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Tha Chanukah Map Parashat Miketz Today is Chanukah, the famous Festival of Lights. It is also well known as the Winter Feast of Dedication, as it is referred to in John 10:22 (The English translation of the word Hanukkah is dedication). But the lights and the rededication of the Temple only came about because of …
Gidon at Christ Church – Sukkot 2022 After two years and more of no visits to Israel because of Covid 19, Christine and Peter Darg brought a group from all over the world to Israel during the Sukkot Feast in October 2022. Gidon Ariel spoke to them at Christ Church just inside the Jaffa Gate …
Hebron 1929: The Most Important Moment You Never Heard Of | History of Israel Explained As some of you know, Root Source’s director and co-founder Gidon Ariel lives in Maale Hever, a suburb of the holy city of Hebron. He lives just a ten minutes’ drive away from the Tomb of the Patriarchs and always …
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The History of Jews and Gentile We at Root Source like to share articles, videos and other content with Jewish themes with our audience that they might not get to see otherwise, in order to give another perspective on this fascinating topic (“If it’s Jews, it’s news”) and help prepare people better for why Jews …
A favorite Jewish shabbat food – Cholent When one of my good friends, a favorite food, and the best day come together, I want to share it with you! This article might be a little too niche for some of you, but I hope that you will enjoy it. And if you ever tasted cholent, …
Congratulations to our Bridgebuilder Yael Eckstein for being included in the Jerusalem Post’s 2020 list of the 50 Most Influential Jews. Her profile there was actually titled Bridge Builder!
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Our musical friend Yehudah Katz would like to say a few words about his brand new song and video. Dear Friends, For the past 6 months to four years we have seen a very sad situation of growth of hatred and dissension in the world. In my humble opinion, this all began 60 years ago …
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Hi, Gidon here. This topic might be over the heads of some of our Root Source readers, but others (including you, I’m sure:-) will be excited about this development as I am. This rabbi, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, is one of the most important rabbis in Israel today in my humble opinion:-) and in fact the …
Christian visitors to Israel are likely already familiar with Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel, a modern day pioneer in Israel who, along with his partner Rabbi Ari Abramowitz, is transforming the Arugot Farm in Judea into a must-visit destination for lovers of the Bible from around the world. At the heart of the Arugot Farm is a …
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Few stories in the Tanakh are as bazaar as the story in 1 Samuel 27 of the future King David, who came to live in Ziklag in the land of the Philistines. In Ziklag, he pretended to Philistine King Achish to be raiding the Israelites, but instead was raiding the enemies of Israel, such as …
What is the Shabbat Rest for the People of God? What you can expect today! Outline of our event: Some verses in the Bible (Old Testament) about Shabbat The concordance of the word Shabbat in the OT (111 instances!) Some Classic Sayings Of The Sages A peek at the halacha – Jewish Law A walk …
From our friend and Root Source teacher, David Ha’Ivri: For the Bride and the Bridegroom Hagar and Peretz are getting married. This is the second time around for both of them, together they have three little girls from previous marriages. Now with much more life experience, true love and blessings from above they are going …
Last week we introduced you to Tal Chenya, a Sephardic Jew who is studying to get his PhD in History. This week he tells the amazing story of an inscription on the 2,000-year old western wall, and the connection between the prophet Isaiah and the Jewish State. Click the video below to watch the full …
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It takes all of about eight seconds to realize that Tal Chenya is a likable guy. But this unassuming Sephardic Jew is working on a PhD in history! Along the way he enjoys any opportunities to work as a tour guide. As you might guess, tour guides are not very much in demand right now, …
In the last two week we have been showing you videos from Ezra Tubi, an Orthodox Jew that lives in Samaria, who has a knack for revealing the unexpected. This week’s video is Ezri’s newest music video. Enjoy the excellent videography, music and great scenes of Jerusalem and Samaria in: The Call. (3:46) For more …
Last week we showed you a video from Ezri Tubi, an Orthodox Jew that lives in Samaria, who has a knack for revealing the unexpected. In this second short video that we show from his site, watch what happens when a Muslim woman enters a Jewish town. Video (3:10) For more about what Ezri …
We have recently come across some interesting videos from Ezri Tubi, an Orthodox Jew that lives in Samaria. Ezri has a knack for revealing the unexpected! In this first video that we show from his site, we learn the story of a Palestinian Sheikh that found shelter among the Jews. Video (3:38) For more about …
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Join the Nation’s 9th of Av for a free live streaming prayer event on July 29 as we mourn with the Jewish people over the destruction of both Temples. This will be followed up by nine hours of FREE LIVE STREAMING prayer on July 30 as we repent for the many sins and atrocities that …
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It has been a while since we have published a video update by Avi Lipkin. We caught up with him in as he begins a summer speaking tour in the USA. In part 3 Avi talks about racial unrest, his concerns for the future. Then, after the talk, he gives Bob a brief summary of …
It has been a while since we have published a video update by Avi Lipkin. We caught up with him in as he begins a summer speaking tour in the USA. In part 2 Avi talks about the Middle East conflict, and the conflict between the left and the right wings parties. Part 2 of …
It has been a while since we have published a video update by Avi Lipkin. We caught up with him in as he begins a summer speaking tour in the USA. In part 1 we see the letters that helped convince Avi to make Aliyah to Israel and hear his take on what is happening …
Dear Root Source friends, Here is the first of the Facebook links that you might want to share with those who don’t know the Bible as well as you do, but might be interested in appreciating the strong bond of friendship that exists between the United States and Israel. Episode one is less than 4 …
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At Root Source we have always been strong advocates for the nations of the world being emotionally connected to the land, the state, and the people of Israel. When we write stories, share articles, or produce videos that touch on that subject, we almost always use biblical arguments based on scripture and prophecy. These ideas …
A few years ago, Gidon met Pastor Chris Edmonds, who told him the shocking story of his father Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds during World War Two. Gidon and Chris are still close. Please watch this prize winning documentary and if you’d like, buy the book on Amazon
Root Source Tours retells the incredible story of the Burma Road in Israel that saved Jerusalem in 1948. This 3-part video celebrates the 72nd Anniversary of Israel. In part 3, we discuss the movie made on these events, and Bob O’Dell suggest ways we might draw lessons from this story for the future. Part 3 …
Root Source Tours retells the incredible story of the Burma Road in Israel that saved Jerusalem in 1948. This 3-part video celebrates the 72nd Anniversary of Israel. In part 2, we show the three switchbacks that made the difference between success and failure in the effort. Part 2 of 3. (6:56) To …
