Cortisol (or hydrocortisone) is the most important human glucocorticoid. It is essential for life, and it regulates or supports a variety of important cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic, and homeostatic functions.he name glucocorticoid derives from early observations that these hormones were involved in glucose metabolism. In the fasted state, cortisol stimulates several processes that collectively serve to increase and maintain normal concentrations of glucose in blood.
Zionism and Israel - Encyclopedic Dictionary. Eretz Yisrael Definition. Eretz Yisrael - (Hebrew) Land of Israel; (modern) Jewish homeland to be established in the general area of Palestine. In Ottoman Turkish times, Eretz Yisrael and Eretz Hakodesh (the Holy Land) were used to designate the area surrounding Jerusalem and including areas from the Litani river in the north to modern Eilat.
Jews living in the region prior to the establishment of the State of Israel were commonly referred to in English as  Palestinian Jews  and in Hebrew as HaYishuv HaYehudi Be'Eretz Yisra'el (The Jewish Community in the Land of Israel).ot all Jews immigrating to Israel from European countries are of Ashkenazi origin (the majority of French Jews are Mizrahi, and so are many immigrating from countries of the former USSR), and the Israeli government does not distinguish between Jewish ethnic groups in its census.