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Leon Gork Jerusalem
Mar 16, 20192 min read
Purim
A certain rabbi of the Talmud, of 1500 years ago suggests an apparently strange way of celebrating the salvation of the Jews from the...
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Jul 16, 20183 min read
A Defense of Judaism.
I cannot allow criticism of my beliefs to go unnoticed. I believe in the correctness of the Jewish religion and Zionism and the value of...
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leon gork tour guide
Sep 15, 20172 min read
King David was here
According to archaeologists Yossi Garfinkel and Saar Ganor, a hill shown on maps as Khirbet Qeiyafa is a Biblical city called Shaarayim,...
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Leon Gork Jerusalem
Jul 31, 20173 min read
Tisha Be-Av and Israel independence day
Tisha Be-Av is a religious festival, celebrated every year by the Jews, to mourn the destruction of the temple, first by the Babylonians...
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Leon Gork Jerusalem
Jul 26, 20175 min read
The real Hezekiah of the tunnel
Not being an enthusiast of dark underground tunnels, usually I walk through a dry, well lit tunnel, actually older than Hezekiah's...
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leon gork tour guide
Dec 19, 20163 min read
Leon's No News-letter 241 Hanukkah: the anti-war festival.
I am often accused of changing my ideas about many things; politics, religion, world leaders, war etc. so I’m happy to note, on...
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leon gork tour guide
Dec 2, 20164 min read
Leon's No News-letter 240 A Journey on the Valley Railroad
The fires that raged last week only go to show that the Jewish People have created something of beauty and value that can be burned. A...
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