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Israel's Good News Newsletter to 14th Dec 25

In the 14th Dec 25 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include

An ex-hostage had his phone stolen, but he wasn’t unhappy.

A family tragedy resulted in a new center for research into child cancer.

Over 1,000 Evangelical Christian pastors made a solidarity visit to Israel.

Israeli scientists have developed cacao resistant to West Africa’s drought.

Funding for Israeli AI startups rose over 60% in 2025 to nearly $8 billion.

Israel’s Gal Gadot is donating her $1 million Genesis prize to help heal Israelis.

In time for Hanukah – major Hasmonean discoveries at three Israeli sites.

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Until pretty recently, doctors would slap a newborn on the back immediately after birth. It’s not that they wanted to make the baby cry. They needed the baby to cry. It meant the baby could breathe on her own. Thankfully, we don’t do that anymore. But we still hold our own breath until we hear that cry. And it doesn’t matter if you’re the baby’s doctor or mother… it’s the most beautiful sound in the world. The first time, anyway.

Rolling Calves are a creature that you do not want to meet at night. Rolling Calves are huge, bull-like creatures with blazing red eyes (some say that fire exudes from its eyes) and a body that is wrapped in chains. The chains drag along behind it making an unnerving clanking noises that you can hear if a Rolling Calf is near by.

They are always male, and it is believed that they are the spirits of people, usually butchers, who were wicked and dishonest during their life time. They live in caves or in the roots of cotton/bamboo trees and caves during the day.

Rolling Calves roam roads during the night. They will block roads on travelers and chase them down.

In order to escape a Rolling Calf you can do a number of things. Dropping a number of objects on the ground will stop the Rolling Calf in its tracks as it will be compelled to count them. Running across the road before it is also believed to work and so is sticking a pen knife in the ground. Rolling Calves are also terrified of being beaten so threatening it with a whip held in your left hand will scare it off.