{"id":1164,"date":"2016-08-04T12:58:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T10:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2021-10-20T18:01:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:01:56","slug":"news-from-the-sifting-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2016\/08\/04\/news-from-the-sifting-site\/","title":{"rendered":"News from the Sifting Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1177\" src=\"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160703_1104591.jpg?w=197\" alt=\"20160703_110459\" width=\"136\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160703_1104591.jpg 1747w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160703_1104591-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160703_1104591-768x1171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160703_1104591-672x1024.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/>What a beautiful summer!<\/h2>\n<p>We have been having a great summer at our sifting site in Emek Tzurim. We have been updating the sifting facility, and every day it seems like we are making the site more fun and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>This week we got a new curtain for our lecture area. It describes the 6 categories of finds that we collect on site: Glass, Mosaics, Pottery, Bones, Special Stones, and Metal. Fun and useful, this is a great addition to our site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1171\" src=\"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/img-20160803-wa0004.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160803-WA0004\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/img-20160803-wa0004.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/img-20160803-wa0004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/img-20160803-wa0004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/img-20160803-wa0004-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1167\" src=\"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160628_091512.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"20160628_091512\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160628_091512.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160628_091512-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160628_091512-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160628_091512-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We have also been updating our supplies. We have new wheelbarrows (such a fun color!) and we have new sifters on their way.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, we are conducting a special summer campaign on site. We have special hours that people can come without an appointment and help us sift. Come at 10am, 1pm, or 4pm for an awesome sifting experience (Hebrew lecture only). Families are encourages to bring their children and we have been having a great time meeting all of the locals and Israelis that have been coming as a part of this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>As a part of the campaign (and we hope we get to keep it) we also have a fantastic coin minter. For 5 shekel, you can take home a Sifting Project coin with the seal of the City of David on one side and a replica of the half-shekel found on our site on the reverse (see below). The pomegranates with the words &#8220;Jerusalem the Holy&#8221; is my favorite side of the coin, so I am glad that they chose to duplicate that side.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1164 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2016\/08\/04\/news-from-the-sifting-site\/20160726_155355\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160726_155355-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160726_155355-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160726_155355-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2016\/08\/04\/news-from-the-sifting-site\/20160726_135030\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160726_135030-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160726_135030-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/20160726_135030-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_431\" style=\"width: 1335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-431\" src=\"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/05\/image007.jpg\" alt=\"image007\" width=\"1325\" height=\"597\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Found at the Sifting Project: a silver half-shekel coin. Obverse: A chalice from the Temple topped by the letter aleph, which means &#8220;First year.&#8221; Around it is inscribed \u201cHalf a Shekel.\u201d Reverse: A stem with three pomegranates surrounded by the words \u201cJerusalem the Holy.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff\"><span style=\"color:#ff0000\"><strong>Watch Hillel make these Sifting Project coins<\/strong> <\/span><a style=\"color:#0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B_wkHuaLo80\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span> You can subscribe to our youtube channel and get notified when we start uploading our new video-blog series on Temple Mount history and finds.<\/p>\n<p>Really, I think we have too much fun at the sifting project. Should someone really enjoy their job this much?<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color:#0000ff\">For more information about how to participate, click <a style=\"color:#0000ff\" href=\"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/volunteer-information\/\">here<\/a><\/span>!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updating the facility, every day we make the site more fun and beautiful. 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