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By Israel Hayom
Mount Hermon saw at least 30 cm (11 inches) of snow, raising hopes that Israelis would finally get to enjoy a winter wonderland before spring.
More than half that volume of water came from just the past 5 days of rain.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
To the disappointment of many children, not enough snow fell to close the schools.
The amazing thing about a pureed soup is that it is pretty hard to mess up.
By Ezra Banner
Rabbi Krohn is a deeply emotional person and this comes through in his dedication of the book to three sterling Teachers of Torah who all passed away this year.
The rains in Israel have finally begun, for real.
Winter time in Israel is when everything blooms due to the abundant rain. Here are some wild flowers growing in Gush Etzion.
Starting Sunday, headlights are required on intercity roads in Israel.
The first heavy rains of the fall-winter season are expected to fall Sunday and continue intermittently through Wednesday. Flash flood warnings have been posted for the eastern and southern regions. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast for Sunday, although temperatures will remain high. On Monday, colder weather will accompany more showers and thunderstorms, and […]
They rely on a verse from Jeremiah - "Seek the welfare of the city."
Even residents in Kfar Saba and upper Haifa may see snow, which also may fall on Ben Gurion Airport.
Stormy, we were expecting, one way or another, but a lot of rain will be a blessing.
If you’re feeling down, stop reading right now. You’re only going to be more depressed.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Israeli Air Force has airlifted generators to end an electricity blackout in the Jewish communities of Itamar and Shiloh in Samaria (Shomron.) The two towns, along with several other smaller communities, have been without electricity since last Thursday because of the savage storm that crippled Israel with more than three feet of snow and […]
The Taharat HaBayit organization has been using a 4-wheel-drive jeep to take snowbound women in Jerusalem to the local mikveh, the ritual immersing pool. "The organization's top priority is raising awareness to the importance of the family purity mitzvah," the organization's chairman, Rabbi Yechezkel Mutzafi, explained to the Hebrew-language Yediot Acharonot’s website. "We see it […]
Ice-slicked roads are forecast for Jerusalem Monday night, prompting the halt of all local buses at 8 p.m. Buses from the capital to Tel Aviv will continue to operate until 11 p.m. but will stop running to other areas at 9 p.m. One resident of Maaleh Adumim told The Jewish Press that buses that tried […]
Israelis have prayed for rain in a dry November and now are getting the dividends in spades, thanks to a rare early winter storm “from Russia with love.”
One unique event in Israel is the reaction of people to the first rains. There is almost a festive atmosphere when the first drops fall after a long and dry summer, and people can say, ”Thank God for rain."
When Jews are attacked in broad daylight in the world's holiest city, something is horrifically wrong in Israel.
By Hadar Sela
This short film made by Oz Segev of Ma’ale Gamla last week, shows some of the swollen streams of the south and central Golan Heights which all drain into the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee).
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People are complaining about floods and traffic and the cold and through it all, there is this amazing joy.
By Hadar Sela
Winter flowers are already blooming, led of course by the dainty little Persian Cyclamen (Rakefet).
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