Fwd: Kfir - 🇮🇱 RECIPE and Update - What was Tiberias' Biblical Name?

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From: Shmuel Veffer <Shmuel@galileegreen.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 16:54
Subject: Kfir - 🇮🇱 RECIPE and Update - What was Tiberias' Biblical Name?
To: Kfir <lakinkfirkfir@gmail.com>

Should we call Tiberias something different?

We're Your Family in Israel Tiberias (colorized) from about 1890 Shalom from Tiberias, Tiveryah, Rakkath, Hammath! Recently I wished my FB Friends "Shabbat Shalom from Tiberias, Israel!" Pretty quickly I received a message in reply, "Good Shabbos to RAKKAH, Israel... the more Rakkah is used, more people wil acknowledge the truth and use this REAL NAME [for Tiberias] = RAKKAH, Israel." Well I appreciate the sentiment, equating it to the campaign to get people to say "Yehuda and Shomron" instead of "The West Bank.." However, using the name Tiberias does not really present the same problems as calling our biblical tribal lands "West Bank." What is the Biblical name for Tiberias? The city of Tiberias was founded by Herod Antipas in 18 CE and named after the current Caesar, Tiberius. (Similar to how Herod the Great named Caearea after Caesar Augustus 30 years earlier). Therefore there will be no Biblical Hebrew references to this city name. (although the Talmud is full of many referrences to it as we will see..) The book of Joshua lists the names of the cities in the area... CONTINUE READING and More Pics... ------------------------------------------------ Thank you so much for your support! With blessings, Shmuel Veffer Galilee Green "Amazing Almond Flour "Bread" My wife Sarah Eliana and I are always looking for low-carb alternatives so some of our favorite "comfort" foods.  We both love bread, but limit it to one slice per meal on Shabbat. But how do you replace the texture and flavor of having a toasted tuna salad sandwich mid-week? Or a burger on a bun? Recently Sarah discovered this almond flour bread recipe and it turned out so amazingly that we had a tuna sandwich for lunch and a burger on a bun that same day! Click here for full recipe...   HELPS US GROW! Please forward this email to a friend who loves Israel like you do CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THESE NEWSLETTERS Full Moon over Tiberias from similar vantage as the 1890 photo at top of newsletter Tiberias Today In 1890 when the photo of Tiberias at the top of this newsletter was taken, there were about 2,000 Jews living in Tiberias out of a totals population of about 3,700.. Today, it is a bustling tourist town of about 50,000 people. Panorama of the City stretching from the lake to the hilltop What is fascinating is the proximity of the ancient buildings and burial sites to modern hotels and shopping malls. READ ABOUT TIBERIAS HOT SPRINGS   Subscriber Photo/Recipe of the Week! " My cuisine is infused with the cosmic holiness of Eretz Hakodesh !" This week's photo is from Michelle (Rivka Malka) Kahn of Toronto/Thornhill, Ontario. Michelle is a long time member of the GG Family and I know her from my days as a Rabbi in Toronto. She is a fabulous gourmet cook. And she loves studying Torah. Sometimes send me recipes that are utterly amazing but practically impossible for regular cooks like me to try. For example her " PAN FRIED SEA BASS WITH AUBERGINE "CAVIAR" But she also just sent me her easy recipe or Banana Bread above... Email me if you'd like either of her recipes. Blessings to you and your family Michelle!! In the meantime, here's our BANANA BREAD RECIPE - SUGAR FREE/DAIRY FREE ======================= We love seeing all of your photos on Facebook and Instagram! Share your next masterpiece, tag us, and hopefully we'll include it in a future newsletter LIKE our Facebook Page FRIEND Shmuel on Facebook Help us in our campaign to get 50 new subscribers. Please buy some olive oil today! ... And please let your friends and relatives know about us and why you love Galilee Green!