{"id":110,"date":"2026-10-09T03:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/royal-house-of-kanaani-founding-and-compassion\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T03:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:40:27","slug":"royal-house-of-kanaani-founding-and-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/royal-house-of-kanaani-founding-and-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royal House of Kanaani: Founding and Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>body.postid-110 main h1.wp-block-post-title{display:none}<\/style><style>.twko-news{max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 0 48px;color:#172126}.twko-news h1{font-size:44px;line-height:1.15;margin:24px 0;letter-spacing:0;overflow-wrap:break-word}.twko-news h2{font-size:25px;line-height:1.3;margin:32px 0 16px}.twko-news p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.8;margin:0 0 22px}.twko-news a{color:#1f6f78;text-underline-offset:4px}.twko-news .twko-news-source{font-size:14px;color:#647079}.twko-news figure{max-width:280px;margin:32px auto}.twko-news img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}@media(max-width:600px){.twko-news h1{font-size:30px}}<\/style><article class=\"twko-news\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/the-royal-house-of-kanaani\/\">The Royal House of Kanaani<\/a><h1>The Royal House of Kanaani: Founding and Compassion<\/h1><p class=\"twko-news-source\">The Times of Israel Blogs &middot; Mikhail Salita &middot; October 7, 2026<\/p><p>In his October 7, 2026 post on The Times of Israel Blogs, Rabbi Mikhail Salita explains why he established the Royal House of Kanaani. He presents the House as a cultural and preservation institution connecting Jerusalem, the modern Kanaani breed and the feline imagery associated with King Solomon&#8217;s throne.<\/p>\n<h2>A cultural inheritance<\/h2>\n<p>The article describes a symbolic succession, rather than a scientifically demonstrated pedigree reaching back to an ancient palace cat. Its ceremonial titles express dignity and a commitment to preserving a living lineage.<\/p>\n<h2>The Crown of Compassion<\/h2>\n<p>Salita places animal welfare at the center of the House&#8217;s philosophy. Veterinary care, responsible breeding, genetic diversity and documented pedigrees give practical meaning to its cultural identity. His role as Royal Custodian reflects the responsibility to protect the cats and support future generations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.timesofisrael.com\/the-royal-house-of-kanaani-est-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Mikhail Salita&#8217;s original article on The Times of Israel Blogs<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><img width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/twko.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/royal-house-of-kanaani-crown-of-compassion-updated-602x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Royal House of Kanaani: Crown of Compassion, Song of the Cat and heritage inscriptions\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twko.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/royal-house-of-kanaani-crown-of-compassion-updated-602x1024.png 602w, https:\/\/twko.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/royal-house-of-kanaani-crown-of-compassion-updated-176x300.png 176w, https:\/\/twko.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/royal-house-of-kanaani-crown-of-compassion-updated-768x1306.png 768w, https:\/\/twko.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/royal-house-of-kanaani-crown-of-compassion-updated-903x1536.png 903w, https:\/\/twko.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/royal-house-of-kanaani-crown-of-compassion-updated.png 941w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cultural foundations of the House and its commitment to animal welfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-royal-house-of-kanaani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twko.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}