Wednesday, April 2, 2014

River Returns to the Desert

As we discussed a few weeks ago, California is in the severest droughts we have had in 500 years. Israel also suffers from drought issues. Yet recent desert storms in Israel's Negev have created something miraculous--a riverbed, once dry, has now been brought back to life. Watch this video gone viral, of water returning and making a river where it was once dry. It has already gotten half a million views!

To discuss:

  • For religious Jews, what blessing do we say between Sukkot and Pesach to bring water to Israel? How has it worked for the Negev this year? 
  • Notice the color of the river in the video. Why is it that color? 
  • Why is water so important to us? What do we need it for? 

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