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June 21, 2026 / 6 Tamuz 5786
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Father and son with the flag of Israel on the shores of Lake Kinneret (Shutterstock)
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Shalom -, Please enjoy today's Daily Inspiration from Israel.
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I was asleep, But my heart was wakeful. Hark, my beloved knocks! “Let me in, my own, My darling, my faultless dove! For my head is drenched with dew, My locks with the damp of night.”
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אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה וְלִבִּי עֵר קוֹל דּוֹדִי דוֹפֵק פִּתְחִי־לִי אֲחֹתִי רַעְיָתִי יוֹנָתִי תַמָּתִי שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי נִמְלָא־טָל קְוֻּצּוֹתַי רְסִיסֵי לָיְלָה
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a-NEE y'-shay-NAH v'-li-BEE ayr KOL do-DEE do-FAYK pit-khee LEE a-kho-TEE ra-ya-TEE yo-na-TEE ta-ma-TEE she-ro-SHEE nim-la TAL k'-vu-tzo-TAI r'-see-SAY LAI-lah
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The Love Story at the Heart of the Hebrew Bible
By Sara Lamm
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Rabbi Akiva, one of the greatest sages of the Talmud, made a statement about the Song of Songs that is worth sitting with. He said: "All the writings are holy. But the Song of Songs is the holy of holies." The entire Hebrew Bible is holy. The Ten Commandments are holy. The creation of the world is holy. The prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah are holy. And yet Rabbi Akiva looks at this slim, strange, breathtakingly intimate book of love poetry and says: this one. This is the holiest of all. Most people who encounter the Song of Songs for the first time do not know what to do with it. It is sensuous, it is mysterious, and on the surface it reads like exactly what it appears to be: two young lovers, longing for each other, searching for each other, finding and losing each other. Some rabbis wanted to leave it out of the Bible entirely. Rabbi Akiva fought to keep it in. And he won. He won because he understood something that is easy to miss: the most important relationship in existence looks, from the outside, like a love story.
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Open Every Book of the Hebrew Bible
Join the Bible Month Challenge and watch 24 FREE videos, one for each book of the Hebrew Bible. Discover the original language, the story of Israel, and the life-changing ideas woven through Scripture from Genesis to Chronicles.
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On World Refugee Day, Israel Exposes UNRWA’s Core Contradiction: Refugees Who Can Never Stop Being Refugees
On World Refugee Day, June 20, Israel’s Foreign Ministry made clear that when it comes to Palestinian refugees, the UN has spent 77 years doing the opposite and has no intention of stopping.
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Colorado Middle Schooler Strangled in Antisemitic Attack; Federal Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against School District
A Jewish eighth-grader at Southern Hills Middle School in Boulder, Colorado, was choked with a Chromebook charging cord fashioned into a lasso by a classmate who called him a “stupid k***” — and the Boulder Valley School District allegedly did almost nothing to stop it.
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RELEASED! What The MEDIA Buried About Iran Deal
While the mainstream media reports on chaos and vulnerability, something extraordinary is happening behind the scenes. Israel isn't just surviving—it is rising as an unstoppable regional superpower. But how is this possible against seemingly insurmountable odds?
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75 Hebrew Words You Need to Understand the Bible
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Unlock the mysteries of Scripture with this beautifully crafted guide. Discover 75 foundational Hebrew words and their deeper meanings — each paired with essays, transliteration, translation, and vivid visuals. Whether you’re new to the Bible or craving deeper insight, this book will make God’s Word come alive.
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Blessings from the land of Israel,
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