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1. Nachal Saar flows between the Golan and Galil regions of Israel, and has a series
of spectacular waterfalls (PHOTO: EVYATAR LICHTMAN)
2. Nachal Amud flows in the valley underneath Tzfat in Northern Israel. When Tzfat
flourished as a center of halachah and Kabbalah in the 16th century, the nachal was
critical to the city's economy – tens of water mills for spinning wool were built along
the stream, and Jews became successful businessmen trading wool throughout the
Ottoman Empire (PHOTO: SUSANNAH SCHILD)
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3. Nachal Refaim begins near Emek Refaim Street in Yerushalayim and flows all the
way to Beit Shemesh. The train from Beit Shemesh to Yerushalayim follows closely
the route of this nachal (PHOTO: EVYATAR LICHTMAN)
4. Nachal Sorek is one of the longest nechalim in Israel – it begins in the mountains
north of Yerushalayim, and flows all the way down to the Mediterranean Sea (PHOTO:
SUSANNAH SCHILD)
5. Nachal Arugot flows to Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea. The name Arugot is connected
to Arugot HaBosem, the fields of spices that grew near Ein Gedi as described in Shir
HaShirim (PHOTO: SUSANNAH SCHILD)
6. Nachal Prat begins north of Yerushalayim and flows through the Shomron, passing
by Anatot, the city where Yishayahu lived (PHOTO: SUSANNAH SCHILD)
7. Nachal David near Ein Gedi is named after David HaMelech, who hid in this area
when he was fleeing from Shaul (PHOTO: SUSANNAH SCHILD)
8. Nachal Shikma is in the south of Israel, and is dry during the summer, filling
up quickly during the rainy season. In Tehillim, the streams flowing in the south
of Israel are a mashal for how quickly Bnei Yisrael will return to Eretz Yisrael (PHOTO:
EVYATAR LICHTMAN)

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