Photo of the Day/Israel 365

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This great photo by Daniel Malkiel features Teddy Park’s sound and light fountain at the foot of the Old City walls, across the street from Jaffa Gate. The park is named for past Jerusalem mayor, Teddy Kollek, who was legendary for building up modern Jeru

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A gorgeous Jerusalem evening by Elad Matityahu.

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Sharon Gabay’s photo of the “The Old City Train,” a new transportation service that takes visitors from Jaffa Gate to the Western Wall and greatly increases accessibility to the Wall for the disabled.

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Israel Air Force fighter jets flying in formation over Tel Aviv. God protects Israel in our generation through the incomparable Israel Air Force ensuring that the Jewish people live in freedom in the land of Zion.

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Boruch Len’s caught this beautiful image of a bee hovering over a cactus plant in the Land of Israel.

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Israel’s first Biblical Marathon in Shiloh, which traced the footsteps of the first recorded runner in the Bible, where it is written: “a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and came to Shiloh” (I Samuel 4:12).

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Boruch Len’s gorgeous photo of the Bania Springs in the Golan Heights. The spring emerges at the foot of Mount Hermon and serves as a main tributary into the Jordan River. The name ‘Bania’ comes from the Greek ‘Pan’ referring to shepherds.

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The Western Wall by Noam Chen. No matter what time you go, day or night, there are always Jews praying at the Wall because of the Midrash that says, “If one prays in Jerusalem it is as if one were praying before the Throne of Glory...

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Almond blossoms in the beautiful biblical city of Shiloh.

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This photo of Jerusalem by Rebecca Kowalsky shows the topography and ascension to the Old City, bringing to life the words of the Bible, as it says: “Arise! Let us ascend to Zion.”

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A gorgeous photo by Ilan Rosen of a bird in flight over the Hula Valley in northern Israel.

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The skies opening up over the northern Israeli mountains of the tribal land of Ephraim.

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The Jaffa beach with the buildings of the city of Jaffa in the background.

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Just imagine the beautiful view from this observatory in Shiloh, Israel! Shiloh is an ancient city mentioned in the Bible, where over 3,000 years ago the Children of Israel gathered to erect the Tabernacle and to divide by lot the Land into tribal portion

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: The charming alleyways of Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter

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The forests of the Negev Desert to be decorated with beautiful red anemones

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The Old City Walls of Jerusalem - surrounding the Temple Mount and overlooking the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

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The KInneret, Sea of Galilee, on a winter evening, as the sun sets down by its shores.

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The beautiful green pastures of the Israel's Upper Galilee

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A group of hikers enjoying springtime in near Sataf forest, Israel

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The Majestic Forests of Israel

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This picture of sunrise in the Hula Valley, by Bar Artzi, reminds us of the blazing energy fueling the land of Israel.

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Ayalim student volunteers use their hearts and hands to develop the Land of Israel.

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In this picture, by David Rabkin, we see a Jewish woman standing alone atop the ancient stones of Israel.

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In this picture, by Itamar Hassan, we see a Jewish man celebrating the bountiful blessings of the Land of Israel. One day, the whole world will join in celebrating these blessings.