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5 Israeli Fresh Food Markets – Traditional, Farmer's and Organic

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A new study suggests that introducing babies to milk before 2 weeks of age can prevent milk allergies later. "Lactavist" Hannah points out...

A Bittersweet Test for Women with Gestational Diabetes

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Rom Farm Brings Organic Goat Cheese to a Table Near You, With Some Help from the Handicapped

Eat delicious organic goat cheese and feel good about helping the handicapped at Rom Farm in the Galilee. Most organic farms have, at the very...

The Best Baba Ghanoush Recipe in the World

Baba ganoush, baba ghannouj or baba ghannoug (Arabic بابا غنوج ) is an Arab dish of eggplant (aubergine) mashed and mixed with various seasonings....

Israeli Company Makhteshim-Agan Industries Invests $1 Billion in Pesticides

Agrochemicals might be big business, but they are a bad deal for the environment and human health. Israeli firm, Makhteshim-Agan Industries, believes that there...

Natural Remedies for Late Pregnancy

Miriam recommends natural teas and a tincture for third-trimester ladies - and their husbands. Having actively worked as a doulah for many years, I've always...

Aloe Vera – A Prickly Plant with Pizzazz

Some Aloe Vera gelato I saw in Milan...but I wasn't brave enough to taste it! You’ve heard of aloe vera gel, aloe vera cream,...

Can a Male Birth Control Pill Save the Environment?

A birth control for men is in the works. It complies with strict religious traditions in Judaism, and it could control population growth in...

Kids in Cairo Survive on Crusts and Crumbs

It's hard to think green, when you're thinking about your next dinner. A UN story documents the lack of protein in Egyptian children, and...

The Healing Powers of Honey

Good for a sore throat, your hair and lowering cholesterol, the ancient honeycomb shows it can also improve your complexion. “Eat the crusts, it...

Make Soothing, Sensual Rosewater

The fragrance of roses is a Middle Eastern favorite for pastries and delights. This old-fashioned recipe shows how to make it yourself. In the Middle...

Sourdough Part IV: The Sourdough Schedule

It's Slow Food defined, but worth it. Miriam winds down the sourdough series with a plan. It's true, sourdough takes time. So do all...

Baking Sourdough Bread, Part III (The Recipe)

Finally, the recipe for sourdough bread! We've broken it up in parts, because it's complicated, but today we'll put it all together so it'll makes...

Honey Is Bittersweet In The Middle East

The Honey Council, Hive Thievery and Bee Ecology education in Arabic:  In Israel and Lebanon, honey is both a problem and a solution. Image...

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The Christ’s thorn (sidr tree) is also a well-known folk medicine

Christ’s thorn jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) also known as the sidr tree is a real, identifiable tree native to the Middle East, and it appears—directly or indirectly—in Islam, Judaism, and later Christian tradition. The connections between the three faiths are not theological agreements but overlapping uses, names, and symbolic associations rooted in the same landscape.

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In Islamic tradition, there is a point where creation ends — a boundary that marks the limit of what any created being can reach. That boundary is called Sidrat al-Muntahā, often translated as “the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary.”

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