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Parashat Eikev Quiz
Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.
A Few Humble Coins and the Making of Israel
The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 is largely a result of President Truman and his administration.
Hatikvah, the National Anthem of Israel
Hatikvah, literally "the hope," is Israel's national anthem. Its lyrics were written in 1886 by Naphtali Herz Imber, a poet originally from Galicia. The melody was written by Samuel Cohen, who based the melody on a musical theme from Bedrich Smetana’s "Mo
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and the Making of Modern Hebrew
The Lithuania-born visionary turned an ancient language into a spoken one.