The Baal Shem Tov, or Besht —  the founder of Chasidism — 
met the soul of the Messiah during an ascent to heaven. 
The Besht asked him, "When will the Master come?" 
The Messiah answered, "When your wellsprings break forth to the outside!" 
(from a letter written by the Besht to his brother-in-law about one of his soul ascents) 


 
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More Blueprint Negev Links


  • "Bedouin of the Negev" – A fair-minded Israeli documentary about the Bedouin that asks the question: Will government pressure on the Bedouin lead to a Bedouin Intifada? (In Hebrew)
  • Bustan's perspective on Blueprint Negev
  • Devorah Brous' open letter to the JNF
  • A selected log of news items and press releases on the Bedouin, from the International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs
  • "When an Ecological Community Is Not" – Daniel Orenstein's Haaretz article on Tnuat Or/JNF-US's Haruv community
  • History, satellite photos, video and links about A-tir and Um al-Hiran, including interviews with some of the residents
  • Bimkom's report on Givot Bar and the el-Ukbi tribe (in Hebrew)
  • A virtual tour of the unrecognized village of Derigat, created by Dukium, the Negev Coexistence Forum



    • On the so-called "JNF bill" which would allow JNF and the ILA to lease State lands only to Jews:

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