{"id":31127,"date":"2023-12-24T07:03:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T07:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?page_id=31127"},"modified":"2024-07-01T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:57:19","slug":"unit-3-the-significance-of-the-stork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/unit-3-the-significance-of-the-stork\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 3: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STORK"},"content":{"rendered":"

MY FAMILY<\/span><\/a>
\nTHE BETA ISRAEL CURRICULUM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Beta<\/p>\n

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STORK<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teachers should now explain that when people focus on maintaining hope, they often find symbolism in unexpected places: For the Beta Israel, this symbol can be seen in the stork, a bird whose migration path passes from Israel to Ethiopia. Whenever the Beta Israel would see a stork flying in the skies above Ethiopia, they would call out: <\/em>Shimala, shimala, agradachin arusalam dahana \u2013 literally: \u201cstork, stork, inquire how fares Jerusalem, our nation.\u201d44<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>By calling out to the storks, the Beta Israel was expressing its desire to feel a stronger connection to Jerusalem, their Jewish national homeland, where they always faced in prayer as they dreamt to return. Simply put, each time the Beta Israel saw a stork, they felt a sense of hope that just as that stork was on its way to Jerusalem, their community too, would soon make its journey home.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Beta<\/p>\n

Credit: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.bac.org.il\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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44 One of the best-known modern songs associated with the Beta Israel is called Shir HaHasida <\/em>(Song of the Stork) which is based on this association. For a recording of this song, see: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/%20watch?v=Y4-y5FqsGxM<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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