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Hebron: City of the Patriarchs
Jewish Learning Institute
Hebron, one of the four “Holy Cities” in Israel, lies at the center of Biblical Judea. Learn more about "The City of the Patriarchs."
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A Visit to Hebron
By Lazer Gurkow
This is where G‑d appeared to Abraham. This is where the covenant of circumcision was struck. It was here that monotheism burst upon world consciousness. It was here that Judaism was born...
Ideas & Beliefs » Israel » First Person » A Visit to Hebron
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Hebron: Cave of Machpelah
Part 5
By Nissan Dovid Dubov
Biblical references pointing to the sanctity and special theme of Hebron as a city of great joining powers.
Audio Classes » Living » Israel » Eyes upon the Land » Hebron: Cave of Machpelah
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Foundations of the City
Sarah helped rectify the basic elements of Creation.
By Rabbi Chaim (ben Moshe) Ibn Atar
Sarah helped rectify the basic elements of Creation.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Bereishit - Genesis » Chayei Sara » Mystical Classics » Foundations of the City
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Sarah Nachshon
A Modern-Day Matriarch
By Chana (Jenny) Weisberg
My parents taught me that if the Jews want to keep the Land of Israel, then we must fight for the Land of Israel...
Women » Women's Narrative » Jewish Women You Should Know » Sarah Nachshon
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Hebron Liberated
1967
One day after Israeli forces liberated Eastern Jerusalem in the course of the Six Day War, another of the holy cities, Hebron, was also liberated. Following the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, Jordan took over the control of Hebron along with ...
Jewish Calendar » Iyar » Iyar 29 » Jewish History » Hebron Liberated
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In an Age of Instant Messaging
Parshat Vayechi
By Esther Kosofsky
In an age of instant messaging, instant coffee and instant soup, how long would you wait for a return on a favor before you wrote it off? Patience may be considered a virtue but for many, we are too impatient to be that virtuous...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Women on the Weekly Torah Portion » In an Age of Instant Messaging
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Passing of Rebbetzin Menuchah Rachel
1888
Rebbetzin Menuchah Rachel Slonim, daughter of Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch and granddaughter of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, was born on Kislev 19, 5559 (1798) -- the very day on which her illustrious grandfather was freed from his imprisonment in the ...
Jewish Calendar » Shevat » Shevat - 24 » Jewish History » Passing of Rebbetzin Menuchah Rachel
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Abraham's Synagogue
The Jews of the settlement began to feel desperate, and busy as they were, they scattered towards all the main roads, hoping against hope that even at this late hour a miracle would happen and they would find a tenth Jew...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Stories » Abraham's Synagogue
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The Hebron Purchase
By Yanki Tauber
How much land does "400 silver shekels" buy?
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Chayei Sarah » Parshah Columnists » Comment » The Hebron Purchase
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