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The Jordan River- the place of the birth of Israel Date Palms, olive trees and pomegranates adorn the banks of the Jordan River here in this spot. It is overcast today and an unusual breeze lifts up the foliage in a backdrop of dusty marlstone, the sky matching the earth. White powdery clay humps stretch…

Leah’s Blog – Shemini For two thousand years, Israel was incorporeal for Jews as the bulk of our prayers did ask for return to the physical form of land and government. Bodiless, the nation of Israel scattered throughout the world yet held passion of imagination of what it would be like to return. And we…