Rivlin stressed a ‘sense of mutual responsiblity’ during the challenges posed by COVID-19. ‘These are the values from which we, the Jewish people, flourished.’
English and Hebrew speakers alike enjoyed the president’s reading of “A Room for Rent” that offers an important message during these challenging times.
The 7th day of the Hebrew month of Adar – the anniversary of the death of Moses, whose burial place is unknown – is the day Israel commemorates its missing fallen soldiers.
‘Jerusalem has been the Capital of the Jewish People since Days of King David,’ Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told Chile’s Sebastián Piñera after he visited the Jewish Temple Mount with a Palestinians delegation.
In addition to recognizing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts, Rivlin also noted the Canadian parliament’s decision to freeze relations with Iran and declare its Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization.
The third small neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem was called Nahalat Shiva (meaning the inheritance of the seven), named because seven families originally got together and decided to buy property and build a neighborhood there.