Archive for 2019
Start-Up Nation for All
In this important article from the Jerusalem Post, Dena Weiss suggests that demographic changes have created a new reality where providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all sectors of Israeli society is a
Israel’s Surprising Way of Teaching Skills for Innovation
In this fascinating article from ISRAEL21c, Inbal Arieli, senior advisor to Start-Up Nation Central, explores the novel methodologies used by Israel’s extra curricular cyber education programs dedicated to developing the next generation of innovators. By
How Did Israel Become “Start-Up Nation”?
This article from the Freakonomics website is an interview between Dwyer Gunn and Saul Singer, co-author of “Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle,”, in which the author describes the culture behind Israel’s economic
Albert Einstein On Money
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Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach: Yibaneh Hamikdash (The Temple Will Be Rebuilt)
This short audio recording features Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach singing his original upbeat melody for “Yibaneh Hamikdash,” a popular Jewish song about the rebuilding of the Temple. The lyrics, provided below, come from the
The Melodians: Rivers of Babylon
This post presents “Rivers of Babylon,” a Rastafari song written by the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics, provided below and based on Psalms 19 and 137, express the devastation
Naomi Shemer: Father’s Song
Written by Naomi Shemer in 1966, this song expresses the eternal Jewish hope and faith in the rebuilding of the Temple since its destruction in 70 AD by the Roman Empire. The Hebrew,
The Talmudic Tale of Kamtza & Bar Kamtza and the Destruction of the Second Temple
Created by Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence, this animated video (04:03) retells the famous Talmudic tale of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza as an example of the “baseless hatred” among the Jewish nation that ultimately led
Diagram of the Temple Mount Expansions
This post presents two diagrams depicting the size and layout of the Temple Mount during the First and Second Temple Periods. Both images compare the size of Solomon’s 500 cubit square platform with the extension
Virtual Tour of the Second Temple
This fascinating video (12:29) takes viewers on a virtual tour of an animated 3D reconstruction of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem following King Herod’s expansion project. Despite the poorly written onscreen explanations, this video