Photo of the Day/Israel 365

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Old Acre by Noam Chen. This historic coastal city in northern Israel is one of the world’s oldest harbor cities.

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Mist on the mountains of Safed (Tsfat in Hebrew) by Boruch Len. The Holy Land is blessed with a number of stunning mountains and hills which greatly inspired the Prophets.

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During last year’s massive snowstorm in Jerusalem, United Hatzalah volunteers went above and beyond the call of duty to help those trapped or injured in their homes and on the roads.

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A magnificent picture of Tel Aviv at sunset.

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A beautiful photo by Seth Aronstam of cable car near the Masada fortress.

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This beautiful photo by Grace & Rick Knelsen displays the Land and its sabra cactus bushes. Israelis are called “sabras” – prickly on the outside but sweet on the inside!

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Ships reflected in the water off of Jaffa harbor.

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Michael Shmidt captures a quiet, beautiful morning in the northern Golan Heights, with ridges and Mount Hermon.

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This photo by Yehuda Poch shows the Children’s Memorial in Yad Vashem, Jerusalem’s Holocaust Museum, where each perished child’s name is recorded.

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A stunning sunset over the hills of Haifa by Natasha Pnini. Haifa is a contraction of the two Hebrew words Hof Yafe – beautiful shore. On a rounded bay, near mountain, valley and sea, Haifa truly enjoys magnificent scenery.

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Boruch Len’s glorious photo of the sun setting over Palmachim Beach in Herziliya, on Israel’s central coast. The thriving city of Herziliya is named after Theodore Herzl, the visionary of the modern Jewish state.

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Rebecca Kowalsky’s photo of “Abraham’s Tent” in Genesis Land, a park situated in the heart of the Judean desert. Visitors experience life as it was in biblical times, and are greeted by Eliezer, Abraham’s servant.

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Galit Trager’s idyllic photo of water lilies in tranquil waters in Israel. In Solomon’s Song of Songs, the King’s beloved is compared to a “shoshana” amongst the thorns, and the “shoshana” is believed to be a lilly or a rose.

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This photo by Igor Farberov shows the ancient port of the city of Jaffa, out of which modern day Tel Aviv has grown. The Old Jaffa Port is where Jonah set off in the Biblical story of Jonah and the whale.

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Boruch Len’s photo of a harvester of watermelons (“a-va-TEE-akh”), the robust summer fruit that is enjoyed this season in Israel.

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Noam Chen’s photo of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, glowing at the annual Light Festival.

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Lightning over the Golan Heights by Boruch Len.

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Boruch Len’s photo of the Tel Aviv skyline from the Mediterranean.

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Boruch Len’s photo of bicyclists around Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). On a 60 kilometer path around the lake, riders take in beautiful views of Israel’s only natural freshwater lake, and the lowest freshwater lake in the world.

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Grace and Rick Knelsen’s photo of the pure gold Menorah, designed to meet all biblical requirements for the future Temple! It sits in the Old City of Jerusalem, overlooking the Western Wall.

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Noam Chen’s photo of worshippers at the Western Wall. Regarding the Temple and Jerusalem, the Sages stated, “even though it is destroyed it still possesses its holiness.”

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Boruch Len’s photo of birds perched atop Masada. They’re on Israel’s #1 tourist spot outside of Jerusalem!

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Uri Baruch’s photo shows off the great street art of Tel Aviv’s Nachalat Benjamin Street, a pedestrian mall that comes alive on Tuesdays and Fridays as artists display their crafts. In Tel Aviv’s early days, this was the longest street in the city.

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer’s stunning photograph of the lush fields of northern Israel, flourishing around Lake Kinneret.

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Uri Baruch’s captured this colorful scene of a ceramic stall at the Bezalel Street Fair, a wonderful art festival on Friday’s in Jerusalem.