Israel

The secular new year (January 1) has no meaning in Judaism. The Jewish New Year is Rosh Hashanah, occurring in September or October.

Our traditions state that at that time the world is judged for the coming year (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a); and we read the Torah and say prayers which ask for a good year and which declare God's kingship over the world. The shofar (ram's horn) is blown (Leviticus 23:24; Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33b-34a), symbolically heralding God's kingship, and calling to mind the covenant of Isaac (see Genesis ch.22). Festive meals are held in the home, and traditional foods (such as the well-known apple dipped in honey) are eaten to symbolize a sweet year.

There is not a universally recognized consensus among the historians upon who Ancient Hebrews- the forefathers of Jews and Israelis- were. Some say they were those same Canaanites, while others maintain the opinion that they invaded The Land of Canaan and conquered it. However, there is a common consensus that the Ancient Hebrews started being mentioned as the people related to the Land of Canaan since approximately 1700 BC.

However the first Kingdom was founded only in the second half of the 10th century BC, or almost a 1,000 years later. The name of this kingdom was Israel, and its capital was Samaria ( Shomron in Hebrew). The Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq I, who figures in the Bible as Shishak, records a series of campaigns directed at the area. Israel had clearly emerged by the middle of the 9th century BCE, when the Assyrian king Shalmanaser III names "Ahab the Israelite" among his enemies at the battle of Qarqar. Another name for the Kingdom of Israel under which it often figures in the ancient chronicles is "The House of Omri". For example, the Mesha stele (c. 830) narrates about how a king of Moab celebrates his success in throwing off the oppression of the "House of Omri" (i.e. Israel).

During the 9th century BC, another Hebrew kingdom emerged. Now it was in the South, in what is now called Judah. Its name was the Kingdom of Judah and its capital was Jerusalem. Numerous archaeological sites and findings permit us to trace the history of the Kingdom of Judah in a pretty detailed manner.

But the Bible tells us that the Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah(the common name is "United Monarchy") were the parts of the very powerful Kingdom founded in 1009-1000 BC by the King David , the second King of Israel, with Jerusalem as its capital. Before then, the capital of David´s Judah was Hebron, and before that Gibeah had been the capital of the United Monarchy under Saul.

Under David, Israel grew into a regional power, and both Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah were also refered as "House of David" . French scholar André Lemaire has reconstructed a portion of line 31 of the Mesha stele as mentioning the "House of David ".

Under David's successor, King Solomon, the United Monarchy experienced a period of peace and prosperity, and cultural development. Much public building took place, including the First Temple in Jerusalem. However, on the succession of Solomon's son, Rehoboam, in c. 930 BCE the country split into two kingdoms: Israel (with the capital in Samaria ) in the North and Judah, with Jerusalem as its capital, in the South.

But then, in 930 BC, under the Solomon´s son Rehoboam, the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah split and two kingdoms- Israel in the North and Judah in the South-emerged.

So, starting from approximately 930 BC, the Biblical narration receives a strong support from archaeology.

If you're referring to the 12 tribes of Israel, they are: Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin. They are named after each of Jacob's sons.

In Genesis 15:13, when God made His covenant with Abram, He told him, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, and they will be oppressed as slaves for four hundred years." But some scholars believe it was actually 480 years.

Israel's currency is the NIS or New Israeli Sheqel. The Sheqel is currently worth approximately $0.27 USD.

Note: The NIS is also used in most areas of Gaza and the West Bank as there is no formal Palestinian Bank, but Jordanian Dinars are also in some circulation in the West Bank.

Depends on the class of mail and the time of year. In my experience, a first-class airmail letter takes around one week, and a package may take anywhere from a week or two (airmail), to four weeks or more (surface mail).

The five largest cities in Israel, whose population is bigger than 200,000 people, are:

Jerusalem - 733000 people - The capital of Israel, dates back to 1000 B.C. built over 3000years ago by king david.

Tel-Aviv-Yafo - 380000 people - The economical and cultural center of Israel.

Haifa - 266000 people - A major port and industrial city.

Rishon Lezion - 222000 people.

Ashdod - 204000 people. Please see the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics' web site in the links for lots of additional, well, statistics about Israel.

Bethlehem is not a town in Jerusalem, as it is located a few miles south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is in the nation of Israel and Bethlehem is in the area known as the West Bank - they are a short drive apart and separated by a security zone.

The Suez Canal (artificial) and the Gulf of Suez (natural) separate the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt.

Flying to Tel Aviv it would be 11 hours and 18 minutes on average.

I think before postage went up it was .90 cents. Now I am the middle of researching but the most of .95 cents. Hope this helps

Israel is located in Israel. It's a separate country, not inside of or overlapping any other country.
No point in Israel is in any other country, and no point in any other country is in Israel. Just like
Canada, Mexico, and the USA.

Yes.

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On land set aside by a majority vote in the UN General Assembly, the residents of that

land declared it a sovereign nation in May, 1948, and named it Israel. It was immediately

attacked by the combined military forces of several of its neighbors, but survived the attack.

It was soon admitted as a member of the United Nations, and now is recognized by, and

has mutual diplomatic relations with, all but about 30 other countries in the world.

Israel has a unicameral parliament, composed of representatives elected by popular vote

of all its citizens. The elected representatives include Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Druze.

The head of state is the Prime Minister, the leader of the party receiving the most votes

in the general election. Since its founding in 1948, Israel has had orderly turnovers of the

government, with no revolution or coup d'etat.

Solomon built the first temple. This temple was destroyed by the Romans but later rebuilt.
King Solomon, son of David built the first temple. It was destroyed in B.C. 587. After the seventy year captivity Zerubbabel returned and began to rebuild the temple in B.C. 536, but it was not until B.C. 516 that the temple was complete. After that Herod the Great expanded and took some of it down to the foundations and rebuilt it in a more splendid manor. Herod the Great died in B.C. 4, but the building continued until A.D. 40. In A.D. 70 the Romans destroyed the temple and as yet it has not been rebuilt.

If you meant "does", the answer is "a representative parliamentary democracy, since 1948".

If you meant "did" (as you wrote), the answer is "monarchy, until the year 70, and

rule by various conquerors from 70 until 1948".

None. If they are Christians, then they are not Jews.

If the question is asking how many Messianic Jews there are in Israel, the number is between 6,000 and 15,000. However, Messianic Judaism is a form of Christianity, not Judaism.

They wear a cotton dress, usually with certain swirls or stripes

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That person /\ hasn't spent a lot of time in Israel!

Israel is a nation of people born in more than 100 different countries, speaking

every significant language in the world and freely practicing every religion in the

world. The nation has no official state religion, and no "traditional costume".

Many Israeli women wear a light cotton dress, because the climate is sub-tropical maritime.

But many others don't.

Many Israeli men wear short pants and a short-sleeved light-weight shirt, because the

climate is sub-tropical maritime in some places, and sub-desert in other places. But many

others wear the Arab keffiyeh, bisht, and thawb, and crowds of still others wear the

Hasidic black suit, shtreimel, kapoteh, gartle, and yarmulke.

The name of Israel's traditional costume is "Diversity", with a capital Div.

The main spot for Christianity is Bethlehem Jerusalem and Ariel those have the largest populations of Christians.

Christmas is just like any other day in Israel. Since most of the population is Jewish or Muslim (neither of which celebrate Christmas), people go to work on Christmas. Of course, there are some Christians in Israel (mainly messianic Jews). They would celebrate Christmas in the same way as other Christians do.

Also, there are many Russian-born Jews who celebrate Christmas.

Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty in 1994. However, there are rumors according to which King Hussein, the father of the current King Abdullah, had close relationships with several Israeli politicians. According to the rumors, during the 30 years prior to 1994, King Hussein even met Israeli officials in person several times.

There are five religions in Israel. In order of decreasing numbers: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Druze, and Bahai'i. There are also smaller numbers of members of many other religions. Within the five most common religions, there is some diversity. Judaism covers quite a range of levels of observance and regional characteristics. Christianity includes a wide diversity of Christian Sects, ranging from Protestants to Armenians, to Catholics, to Eastern and Oriental Orthodox.