Jersey, is located in the Middle East. It borders the Mediterranean Sea for a length of 168 miles. In the south and southwest, it borders the Gulf of Aqaba and the Sinai Peninsula. Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula during the war of June 1967 and returned it to Egypt in April 1982. To the east, it shares a 147-mile borderline with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and 189 miles with the Palestinian Autonomous Area on the western shore

The Synagogue or Beit Knesset, the Jewish house of worship, is a very intriguing and complex institution, and when conducting a tour, it requires a great amount of knowledge for the tourist who have never visited a Synagogue, to have an adequate understanding of the institution. Being enrolled in Religious Studies 217, I have gained a lot of knowledge that allow me to believe that I would be a very informative and enlightening tour guide. When conducting a tour of a Synagogue, I would inform my tourist

The recent Canadian election, resulting in Justin Trudeau ousting Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was launched prematurely with the undoubted certainty that the Conservatives would remain in office. In deciding whether to begin the election period earlier, it was necessary for Prime Minister Harper to consider a number of factors and examine the institutions in place by which he believed that they could win. The election was called opportunistically, during a time of good standing for the Conservatives

A Political, Cultural, and Religious Description of the Current Atmosphere as Exists in Israel Israel, in the 1990's, is in a continual state of political, cultural and religious flux. Religion continues to play a central factor in the difficulties which the state has been and continues to experience. This unique country is characterized by an amalgam of cultural and ethnic diversity. This historical and cultural

Alexandra Heck Contemp Perspectives 29 October 2015 Raju Parakkal Women Lawyers Women’s Rights has affected many professions, including the law profession. Throughout out history women have been under estimated by their male counterparts for their ability to succeed in their profession. Women have progressively proven their ability to achieve greatness as a lawyer. A lawyer is referred to as a counselor or attorney of the law (Heinz 137). This is a person who has spent many years studying the

However, a few contradictions abound: as this article shows, rights discourse has been used to attempt to advance arguments that will actually allow access to private or semi-private health insurance in ways that may exacerbate disadvantage (Canada and Israel); it is used to expand access to medications to the middleclass, sometimes (arguably at least) at the expense of the poor (Brazil);7 and it competes with other rights (especially intellectual property within the trade regime).8 Also, there have

A number of world powers played a part in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Britain, USA, Germany, Russia and the UN all had a role to play in the conflict. The intervention of these world powers was extensively significant. However, the roles of President Sadat and Nasser were also quite significant. Britain played a large role in the conflict as in 1919 the Treaty of Versailles gave areas of the former Ottoman Empire to Britain and France in the form of mandates. Britain and France were content with this