Welcome to Gilis Good Newsletter #88!
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We have an important announcement. Our daughter Elana is getting married on Sunday the 25th. That means we won’t fulfill any orders from Thursday the 22nd through Monday the 26th. We’ll return to work delivering your sweet hugs on Tuesday, the 27th. So, if you want someone to receive an order on Chanukah, make sure to order today!!
Thank you to all our customers that placed orders for Chanukah. We’ve been working tirelessly to ensure every order is beautiful and gets delivered on time.
The Antiquities Authority is releasing all kinds of interesting Chanuka-related artifacts in the buildup toward Chanukah. This week I read about a hoard of coins buried in a wooden box in a cave in the Judean desert during the time of the Revolt of the Chashmonaim. What’s interesting is that Sefer Hamaccabim mentions rebels that went to hide in the desert. They surmise that someone buried the box hoping to return and retrieve it later, and they likely died. What’s interesting is the coins in the box. The box contained 15 silver coins from the Maccabean period.
In other Numismatic news, a silver half-shekel coin was discovered near Har Habayit dated to the Great Revolt 66-70 CE. Many coins have been found in digs around the temple mount, but this specific coin is only the third one ever discovered and the first to be found in an excavation. Moreover, it was the last of the coins that had Shekel written on it. That was until 1980 when the bank of Israel issued the New Israeli Half Shekel.
Every Chanukah, we partner with an organization known as Achi Achi, which delivers sufganiyot to IDF soldiers all over the country. It’s a beautiful initiative, as Chanukah is often cold and rainy. While everyone is going to parties and having fun, these soldiers stand on the front lines, protecting that right. So it’s even more special when we show up with fresh sufganiyot for our Chayalim. You can help support this initiative here.
Israel is taking part in a study testing a new drug to combat the effects of ALS. Toferson is injected into the spine like an epidural. Two Israeli ALS patients were some of the first to receive the drug. The drug was developed by Massachussets-based Biogen and isn’t suitable for all ALS patients since the disease has different causes. Only patients with the disease caused by a faulty SOD1 gene can benefit from the drug. Nevertheless, the treatment is potentially a game changer, and it’s exciting that Israel is doing its part to advance the medication.
Finally, a new museum had its inauguration this week. The Eli Cohen museum in Herzliya is a spy museum that shows the tactics used, focusing on the most famous Israeli spy. It was revealed at the inauguration the reason for his capture was that his messages were intercepted and triangulated. They also revealed details about his last report, which revolved around a discussion at the Syrian General Staff with the participation of then-president Amin-Al-Hafez. The document would be donated to the museum for display.
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2,200-year-old coins proving Hanukkah story of Maccabees found in Israel
The coins, dating back to the period leading up to the Maccabean revolt, were discovered in the Wadi Muraabat Caves in Nahal Darga.
Silver coins found near Temple Mount prove Jewish history of Israel
“This is the third coin of this type found in excavations in Jerusalem, and one of the few ever found in archeological excavations,” said the researchers.
‘New era of treatment’: Israelis among first to receive ‘game-changing’ ALS medicine
Tofersen, which is injected into the spine like an epidural, is giving new hope to two patients at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Mossad head reveals how Syria found Eli Cohen, discloses spy’s final message
Inaugurating museum named for legendary secret agent, Barnea says Cohen was caught because his cables were ‘intercepted and triangulated,’ not because he transmitted too frequently
Recipe Of The Week: Crispy and Creamy Doughnuts
I made the liver last week and my wife didn’t love it. It’s chanukah week. Fry fry fry. So what will you be making? I’ll share my famous better-than-krispy kream doughnut recipe. It’s absolutely incredible and tastes like a crispy cream donut.
Chanukah Sameach!
Smiles Of The Week
Happy Birthdays
Toby Curwin
Shira, Hannah
Ezra Zucker
Alon Varod
Itta Gopin
Josef Avinir
Yaakov Jofen
Marty Tabaksblatt
Leah Rochester
Yisroel Bree
Shana Nathanson
Nava Levine
Ari Schick
Avishag Ben-Ami
Michal Kohanbash
Shevy And Michael Nagel
Devra Huja
Thank You
Aviv Loewenstein
Shachar Guz
Liat Ostro-Atia
Tamar Etzyon
Miss And You Love
Avi Borgen
Katz Family
Dalya Pickholtz
Rabbi Harvey & Vivien Well
Happy Chanukah
Ruth Mashiach
Shana Mermelstein
Revi Benshoshan
Yonit And Raphi Schorr
Aliza Adler
Jonah Weinstein
Azi Jacobson
Ayelet Jacobson
Tovi Litwack
Amos Adler
Ravid Sela
Shay Fahima
Jonathan Farber
Milen Hadaya
Moshi Blum
Sagi Ribak
Michael Sheridan
Chen Manzur
Tom Cohen
Itay Naftaly
Noga Laron
Tanya Zaritsky
Eyal Argon
Roy Tzayag
Samantha Benjamin
Gadi Shoshani
Nimrod Klinger
Omer Gerzon
Talia Zulty
Mor Stone
Tomer Weisman
Eitan Babay
Amit On
Uri Pearl
Dvora Pinto
Eli Schuchman
Shua Schuchman
Cutler Family
Hannah Vulakh
Tehila Mahalli
Tziporah Mehdizadeh
Adina Mahalli
Atara Zinkin
Rabbi And Mrs. Shmuel Zucker
Deena Erdfarb
Tziporah Nesher
Shay Shamir And Hamutal Yitzak Else Nutrition Holdings Inc.
Assaf Yafin
Myheritage Ltd., Gilad Japhet
Gili Dinerman
Matan Fidman
Fisch/Blok Family
Samantha Cohen
Zachary Gibber
Marlene And Stuart Horowitz
Benny Gluck
Racheli Ziegler
Caroline Brauner
Elinoa, Leeam, And Shiloh Kruger
Charly Wartelasky
Daniel And Elisheva Sprung
Sarah Kieffer
Isaac Anderson
Daniel Schebovitz
Alex Bloom
Ari Tuerack
Johnny Kaye
Caylie Tuerack
Michele And Jake Blatt
Javasky Family
Joshua Missaghi
Shira Turner
Francine Forman
Francine Forman
Avigail Rimmer
Abby Weisberg
Avi Rizel
Matt And Yael Bitton Krieger
Avishai Edelman
Eitan Shushan
Ariana Shamayeva
Georgia Danzger
Bat Tzion Atik
Eliav Simnegar
Yosef Simnegar
Harry Wruble
David Massre
Benjamin Guggenheim
Leila Tilem
Sophie Bitran
Gavriel Bernstein
Emma Kleinhaus
Michal Lever
Talia Rizika
Mickey Shaul
Dani Bank
Dalia Maron
Sam Carter
Leah Akhamzadeh
Eliyahu Akhamzadeh
Rina Argov Mansdorf
Gabi And Elie Lerea
Leah Spritzer
Kaylie Follman
Paul Weisko
Charlie Mizrachi
Moshe Glasser
Eli Warga
Michal Kohanbash
Noam Miller
Tova Miller
David Ramberg
Shana Weiss
Benjamin Epstein
Alyssa Bobchin
Ya’ir And Yishai Haham
Naomi Zellman
Shmuel Klein
Ruthie Sofer & Family
Racheli & Roni And The Sofer-Dresher Family
Michele And Yitzchak Tsur
David Cymberknopf
Maya Galandauer
Gidon Lefkowitz
Joshua Williams
Hannah Volchok
Rivka Walk
Sophia Heller
Atara Jachter
Joseph Seidman
Avichai Shekhter
Yitzchak Lindenbaum
Adina Teibloom
Rachael Schwartz
Aaron Lasry
Ethan Powell
Sonya Schreiber
Yehuda & Mo Greenberg
Coby Chiger
Chava Nagel
Dahlia Gottlieb
David Levy & Voyager Labs Staff
Shannon Kisch
Ateret Tollinsky
Liora And David Stark
Emma Gluck
Daniella Remin
Yona And Maya Pretsfelder Steinman
Ayelet Grossman
Rena Hackel
Hannah Friedman
Shlomo Meisner
Chana Meisner
Tamar Berman
Leah Sherman
Esther Sherman
Netanel Jesselson
Serach Babakhanov
Lirone Sitbon
Aj Tabak
Mati Shoshani
Dovi Taubenfeld
Buky Stern
Aryeh Goldman
Ben Wolff
Joseph Wolff
Bailey Weinberger
Yerachmiel Braver
Sarit Hoch
Elisheva Stern
Ariel Tabarzia
Ben Thaw
Josh Thaw
Huvi Roth
Ben Rosenfeld
Moshesara Kuperman
Shayna Bratin
Miri Smith
Moshesara Kuperman
Matthew Doft
Mordy Goldberg
Aviel Rosen
Adina Grunfeild
Shimshie Yeger
Hershel Peiser
Shlomo Sambrowsky
Natan Shaashua
Ilana Breuer-Weil
Layla Appel
Elijah Gurvitch
Julie Joanes And Family
Ellin & Elli Orlinsky
Yogev Karny
Dorothy Strauss
Sandy Gurvitch
Eli Kopilov
Amir Nechmad
Yosef Levi
Avigayil Frisch
Ravit Forte
David Zviel
Nogah Bregman
Rachel Shrem
Roy Melzer
Hadas Mor
Judah Fisch
Maya Wasserman
Avigail Musai
Sharona, Alon, Eden, Bar, Sagi And Noa Vino
Moshe, Liora, Ori & Aviv Musai
Debra, Donny, Avishai, Noam, Elitzur And Merav Kaplan/Ebenstein
Mark, Yael, Debbie Biogencell
Kochava And Gabe Joel And Family
Gabriel Marshall
Joseph Green
Daniel And Michael Landes And Gabay
Sam Agronin
Dani Loren
Matthew Loren
Alex Minkin
Yonit And Raphi Schorr
Ruth Mashiach
Shana Mermelstein
Revi Benshoshan
Aliza Adker
Ezra Berke
