Shilo

Living in the Seventh Day

The revival of our language, ingathering of our exiles, attainment of independence and unification of Jerusalem merely represent stages in a larger ongoing revolution we are meant to participate in.

2 Eliyahus

Two Eliyahus

So impressed with the behavior of the two Eliyahus during their trial, University of Cairo student organizers launched demonstrations calling for the Jewish assassins to be pardoned.

The Battle of Nikanor

Yom Nikanor

The 13th of Adar was once a Hebrew festival marking the date Yehuda Maccabee defeated the Seleucid-Greek General Nikanor at Adasa.

Elazar ben Matityahu gives his life killing the enemy elephant

Celebrating the 28th of Shvat

Before Rome destroyed Jerusalem, Israel’s calendar had several festivals commemorating Maccabean victories. The story of our 26 year guerrilla war is actually so much bigger than just Ḥanukah.

The lyrics to Unknown Soldiers by Yair

Unknown Soldiers Remixed

SHI 360’s remix of Yair’s classic חיילים אלמונים (Unknown Soldiers), that became the anthem of the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel (Leḥi) during their urban guerrilla struggle against British rule.

Jews celebrating the UN Partition Plan on the 29th of November

Dr. Israel Eldad on the 29th of November

On a simple level there was happiness. The simple, apolitical happiness of Jews, happiness of ‘we will have a state’ of our own by those who only yesterday didn’t believe independence possible or necessary.