Galilee Nutritionals

16/04/2014

We need your help - please click on the link and vote for "Qualitas" (about 3/4 down the middle column).

Qualitas, an Israeli company, was nominated for a prestigious industry award--NEXTY. This puts the innovation developed in Israel at the forefront of the health and natural product industry.

The nomination is for revolutionary innovation developed in Israel: omega-3s, the heart-healthy fats, that come from algae instead of fish or krill. Vegetarian, sustainable and kosher.

Feel free to share with your friends who might be excited about innovation news from Israel and health / healthy products.

Thanks for your help after this long hiatus.

at Natural Products Expo West, editors and trend researchers from New Hope Natural Media and Sterling-Rice Group scour the show floor to find the products and brands they predict will shape the future of the natural products industry. The best of the best receive NEXTY nominations, which recognize t…

04/07/2013

Happy 4th of July! Celebrate freedom and democracy.

21/05/2013

Our prayers go out to all of those in Oklahoma City.

14/04/2013

Tonight starts Memorial Day in Israel. 24 hours later, on Monday night, we will begin our celebration of Independence Day. From the sadness of sacrifice to the happiness of independence. The transition from one to the other makes us remember how intertwined these themes are.

At 8 P.M. a one-minute siren will sound throughout the country, marking the official opening of Memorial Day, followed by commemoration ceremonies.

29/03/2013

It's Good Friday! Thousands of Christians have flocked to Jerusalem for celebrations that will continue on through Easter Sunday. Here's last year's photo album documenting the proceedings in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The church was built on the location, according to Christian tradition, this is the Hill of Calvary, where Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. In the 4th century, Constantine built a church on this site.

25/03/2013

Wishing you a happy and kosher Passover from Jerusalem!

24/03/2013

Passover Question 4: On all other nights, we sit or recline. On this night, we recline.
(Here is a pillowcase festively decorated for the occasion.)

23/03/2013

Passover Question 3: On all other nights, we don't dip even once. On this night we dip twice.

At the seder, we dip a vegetable that grows in the ground (traditions vary -- commonly parsley, celery or potato) in salt water and then dip the bitter herb into "charoset," a sweet paste made usually made from some combination of fruit, nuts and wine.

Here are the makings of salt water!

22/03/2013

Passover Question 2: On all other nights, we eat all kinds of vegetables. On this night, we eat bitter herb.

But what is bitter herb? Traditions vary, but two of the most common kinds to eat at the seder are Romaine lettuce or grated horseradish root (seen here whole).

21/03/2013

Passover is right around the corner! A key element of the seder -- the festive Passover meal that includes retelling the story of the Jews' exodus from Egypt -- is the "Four Questions." The four questions are traditionally asked by the youngest at the seder and highlight the differences between "this night and all other nights."
Question 1: On all other nights, we eat leavened or unleavened bread. On this night, we eat only unleavened bread [matzah].

19/03/2013

We should be cleaning for Passover, but the allure of spring wildflowers is hard to resist! Here's Scorzonera multiscapa, with the fanciful English name of Viper's Grass.

17/03/2013

The Hebrew month containing Passover, Nisan, gives us another once-yearly opportunity - to say a blessing over the flowering fruit trees. This orange blossom just received a bit of spring rain!