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Questions related to the religiously-defined geographical area, the Land of Israel / *Eretz Yisrael*.
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What does it mean to pray for the speedy reconstruction (תובב״א) of a city other than Jerusa...
I'm used to seeing the acronym תובב״א ("may it be rebuilt & reestablished speedily in our days, Amen") after Jerusalem, which I presume is a prayer for the building of the Third Temple.
But recently …
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What are Israel's oldest known cultivated plants? [closed]
I was thinking about this question, this news, and the general fact that plants can live for a very, very long time.
What are the oldest known cultivated plants in Israel? Are there, say, olive or d …
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How is "Jerusalem" pronounced when reading a Ketubah?
"Jerusalem" is spelled the same way in Hebrew and Aramaic (if you ignore the vowels); but in Hebrew it's pronounced "Yerushalayim", and in Aramaic it's pronounced "Yerushleim" (as it appears in the Ak …
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How precisely oriented towards Jerusalem should we face for praying?
I know we're supposed to face towards Jerusalem when praying/davening. For most of us in the Europe or the Western Hemisphere, we're used to facing "Mizrach", east.
How precise should we be? If I …
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Are there any halachic issues with cut flowers grown in Israel?
Produce grown in Israel is subject to many additional agricultural laws (shemita, terumah, maaser, etc.). Thus occasionally there are alerts about bell peppers, etc. for sale in American supermarkets …
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Archeological finds related to King Hezekiah's closing a wellspring under Jerusalem?
The Gemara says that King Hezekiah (Chizkiyahu) closed one of the springs of water in (under?) Jerusalem, so the Assyrian army wouldn't be able to use it.
Do we have any guesses what exactly that wat …
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