In our day and age, we hear a lot about Israel in the News. But most of that News covers the political and military aspects of the country. We often also hear criticism of Israel from college campuses across the … Read More
When I was a teenager, I participated in a lot of the teen events of the JCC. It’s how I discovered so many Israeli movies and TV shows. Shortly before I left Rochester, New York for a semester of high … Read More
I remember when I was a teenager I would go to the Rochester JCC every month to watch the monthly screening of an Israeli movie. It was these monthly events that I really began learning about Israeli culture in a … Read More
I am a bookworm–always have been, always will be. I was that kid who would spend Saturdays snuggled in bed with a book, and the kid who, if I was reading in school, the teachers would have to shout my … Read More
Passports are not necessarily an item we think about on a day-to-day basis. But they are incredibly important in understanding the country from which they come. It is easy to find the political implications of passports from around the world, … Read More
There are many different views of what graffiti means in society—some people disapprove of the graffiti on the walls of neighborhoods of their cities. Others view it as a form of art that reflect the issues and hot topics of … Read More
When many people think of Israeli food, they think of falafel, shawarma, and hummus. And all of those dishes are part of Israeli cuisine. But Israeli food includes much more—it is a mosaic as colorful as the people who make … Read More
Today we remember the 23rd anniversary of Yitzchak Rabin’s assassination. Israel commemorates the date on the Hebrew calendar’s date, which is why we are not remembering his passing on November 5. But on November 5, 1995, Bar Ilan University law … Read More
In today’s world, we hear a lot about Israel’s politics, history, and religion. But the fact of the manner, is that there is so much more to the country—from food to music to regular day to day life. When we … Read More
About a week ago, I attended a trip through Haredi Jerusalem. It was organized for tour guides, much like my trip in downtown Haifa. So often we here about the Haredi population in Israeli News, but we don’t often take … Read More
If you’ve ever been to Israel, you might have noticed that there is very little water– very, very LITTLE water! There is one body of fresh water, the Sea of Galilee. The are few sources flowing into the Sea. And … Read More
Tel Aviv is an AMAZING place to visit in the summer. The city is a cultural center of Israel that attracts young people and elderly, secular and religious, and really all kinds of people. Simply put a Tel Aviv summer … Read More
The Maccabiah Games, an international Jewish sports competition, began this weekend. The Games occur every four years, and began in 1932. The Maccabiah is the third largest sporting event in the world and under the supervision of the International Olympic … Read More
Many people in North America and Europe are familiar with the BDS movement. The movement was founded in July 2005 in order to put pressure on Israel in relation to the conflict with the Palestinians, and to stop what the … Read More
A few weeks ago I ran the Ashdod Night Run. There were two races—one a 2K (1.25 miles), and the second a 5K (3.1 miles) along the shoreline…literally on the wet part of beach. Participants came from Tel Aviv, Be’er … Read More
Yom HaZikaron is Israel’s Memorial Day. It remembers soldiers who fell during their military services, and those killed in terrorist attacks throughout Israel’s history. Today we remember people who made a very important sacrifice on Yom HaZikaron 2017. The Hebrew … Read More
It may be easy for us to think that we know about the Israeli Political System. It began after the Partition Plan Resolution presented in the United Nations in 1947. We read and hear about it in the headlines, Israeli … Read More
For the past couple months, I’ve written about the waves of immigration, or aliyot, to Israel. It began with the First Aliyah in 1882, and continued until the Fifth Aliyah ending in 1939. The Yemenite, Ethiopian, and Russian Aliyot took … Read More
Dear Shimon Peres, As the nation, and the world, says “Good-bye Mr. President” I want to share with you some thoughts of your impact on the world you just have left…. Actually, not just about your impact on the world, but … Read More
There are many stories of Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror. They may not be with us today, yet they live on in our memory and in telling their stories. These are just some of Israel’s brothers’ and sisters’ … Read More
In honor of International Women’s Day I want to write about women in Israel. Israel has a lot to learn from when it comes to women’s rights and equality. The country also has some way to go. Women vote in Israel, … Read More
Hi everyone! I wanted to take this time to discuss some of the must- read book list concerning Israel and the Middle East. A recommended book list can help out. Sometimes the situations, histories, peoples, etc. can seem very complicated. … Read More
Hi again! In light of my recent engagement to my now fiancée, I would like to write a little bit about what a wedding looks like in Israel. Actually more of what a Jewish wedding looks like in Israel. Why … Read More
So I have recently finished guiding a Taglit- Birthright group here in Israel. For those who don’t know, Birthright is a ten- day trip for young Jewish adults in Israel to explore, discover, and define their Jewish identities and roots … Read More
Tomorrow is the 29th of November, which is a very special date in history. Why? Well, because on this day sixty- eight years ago (November 29, 1947), the United Nations (UN) voted in and passed a particular plan, or resolution. … Read More
Who are these modern Israelis walking past us on our trip? Today I want to talk about modern Israelis. After all, when you come to visit, you’ll see a lot of Israelis walking around, drinking coffee, living their lives. And obviously … Read More