The Jewish Purim holiday is an Israeli annual dress-up and costumes’ party for children of all ages. This year -2017- the holiday is being celebrated on March 18-19. All ages literally thrive on this holiday…. The Purim holiday is also being celebrated with a variety of Parades in various…
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National park Hippos (SUSITA)
The park is an archaeological site, dated back to the time periods of between 3rd century BC and 7th century AD. The site is located up on a hill, overlooking the valley and the Sea of Galilee, in the north-eastern part of Israel. The name Hippos means a horse in…
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Mount Hermon – the snow mountain
Mount Hermon is also known as “the Snow mountain of Israel”. The Hermon Mountain is located at the most northern point of the state of Israel. It rises to nearly 3,000 meters, The snow at the mountain is season-based; in winter the entire mountain is covered with snow, not only…
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The Neot-Kdumim Reserve
Neot-Kdumim is a historical & Natural reserve, portraying the agricultural & rural life in the time of the Bible in ancient times of the land of Israel. The reserve is located on route 443, via Jerusalem, near the city of Modiin. The reserve ought to be visited -at all time of the…
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Grain Cocoons
In the 1980s Professor Shlomo Navarro, formerly a principal scientist with the Volcani Center, Israel’s agricultural research organization, developed together with a kibbutz factory which produces PVC sheeting, giant storage bags, called grain cocoons, which save crops from mold and pests. The cocoons are huge plastic bags, which can…
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The USB Flash Drive – DiskOnKey
When it comes to data backup, storage, and transferring computer files, the technical world is constantly changing. After the floppy disk and CDs were developed, the flash drive was invented. In 1989 Dov Moran, an Israeli entrepreneur, inventor, and investor, formed the company M-Systems. The company was a pioneer in…
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Tel-Aviv new Sarona Center
Sarona is a 140 year’s-old ex-Templer settlement in the heart of Tel-Aviv. At the time, German Templer-settlers arrived in Tel-Aviv in aspiration of pious-missionary Christian activities. Sarona had been their third settlement in Palestine. The Templers had transformed the little hill that overlooked the Mediterranean Sea into a growing agricultural…
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Drip Irrigation
In the 1950s Israeli water engineer Simcha Blass, and his son, Yeshayahu Blass were leaders in the area of drip irrigation design. In 1965 Kibbutz Hatzerim partnered with Blass to form a company called Netafim, Together they developed and patented the first practical surface drip irrigation emitter. Drip irrigation, also…
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Ptitim – Israeli Couscous
Ptitim, (little bits or flakes in English), are exactly that. Ptitim are rice shaped or tiny round balls of oven-roasted pasta made of hard wheat, which gives them a characteristic nutty flavor and aroma. Often referred to as Israeli couscous, they are a unique culinary contribution. The product was invented…
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ICQ
ICQ, an acronym for the short statement, “I Seek You”, was the first “instant messenger” ever developed. In 1998 five Israelis, Yair Goldfinger, Sefi Vigiser, Amnon Amir, Arik Vardi, and Yossi Vardi, who also founded the company Mirabilis, developed the program. They had a vision of being able to send…