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Feast or Famine: Sukkot
Jewish Journal
September 18, 2013
According to the rabbis, the holiday of Sukkot commemorates the 40 years of wandering in the Sinai Desert, and we eat and sleep in a sukkah — that temporary structure made with a roof of dried vegetation, such as palm fronds — because the Israelites slept in sukkot (the plural of sukkah) on their journeys.
El Al cancels Eilat flights over safety concerns
Jewish Journal
September 11, 2013
El Al Airlines halted flights to the southern resort city of Eilat, after questioning the safety of new flight paths.
Seven killed on Israel’s Egypt and Gaza borders
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
Militants who crossed into Israel from Egypt\’s Sinai Desert fired on Israelis building a barrier on the border on Monday, killing one worker, before soldiers shot dead two of the attackers, Israel\’s military said.
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