{"id":9275,"date":"2017-01-16T22:41:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T20:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-dev.nli.org.il\/home-page\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:44:17","slug":"the-blog-of-the-national-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"direction:ltr;display:none;\">\n    Array\n(\n    [0] => 3067\n)\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"component-block_2bdb7b17cc090d617898547c6aeed2bc\" class=\"section main-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Top Stories                    <\/h2>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <div class=\"main-center g-col-12 g-col-lg-6\">\n                <article class=\"full-item  post-187113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-american-jewry tag-diaspora tag-jewish-culture\" id=\"post-187113\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/jerry_lewis\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\u201cHey, Jerry!&#8221; &#8211; Remembering Jerry Lewis\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jerry_Lewis832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jerry Lewis832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jerry_Lewis832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jerry_Lewis832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jerry_Lewis832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jerry_Lewis832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/jerry_lewis\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\u201cHey, Jerry!&#8221; &#8211; Remembering Jerry Lewis\">\n                        \u201cHey, Jerry!&#8221; &#8211; Remembering Jerry Lewis                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                The Jewish-American comedian directed and acted in numerous films starring zany characters. A century after his birth, fans and scholars recall the performer whose manic energy, inventive filmmaking, and decades of philanthropy left an indelible mark on popular culture.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">12.03.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-187113 -->\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"main-left g-col-12 g-col-lg-3 order-lg-first grid\">\n                <article class=\"title-item g-col-6 g-col-lg-12 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https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-4-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/sherlock_holmes_high_priest\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Sherlock Holmes and the High Priest\u2019s Breastplate\">\n                        Sherlock Holmes and the High Priest\u2019s Breastplate                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/daniel-l\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Daniel Lipson                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">05.03.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-187076 -->\n<article class=\"title-item g-col-6 g-col-lg-12 post-186738 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-hebrew-poetry tag-history-of-israel tag-israels-wars tag-land-of-israel tag-yom-kippur-war\" id=\"post-186738\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/yehuda_amichai_u2_wildpeace\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Yehuda Amichai, U2 and the Pope Ask for \u201cWildpeace\u201d\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/yehuda_amichai_u2_wildpeace\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Yehuda Amichai, U2 and the Pope Ask for \u201cWildpeace\u201d\">\n                        Yehuda Amichai, U2 and the Pope Ask for \u201cWildpeace\u201d                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            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             <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                \u201cTo be able to have coffee whenever we want\u201d &#8211; that was how David Meir, of blessed memory, defined economic independence. He worked to help those around him gain financial literacy. David grew up in the community of Kochav HaShachar, founded by his parents, and served in the IDF&#8217;s elite Sayeret Matkal unit. On October 7, he was among the first to reach the Gaza border communities and was killed in battle at Kibbutz Be\u2019eri. A special edition of the book &#8220;The Psychology of Money&#8221; has now been released in his memory.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/guyp\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Guy Polat                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">05.10.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-181569 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-167823 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-lives-lost tag-october-7\" id=\"post-167823\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/remembering_guy_illouz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A Musical Gift Left Behind: Remembering Guy Illouz\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"12 832 629 Blog 7.10 En\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-832-629-blog_7.10-en-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/remembering_guy_illouz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A Musical Gift Left Behind: Remembering Guy Illouz\">\n                        A Musical Gift Left Behind: Remembering Guy Illouz                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Guy Illouz, 26, was carving a career in the music business. Hamas terrorists shot Illouz at the Nova festival and kidnapped him to Gaza. Illouz died there of his wounds.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">14.01.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-167823 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-165749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-lives-lost tag-october-7\" id=\"post-165749\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/shafik\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Remembering Yonatan Richter\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"4 832 629 Blog 7.10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-832-629-blog-7.10-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/shafik\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Remembering Yonatan Richter\">\n                        Remembering Yonatan Richter                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Yonatan (Shafik) Richter was an exceptional person. He lived a life full of practical achievements as well as great spiritual awareness, the kind of life that can serve as an inspiration to us all. He was a family man with a thriving career who also sought greater meaning and hoped to share his insights with others. On October 7 2023, he volunteered as a mental health supporter at the Nova festival, where his life was cut short.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">03.12.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-165749 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-165490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-lives-lost tag-october-7 tag-the-kibbutz\" id=\"post-165490\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/hannah_kritzman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Hannah Kritzman: The Storyteller of Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"11 832 629 Blog 7.10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11-832-629-blog_7.10-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/hannah_kritzman\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Hannah Kritzman: The Storyteller of Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri\">\n                        Hannah Kritzman: The Storyteller of Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                At age 15, Hannah Kritzman ran away from home to Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri, where she became a beloved preschool teacher and founded the local children&#8217;s library. 73 years later, on October 7, after spending hours hiding with her caregiver in her safe room, Hannah was shot by a Hamas terrorist, just as the two were being rescued. The memoir she completed shortly before her death offers us a glimpse of what a wonderful woman she was.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">27.11.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-165490 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_ea96409e79173f9fd5cf042a310ac4b5\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Jewish Communities                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/jewish-communities\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-180277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-jewish-communities tag-jewish-culture tag-jewish-feminism tag-women\" id=\"post-180277\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/studying-in-secret\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The \u201cWomen\u2019s Cheder\u201d of Eastern Europe\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-17.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-17-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-17-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-17-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/studying-in-secret\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The \u201cWomen\u2019s Cheder\u201d of Eastern Europe\">\n                        The \u201cWomen\u2019s Cheder\u201d of Eastern Europe                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                In Europe in the early 20th century, when the new school year would come around, there was barely anywhere for women, especially Jewish women, to go and study. What happened when Eastern European authorities tried to prevent Jewish girls from receiving an education?            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/chaimn\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Chaim Meir Neria                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">01.09.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-180277 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-179795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-american-jewry tag-antisemitism tag-jewish-communities\" id=\"post-179795\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/leo_frank\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Leo Frank, 1915: The Case America Still Reckons With\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/main832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Main832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/main832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/main832-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/main832-795x600.jpg 795w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/main832-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/leo_frank\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Leo Frank, 1915: The Case America Still Reckons With\">\n                        Leo Frank, 1915: The Case America Still Reckons With                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                More than a century after the lynching of a Jewish-American man in Georgia, rising antisemitism makes the tragedy\u2019s warning painfully clear.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">17.08.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-179795 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-179573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-diaspora tag-jewish-communities tag-jewish-culture tag-jewish-music tag-music\" id=\"post-179573\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/leonard-cohen-hallelujah\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Secret Chord: Leonard Cohen Composes \u201cHallelujah\u201d\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-12.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-12-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-12-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-12-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/leonard-cohen-hallelujah\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Secret Chord: Leonard Cohen Composes \u201cHallelujah\u201d\">\n                        The Secret Chord: Leonard Cohen Composes \u201cHallelujah\u201d                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                He only began writing songs seriously at the age of 30, and started singing a few years later. A proud Jew who spent time living in a Buddhist monastery in California, he used poetry and music to express both the holiest and the darkest parts of the human soul. His most famous song, whose story we tell here, is likely one you know, even if you&#8217;ve never heard Leonard Cohen sing it in his own voice.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/miryamz\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Miryam Zakheim                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">11.08.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-179573 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-179415 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-diaspora tag-jewish-communities tag-jewish-sports tag-latin-american-jewry\" id=\"post-179415\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/macabi_colombia\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Better Together: Colombia&#8217;s Macabi Games Tell the Story of a Community\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"832 629 Blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-13.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-13-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-13-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/832-629-blog-13-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/macabi_colombia\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Better Together: Colombia&#8217;s Macabi Games Tell the Story of a Community\">\n                        Better Together: Colombia&#8217;s Macabi Games Tell the Story of a Community                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                The National Macabi Games, or Macabeada, are held annually in Colombia, with Jewish athletes attending from across the country and even elsewhere. This event is about much more than sport, however. The games are a celebration of Jewish life, community, friendship and love.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/liasragovicz\/\">\n                    <span>\n                        Lia Sragovicz                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">07.08.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-179415 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_6f2689cde99b447401548b0776c3df81\" class=\"section five-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Life on the Border: A Tribute to the Communities of the Gaza Border Region                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/life-on-the-border\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n        <article class=\"full-item g-col-6 post-170598 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-life-on-the-border tag-newspapers tag-october-7 tag-the-kibbutz tag-tu-bshvat\" id=\"post-170598\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/lovers-garden-nir-oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Lovers\u2019 Garden of Kibbutz Nir Oz\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/832-629-blog-13-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/lovers-garden-nir-oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Lovers\u2019 Garden of Kibbutz Nir Oz\">\n                        The Lovers\u2019 Garden of Kibbutz Nir Oz                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                A 50-year-old news article illuminates the deep bond between Oded and Yocheved Lifshitz from Nir Oz, who nurtured not only their love but also a unique and remarkable garden in their kibbutz. Both were abducted from their home on October 7, and now Yocheved waits for her beloved Oded\u2019s return.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">12.02.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-170598 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-6 post-156118 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-iraqi-jewry tag-life-on-the-border tag-october-7 tag-zionism tag-israeli-history\" id=\"post-156118\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/farhud_beeri\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When the Farhud Came to Be&#8217;eri: October 7 and the Legacy of an Iraqi Pogrom\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"832 629 Blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/832-629-blog-8-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/farhud_beeri\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When the Farhud Came to Be&#8217;eri: October 7 and the Legacy of an Iraqi Pogrom\">\n                        When the Farhud Came to Be&#8217;eri: October 7 and the Legacy of an Iraqi Pogrom                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                \u201cWe made Aliyah from Iraq to Israel so that Arabs wouldn&#8217;t be able to enter Jewish homes and murder us,\u201d said Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri members who survived the pogrom known as the Farhud. In Be&#8217;eri, founded in part by Iraqi immigrants, there is a monument to the victims of the Farhud, suffered by the Jews of Iraq over 80 years ago. They couldn\u2019t know that years later, their children and grandchildren would face a similar horror \u2013 but this time, in the Jewish state.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">02.07.24<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-156118 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-4 post-146284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel category-meragesh-en tag-gaza-border-region tag-land-of-israel tag-life-on-the-border tag-the-kibbutz tag-3068\" id=\"post-146284\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/hoi_nir_oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Nir Oz Will Blossom Again: The Story of a Legendary Kibbutz Gardener\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715Nir_oz_en.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715Nir_oz_en.jpeg 715w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715Nir_oz_en-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/hoi_nir_oz\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Nir Oz Will Blossom Again: The Story of a Legendary Kibbutz Gardener\">\n                        Nir Oz Will Blossom Again: The Story of a Legendary Kibbutz Gardener                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                In the early days, members of Kibbutz Nir Oz suffered from terrible sandstorms that made it difficult to move, see and even eat. Ran Pauker, the kibbutz\u2019s legendary landscaper, was called to solve the problem, and along the way, Nir Oz became a green, ecological gem. When asked about the future of the kibbutz that suffered a fatal blow on October 7 &#8211; he says the vegetation will be restored within a year, as for the community: \u201cWe\u2019ll have to wait and see\u201d            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">26.12.23<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-146284 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-4 post-146182 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-history-of-israel tag-israels-wars tag-life-on-the-border tag-war-of-independence tag-3068\" id=\"post-146182\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/hoi_nirim\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We Shall Return: The Spirit of Kibbutz Nirim Will Prevail\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715-537-blog-1-en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715-537-blog-1-en.jpg 715w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/715-537-blog-1-en-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/hoi_nirim\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"We Shall Return: The Spirit of Kibbutz Nirim Will Prevail\">\n                        We Shall Return: The Spirit of Kibbutz Nirim Will Prevail                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                 &#8220;We shall return&#8221; &#8211; these were the words printed in Hebrew on t-shirts made by the survivors of Kibbutz Nirim. These words embody a history of heroism, pioneering, culture and Zionism which should serve as a model for all of us. Kibbutz Nirim, founded in 1946, faced a desperate battle for its very existence just two years afterwards. It survived then and survives now thanks to the unique spirit of its members.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">18.12.23<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-146182 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-4 post-145114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-gaza-border-region tag-history-of-israel tag-israeli-culture tag-life-on-the-border tag-3068\" id=\"post-145114\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/ofakim_documentation\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Man Who\u2019s Been Documenting the People of Ofakim Since October 7\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/715-537-blog-1-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/715-537-blog-1-4.jpg 715w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/715-537-blog-1-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/ofakim_documentation\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Man Who\u2019s Been Documenting the People of Ofakim Since October 7\">\n                        The Man Who\u2019s Been Documenting the People of Ofakim Since October 7                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Nadav Mishali founded the cinematheque in the southern Israeli city of Ofakim. His personal story is bound up with that of the city itself and its brave and exceptional residents. Mishali has now taken on an even bigger mission \u2013 to document the stories of hardship and heroism that took place in Ofakim on Saturday, October 7, 2023            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/yaeli\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Yael Ingel                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">29.11.23<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-145114 -->\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_acbf3c1437aaa777f15e4bda0b62ed59\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Jerusalem                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/jerusalem-en\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-185098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-history-of-israel tag-jerusalem-en tag-land-of-israel tag-middle-east tag-war-of-independence\" id=\"post-185098\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/abu_ghosh\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Abu Ghosh Clan: Guardians of the Road to Jerusalem\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/997010333665905171-832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/997010333665905171-832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/997010333665905171-832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/997010333665905171-832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/997010333665905171-832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/abu_ghosh\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Abu Ghosh Clan: Guardians of the Road to Jerusalem\">\n                        The Abu Ghosh Clan: Guardians of the Road to Jerusalem                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                On a courageous choice that shaped the fate of a family and a village just outside the Israeli capital            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/tehilab\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Tehila Bigman                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">08.01.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-185098 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-184250 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-british-mandate tag-history-of-israel tag-jerusalem-en tag-sephardic-jewry\" id=\"post-184250\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/jerusalem_slums\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Stories of Jerusalem\u2019s Jewish Slum Neighborhoods\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/832-629_blog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/832-629_blog.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/832-629_blog-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/832-629_blog-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/832-629_blog-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/jerusalem_slums\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Stories of Jerusalem\u2019s Jewish Slum Neighborhoods\">\n                        The Stories of Jerusalem\u2019s Jewish Slum Neighborhoods                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Jackals, mold, rot and cave-ins. Neighborhoods suffering from overcrowding, neglect, filth, poverty and a lack of basic sanitation. Moshe David Gaon, secretary of Jerusalem&#8217;s Sephardi Community Council, toured the city&#8217;s poorest Jewish neighborhoods during the British Mandate period. He documented his observations in reports that were recently discovered in his archive, now housed at the National Library.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/arikk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Arik Kitsis                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">10.12.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-184250 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-176928 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-american-jewry tag-diaspora tag-jerusalem-en tag-sephardic-jewry\" id=\"post-176928\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/judah-touro\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Who Was Judah Touro?\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/832-629-blog-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"832 629 Blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/832-629-blog-15.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/832-629-blog-15-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/832-629-blog-15-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/832-629-blog-15-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/judah-touro\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Who Was Judah Touro?\">\n                        Who Was Judah Touro?                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Touro\u2019s philanthropy left its mark on Jewish life around the globe, yet, almost paradoxically, few today are familiar with his name.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">16.06.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-176928 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-175050 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-british-mandate tag-history-of-israel tag-jerusalem-en\" id=\"post-175050\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/jerusalem_day_mourning\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When \u201cJerusalem Day\u201d Was a Day of Mourning\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/832-629-blog-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/832-629-blog-15.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/832-629-blog-15-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/832-629-blog-15-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/832-629-blog-15-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/jerusalem_day_mourning\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"When \u201cJerusalem Day\u201d Was a Day of Mourning\">\n                        When \u201cJerusalem Day\u201d Was a Day of Mourning                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Before the Old City of Jerusalem was liberated in the Six-Day War &#8211; and even before the founding of the State of Israel &#8211; there were already a number of forgotten attempts by individuals, organizations, and official institutions to establish a \u201cJerusalem Day.\u201d How was Israel\u2019s capital commemorated before the Six-Day War? The answer is, at times, surprising.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/arikk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Arik Kitsis                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">26.05.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-175050 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_bf05380ae3acbfdacddf23f7b935ae44\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        History of Israel                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/history-of-israel\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"_blank\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-186738 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-hebrew-poetry tag-history-of-israel tag-israels-wars tag-land-of-israel tag-yom-kippur-war\" id=\"post-186738\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/yehuda_amichai_u2_wildpeace\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Yehuda Amichai, U2 and the Pope Ask for \u201cWildpeace\u201d\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-5-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/yehuda_amichai_u2_wildpeace\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Yehuda Amichai, U2 and the Pope Ask for \u201cWildpeace\u201d\">\n                        Yehuda Amichai, U2 and the Pope Ask for \u201cWildpeace\u201d                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                It was written in Israel during a lull between wars, and it scorns official ceremonies and treaties with their &#8220;heavy stamps&#8221; and exalted promises. So how did Yehuda Amichai&#8217;s Hebrew poem \u201cWildpeace\u201d become a rallying cry for world leaders, popes and rock stars?            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/natig\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Nati Gabbay                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">23.02.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-186738 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-186461 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-archives tag-german-jewry tag-israel-germany-en tag-history-of-israel tag-life-before-the-holocaust tag-october-7 tag-theholocaust\" id=\"post-186461\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/nazi_germany_october_7\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From Nazi Germany to October 7: A Family\u2019s Story of Survival, Resilience and Memory\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"832 629 Blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-3.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-3-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-3-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/832-629_blog-3-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/nazi_germany_october_7\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From Nazi Germany to October 7: A Family\u2019s Story of Survival, Resilience and Memory\">\n                        From Nazi Germany to October 7: A Family\u2019s Story of Survival, Resilience and Memory                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                The Heilbronners were a Jewish-German family who fled their home in Stuttgart following the Nazis&#8217; rise to power. They arrived in the Land of Israel in the 1930s, with one of their sons later settling in Kibbutz Be\u2019eri. A family diary, which documented the pre-war era in Germany, narrowly avoided destruction on October 7, 2023, as it was brought to the National Library shortly before.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/gwenandjudit\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Gwen Ackerman and Judit Konya                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">17.02.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-186461 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-186339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-diaspora tag-history-of-israel tag-jewish-culture tag-russian-jewry tag-soviet-jewry\" id=\"post-186339\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/natan_sharansky_40_years\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Natan Sharansky&#8217;s Meal of Gratitude: 40 Years of Freedom\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/main832.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Main832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/main832.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/main832-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/main832-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/main832-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/natan_sharansky_40_years\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Natan Sharansky&#8217;s Meal of Gratitude: 40 Years of Freedom\">\n                        Natan Sharansky&#8217;s Meal of Gratitude: 40 Years of Freedom                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Sharansky was freed from Soviet captivity in February of 1986. Jewish unity helped to bring about his release \u2014 and he says it remains key today. In this interview, Sharansky reflects on his own family&#8217;s practice of marking the occasion, which may hold a lesson for many of us.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/hillelk\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Hillel Kuttler                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">11.02.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-186339 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-186325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-land-of-israel tag-british-mandate tag-history-of-israel tag-idf tag-october-7 tag-3068\" id=\"post-186325\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/orde_wingate\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"How a British Officer Shaped Israel's Defense Forces\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/832-629_blog-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/832-629_blog-6.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/832-629_blog-6-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/832-629_blog-6-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/832-629_blog-6-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/orde_wingate\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"How a British Officer Shaped Israel's Defense Forces\">\n                        How a British Officer Shaped Israel&#8217;s Defense Forces                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Captain Orde Wingate was an elite soldier and a non-Jewish Zionist visionary who, in Mandatory Palestine, established one of the world\u2019s first modern counterterrorism units. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with Jewish comrades, he successfully confronted the violent riots that had shaken the country and developed a doctrine of warfare that has been adopted across the globe. It was even used to counter the Hamas attack on October 7. Now, Wingate\u2019s personal collection of documents from his time in the Land of Israel has arrived at the National Library of Israel.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/shlomis\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Shlomi Chetrit                     <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">05.02.26<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-186325 -->\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"component-block_b07380fbe5e19f9f4f8ee4243f27f57a\" class=\"section horizontal-articles\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                    <header class=\"section-header\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n                        Yom Kippur                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                    <a class=\"section-link\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/tag\/yom-kippur\/\"\n                       title=\"More on this subject\"\n                       target=\"\">\n                        More on this subject                    <\/a>\n                            <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"section-main grid\">\n            <article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-180969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism tag-deciphering-jewish-manuscripts tag-jewish-art tag-jewish-books tag-jewish-holidays tag-jewishmanuscripts tag-rosh-hashanah tag-sephardic-jewry tag-the-high-holy-days tag-yom-kippur\" id=\"post-180969\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/lisbon_mahzor\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From Portugal, to Aleppo, to Jerusalem\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/832-629-blog-2-1-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/lisbon_mahzor\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From Portugal, to Aleppo, to Jerusalem\">\n                        From Portugal, to Aleppo, to Jerusalem                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                Created on the eve of a community\u2019s destruction, the Lisbon Mahzor survived the horrors of persecution and expulsion, and then wandered the world as one of the few surviving treasures of a rare religious and artistic tradition. At some point along the war, its three volumes were separated. Only recently, thanks to the efforts of the National Library of Israel, have all three been reunited in Jerusalem, and now they have even been joyfully rejoined in digital form.            <\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n        \n\n        \n<!--        -->        <footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n            <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n                \n                <a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/author\/miryamz\/\">\n                    <span>\n                           Miryam Zakheim                      <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                    <span class=\"divider\"> | <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"entry-date\">21.09.25<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-180969 -->\n<article class=\"full-item g-col-12 g-col-md-6 g-col-lg-3 post-163307 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism category-land-of-israel tag-jewish-culture tag-jewish-holidays tag-the-high-holy-days tag-yom-kippur tag-jewish_manuscripts_secrets-en\" id=\"post-163307\">\n\n    <div class=\"entry-image\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/white_dress\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"My White Dress: Why Do Jews Wear White on Holidays?\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-10.jpg 832w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-10-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-10-794x600.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/832-629-blog-10-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"entry-main\">\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/white_dress\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"My White Dress: Why Do Jews Wear White on Holidays?\">\n                        My White Dress: Why Do Jews Wear White on Holidays?                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n        \n                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                During the holiday season, most of us will likely arrive at synagogue or at the family meal dressed in white, praying that no red wine or beet juice gets sprayed on our dresses and shirts. 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