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Tiberias

Video of the Day

Stormy Weather Tears Up Teveria

By Video of the Day

With the Kinneret near maximum capacity, the unexpectedly stormy weather overnight ripped up the Tiberias promenade.

Where Am I

Where Am I: Look at those Stones

By Jewish Press Staff

What city is this, what is this structure, and where exactly is it located?

Politics / Elections / Left vs. Right / Religious & Secular in Israel

Provocative Tiberias Mayor Fired

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ron Kobi was accused of provoking and instigating against religious Jews. He was fired for failing to pass a budget.

Weather

Defense Ministry Announces Emergency Earthquake Convention

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Are Israel’s emergency services ready for the Big One?

Israel / Weather

2 Earthquakes Lightly Shake Northern Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two 4.1 earthquakes were felt up north early Wednesday morning.

Featured / IDF & Security / Religious & Secular in Israel

Golani Brigade to Get Haredi Company as 7,600 Haredi Officers and Soldiers Serve in IDF

By JNi.Media

According to the plan, which is being formulated in collaboration between the IDF HR division and the Golani Brigade, the special Haredi company will be added to the ranks of the brigade come March 2019.

Featured / Israel / Archaeology

Ancient Burial Complex Exposed in Works on New Tiberias Neighborhood

By JNi.Media

Rare burial complex may throw new light on life in Tiberias in the Roman period, 2,000 years ago.

Featured / Israel / History / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Religion

Forget the Civil War, in Israel We Reenact the 1187 Battle of Karnei Hittin

By JNi.Media

Karnei Hittin marked the final, decisive defeat of the European invaders of the Land of Israel.

Featured / Government / History / Archaeology

Crusader Escape Tunnel to Kinneret Exposed in Tiberias

By JNi.Media

The famous Battle of Karney Hittin that was fought on July 4, 1187, resulting in the defeat of the Crusader Kingdom by Saladin's army, was a direct outcome of the events in Tiberias.

Featured / Government / History / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

Evidence of World War I Battlefield Exposed East of Tel Aviv

By JNi.Media

Israeli students discovered rifle cartridges and shell fragments left by the British and Ottoman armies.

Police and Crime / Government / History / News Briefs / Archaeology

Tomb Raiders Caught Red-Handed in Northern Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Three grave robbers were caught as they were raiding a burial cave excavation in northern Israel, stealing precious artifacts.

Israel / News Briefs

Minor Earthquake Near the Kineret

By Jewish Press News Desk

The epicenter was just 5 kilometers north of the Sea of Galilee.

Politics / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Anglo-Israel Cardiovascular Conference Defies Academic BDS

By JNi.Media

Beyond its academic value, the conference sends a message challenging the validity and purpose of the BDS movement,

News Briefs / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

Tiberias Doctor Pries 4 Magnets from Inside Child's Stomach

By JNi.Media

Should a child swallow more than one magnet, it can be dangerous, as they start traveling down the digestive tract and may snap two intestinal segments together.

Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education / Local

Tiberias Medical First Response Team Now Trained in Firefighting Too

By JNi.Media

The special crew will enhance the hospital's ability to offer first response at a fire event and be able to effect an organized handing over control of the scene once the firefighters arrive on the scene.

Jewish / Politics / News Briefs / Health and Medicine / Aliyah / Geulah

Tiberias Hospital Brings Health Knowledge to 'Lost Tribe' Jews

By JNi.Media

When a group of about 7,000 of these Indian Jews arrived in Israel six years ago, local hospitals have taken upon themselves to usher them into the wonderful medical advantages of modern times.

IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / Judaism

Kabbalist Sails to IDF Ship to Ask Soldiers to Say 'Shema Yisrael'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The rabbi from Tiberias almost fell into the sea trying to board the ship and settled for shouting from his boat, "Say Shema Yisrael."

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Ministers Aim To Reduce Vacation Costs In Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

They hope to reduce the cost of vacationing in Israel by about 20% over five years.

Sponsored Posts / Chessed and Tzedaka

Generosity Satisfies Body and Soul in Tiberias's Meir Panim Free Restaurant

By Jewish Press Staff

Meir Panim strives to provide proper meals and kind words to help strengthen those who need it most.

Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / Jordan / Science and Tech / Iraq / ISIS

ISIS Fighters in Syria May Be Felled By Lesions (Not Legions)

By Rachel Levy

ISIS fighters in Syria may ultimately be felled by a skin disease likely to be wracking thousands of its ranks.

Israel / News Briefs / Sports

Tiberias Marathon Underway

By Jewish Press News Desk

It's only 35.6 degrees (F) outside, but that won't stop the runners. The Tiberias Marathon is currently underway this cold Friday morning.

News Briefs

Dutch City Says Nazareth, Jerusalem in 'Palestine'

By JTA

A Dutch municipality is facing criticism for describing Jerusalem, Nazareth and Tiberias as “cities in Palestine.” Likkud Netherlands, a local association, published on its website Friday an article which carried a screen capture photo from Google Street View of the street sign of Tiberias Path in the city of Eindhoven with the description, in which Likkud Nederland […]

Israel / News Briefs

Precipitation in Jerusalem 50% of Annual Amount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Torrential rains and the "snowstorm of the century” last week have left Jerusalem with 51 percent of its annual amount of precipitation, according to observations by the Israeli Meteorological Service, and the winter has barely begun. Be'er Sheva, where many areas still are flooded, now has accumulated 63 percent of is annual rainfall and more […]

Sponsored Posts

Charity on the Kinneret: Tiberias Soup Kitchen Serves Hot Food Seasoned with Kindness

By Jewish Press Staff

Meir Panim's Tiberias Free Restaurant not only provides warm meals, but the opportunity to socialize as well.

Israel / News Briefs

Vacation Space Available in Kineret Hotels

By Shalom Bear

In wake of the series of small earthquakes that recently hit Tiberias, Kineret Hotels managers are reporting that many dozens of Tel Aviv residents have cancelled their vacations in Tiberias. Roni Manor, the general manager of the Nof Ginnosar hotel told Makor Rishon that yesterday a group of 25 Tel Avivians called and cancelled their […]

United with Israel

Experts Warn: Major Earthquake Could Hit Israel Any Time

By Guest Author

After four earthquakes shake Israel in one week, experts debate whether the big one is imminent.

United with Israel

The Rich Jewish History of Tiberias

By Rachel Avraham

Tiberias became known as one of the four holiest cities in the Jewish religion

Interviews and Profiles

March 31 and Dona Gracia

By Jewish Press Staff

March 31 is not a day that particularly stands out in Jewish memory at first glance, but it is actually a day of some significance.

Israel / News Briefs

The Kinneret Continues to Rise

By Jewish Press News Desk

Just since Monday, the Kinneret rose another 2 centimeters to 210.445 meters below sea level, and is now standing at 255 centimeters above the lower red line. In the past 6 days the Kinneret has risen 11 centimeters.

Israel / News Briefs

The Kinneret is Rising

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the past 24 hours, the Kinneret rose 22 centimeters. At it's last measurement, it was at 211.50 meters below sea level. With the rainstorm currently hitting Israel, the Kinneret is expected to rise even higher.

Israel / News Briefs

The Kinneret Continues to Rise

By Jewish Press News Desk

Over the past few days the Kinneret has been steadily rising, and on Saturday it rose by 12 centimeters reaching 212.07 meters below sea level, which is 93 centimeters above the lower red line. The Kinneret is now 327 centimeters below its maximum capacity which is at 208.8 meters below sea level. The Kinneret's highest […]

News Briefs

IDF Base Robbed

By Jewish Press News Desk

An IDF base a few miles west of Tiberias was robbed Friday morning after masked men entered the base, tied up a soldier, and stole his rifle and several other weapons.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter II

By Ruchama Feuerman

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