A Syrian Ghost Town in Israel?

Published: Mon, 08/14/17

In that day men will cast away to the moles and the bats Their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they made for themselves to worship. Isaiah 2:20
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This week, the weekly Torah reading Re'eh, Moses continues addressing the Israelites just before he passes away; just before the Israelites cross the Jordan River and enter the land of Israel. Moses commands the Israelites to proclaim certain blessings and curses on Mount Grizzim and Mount Ebal after they enter the land of Israel. He directs them to destroy all vestiges of idolatry from the Promised Land. They must then designate a city where the Divine presence will dwell in the Holy Temple, and they are forbidden from offering sacrifices elsewhere. Other topics discussed in this portion are: tithes, false prophets, the wayward city, tattoos, kashrut, the Sabbatical Year, charity, and the festivals. 

Get your calendar! The breathlessly beautiful calendar produced by our good friends at Israel365 is a must have! Click below to get yours.

Shout out to Beth Cheng! Beth is a volunteer liaison in the Israel First Campus and Millennials Campaign. She had SO MUCH FUN distributing our books with her coworkers and friends! ​​​​​​​

Root Source Interviews Rabbi Dov Ben Shor, who we have found to have one of the clearest, most authentic perspectives on “the times in which we find ourselves”.
In this segment he explains the WHY of the newly formed Sanhedrin in Israel.

The world’s oldest man, Israel Kristal died on August 11, 2017, a month before his 114th birthday. As we all know, he was awarded and given a certificate as the world’s oldest man by the Guinness World Records. He survived the Holocaust and was the only survivor of his large Jewish family.

Root Source Tours takes you up onto the Golan Heights and shows you a Syrian Ghost Town, its former headquarters in the Golan pre-1967.

We sign off with a lovely quote from a Root Source student and a photo of a dome of the spirits in Jerusalem. 

Shalom,

Gidon Ariel and Bob O’Dell
Root Source Founders
 
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Weekly Portion:
Re’eh – August 19 – 27 Elul
 
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In this Shabbat’s weekly Torah portion Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17, “See,” says Moses to the people of Israel, “I place before you today a blessing and a curse”—the blessing that will come when they fulfill God’s commandments, and the curse if they abandon them. These should be proclaimed on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal when the people cross over into the Holy Land.

In this week’s Haftara Prophets reading Isaiah 54:11 – 55:5, is the third of a series of seven “haftarot of Consolation.” These seven haftarot commence on the Shabbat following Tisha b’Av and continue until Rosh Hashanah.

Happy Studying!
 
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THANK YOU BETH!

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Root Source Interview:
Rabbi Shor -2- Story of the Sanhedrin Restart
 
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In part 2, Rav Dov tells the behind the scenes story of exactly how they restarted the Sanhedrin after more than 1000 years, using the principles laid out by Maimonides many centuries ago.

Interestingly he lays out his philosophy of the “purpose of prophecy” in the bible. The answer may surprise you.

Part 2 of 5.
 
Root Source News: 
An Israeli Holocaust survivor and the world’s oldest man, dies at 113.
 
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The world’s oldest man, Israel Kristal died on August 11, 2017, a month before his 114th birthday. As we all know, he was awarded and given a certificate as the world’s oldest man by the Guinness World Records. He survived the Holocaust and was the only survivor of his large Jewish family.
 
Root Source Tours:
The Syrian Ghost Town
 
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Root Source Tours takes you up onto the Golan Heights and shows you a Syrian Ghost Town, its former headquarters in the Golan pre-1967.

See the torture room in the basement where they would electrocute their own Syrian soldiers. No graphic images are shown.

Part 4 of several.
 
 
 
"My prayers are with Israel."
 
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Our student Barbara enjoyed Root Source and had this to say.
 
Barbara wrote:
Thank you so much for allowing us to walk with you, that was exceptional. Your strength, the strength of the Temple Mount activists is remarkable. The heart of Israel is tremendous; why can’t the world see it, there is such blindness to truth and goodness. May your prayers soon come to be. My heart crys for the set-back of freedom on your Holy Mount. My prayers are with Israel.
 

 
Dome of the Spirits
 
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We are pleased to share with you a photo of a Dome of the Spirits in Jerusalem. Photo copyright by Sherwood Burton daystardawn@outlook.com. Thank you Sherwood for this lovely photo!

 
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