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Jerusalem Day - June 2nd, 2008
Amit Org IL ^ | 5/7/08 | Sigalit Arditi

Posted on 06/02/2008 11:08:44 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA

The Midrash states "There are seventy names for Jerusalem." Seventy names, each reflecting a different aspect of this city and its residents, today and throughout history.

Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel, a center and symbol and the heart of the Jewish nation for 3,000 years. Jerusalem has been the object of reverence, hope and prayer of the Jewish people for thousands of years, and is a holy city to millions of believers of the three largest monotheistic religions.

Jerusalem is one of the most diverse and interesting cities of the world.

Jerusalem is Israel's largest city, with 670,000 residents on 126,000 dunams. The heterogeneous nature of the residents make for a special and fragile human mosaic.

(Excerpt) Read more at amit.org.il ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel; jerusalem; jerusalemday; jerusalemunited

1 posted on 06/02/2008 11:08:48 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA
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To: Salem; SJackson; Alouette; F15Eagle; 444Flyer; American in Israel; T.L.Sink; M. Espinola; ...

I haven’t seen anything on the 2008 celebrations for Jerusalem Reunification Day, except for this item. Click on the link, the web page looks great!

To all of you, whether Jewish or Christian, celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem and may the Lord bless all of you, Jerusalem and Israel “real good.”


2 posted on 06/02/2008 11:12:51 AM PDT by Convert from ECUSA (Hillary, Obama, McCain. Curly, Larry, Moe. Decisions, decisions.)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

High volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel, WOT

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3 posted on 06/02/2008 11:25:40 AM PDT by SJackson (It is impossible to build a peace process based on blood, Natan Sharansky)
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