Is it in the whole neighborhood? Does anyone else have no electricity? Has anyone got the power back yet?

These were messages I received in the neighborhood WhatsApp group. At the beginning of June, the electricity went out in many places in Israel for a few hours. We had a situation called a power outage. Like, we don't have electricity in our houses. And it happened in the middle of a heat wave of more than 40 degrees Celsius. People were left without electricity, air conditioning, a refrigerator, and with very, very heavy heat. Why did it happen, and why will it continue if we don't start saving electricity now?

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In this year 2023 India has become the most populated country in the world with the highest number of inhabitants in the world. With one billion and four hundred million inhabitants. The number of inhabitants in India is greater than all European countries, and also more than all African countries and all American countries. In the last episode I talked to you about the density and population in Israel and today I decided that I want to talk to you about the population growth in the world.

How did the world grow in such a way, why today women give birth to fewer children, is the world on the way to a population explosion, and what is the relationship between countries that do not have enough children for a free hotel vacation?

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In 1949, David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, decided that every mother who gave birth to ten or more children would receive a one-time grant of 300 Lira. The encouragement of childbirth was successful. Compared to Western countries, Israel is the most densely populated country. On the hundredth birthday of the State of Israel in 2048, 20 million residents are expected to live in Israel, which will probably make Israel the most densely populated country in the world.

Why is it so crowded here? What are the consequences of this for our lives? And what is the connection  Pru and Revu Mitzvah from the Bible.

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Over the years, the sun is negatively presented most of the time, as a dangerous thing that can cause skin cancer such as melanoma, premature aging of the skin, wrinkles, freckles, and all kinds of other things.

So we all know about the dangers of the sun, but what do we know about the benefits of the sun?

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קמפיין חכם בשמש

חכם בשמש מילים

סרטון על ים המלח

Last week a very strong earthquake occurred in Syria and Turkey. This earthquake was also felt in Israel. The last earthquake felt in Israel was not strong at all and did not cause any damage. Once every 100 years there is a very strong earthquake in Israel, and the last time there was a very strong earthquake in Israel was 100 years ago.

In today's podcast we are going to talk about earthquakes. Why do earthquakes even happen? What should be done during an earthquake? And the story of the Israeli girl who survived an earthquake more than 20 years ago.

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איך נוצרת רעידת אדמה

הנחיות פיקוד העורף לרעידת אדמה

רגע החילוץ של שירן פרנקו מההריסות

My father was born in the 1950s in a kibbutz in Israel. In those years there was no awareness of the harms of cigarettes. On one Purim holiday, my father, who was just a teenager, smoked so much and got nicotine poisoning. Since then he can't stand cigarettes.

Today in the podcast we are going to talk about a country that decided to fight cigarettes - New Zealand. What does the new law say? What will happen to those who break the law and what is the situation regarding cigarettes in Israel?

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What does the number minus 210 meters mean to you? In Israel this number is the Kinneret level. For years Israel was dependent on the Sea of Galilee, but today this is no longer the case. How does it make sense that in a country where most of its territory is desert, the population is only growing all the time, there is no longer a water problem?

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קמפיין ישראל מתייבשת

In today's episode of the Piece of Hebrew podcast, a podcast for intermediate Hebrew learners who want to learn Hebrew in a natural and authentic way with interesting topics, we talk about the story of the 1970 World Cup - the only World Cup in which Israel participated. How did Israel get to the World Cup, what were its results, why is Israel playing in Europe instead of in Asia, and about the World Cup we were supposed to attend but we never participated in.

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הגול של שפיגלר

ערן זהבי מבקיע ושובר את השיא 

למה ישראל משחקת באירופה

You will never live in this apartment because it was rented on Airbnb. We demand a solution to the crisis from the municipality because there is no city without us.

This is a notice that was hung on the door of an apartment in the city. That notice then became a Facebook post that turned into a debate about Airbnb's presence in the city.

In today's episode of the Piece of Hebrew podcast, a podcast for intermediate Hebrew learners who want to learn Hebrew in a natural and authentic way with interesting topics,  we will talk about the platform economy and Airbnb and its consequences in the world. How are municipalities dealing with it and what is the situation in Israel.

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אתר עצומה

עצומה- מעיפים את יזמי ה Airbnb מהעיר

In 1999, two car bombs exploded in Israel. The end of daylight saving time saved many people's lives. Listen to the episode and find out how.

In today's episode of the Piece of Hebrew podcast, a podcast for intermediate Hebrew learners who want to learn Hebrew in a natural and authentic way with interesting topics, we talk about the history of daylight saving time in Israel, the advantages and disadvantages, why the issue caused controversy between religious and secular people and how the end of daylight saving time saved human lives.

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ההיסטוריה של שעון קיץ בישראל

האם כדאי להפסיק להזיז את השעון