Israeli Singers Should You Be Jammin’ Out To!
When I was a teenager, I participated in a lot of the teen events of the JCC. It’s how I…
6 years ago
Society
Your Next Israeli Movie Night!
I remember when I was a teenager I would go to the Rochester JCC every month to watch the monthly…
6 years ago
What does it mean to have an Israeli Passport?
Passports are not necessarily an item we think about on a day-to-day basis. But they are incredibly important in understanding…
6 years ago
Top 10 Graffiti Art in Israel
There are many different views of what graffiti means in society—some people disapprove of the graffiti on the walls of…
6 years ago
What does it mean to have Sigd in Israel?
The holiday of Sigd is an Ethiopian Jewish holiday that became a national Israeli holiday in 2008. It takes place…
6 years ago
What is Israeli Food, Really?
When many people think of Israeli food, they think of falafel, shawarma, and hummus. And all of those dishes are…
6 years ago
Yitzchak Rabin… How Do We Remember?
Today we remember the 23rd anniversary of Yitzchak Rabin’s assassination. Israel commemorates the date on the Hebrew calendar’s date, which…
6 years ago
What is Yom Kippur 2018 All About?
Rosh HaShanah has passed. So have the ten days of repentance between then and today, Yom Kippur, or the Day…
6 years ago
Celebrate the Jewish New Year 2018!
It is now Jewish New Year 2018! Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year, and it is celebrated around the…
6 years ago
The Balfour Declaration Turns 100 Years Old… Now What?
This year is a big year in Israeli history. It is Israel’s 70th Independence Day, the 70- year anniversary of…
7 years ago
What can we learn from the City of Hebron?
Hebron is one of four holy cities in Judaism, along with Tzfat, Tiberias, and Jerusalem. Many can forget the city’s…
7 years ago
The Munich Massacre of 1972
The 2016 Olympic in Rio De Janero ended not too long ago, so I want to take the opportunity to…
7 years ago
Water in Judaism, what does it really mean?
If you've ever been to Israel, you might have noticed that there is very little water-- very, very LITTLE water!…
7 years ago
What can we learn from Tisha B’Av today?
Tisha B'Av, or the ninth day of the month of Av, is one of five fast days in the Jewish…
7 years ago
Top 10 Museums in Israel
Israel is filled with museums addressing topics ranging from history to archeology to science to politics. You can spend hours…
7 years ago
5 Reasons Why Tel Aviv is Great in the Summer
Tel Aviv is an AMAZING place to visit in the summer. The city is a cultural center of Israel that…
7 years ago
Can You Keep Up With These Israeli Athletes?
The Maccabiah Games, an international Jewish sports competition, began this weekend. The Games occur every four years, and began in…
7 years ago
BDS: Buy Israeli Products! Do the opposite! Support Israel!
Many people in North America and Europe are familiar with the BDS movement. The movement was founded in July 2005…
7 years ago
Why Do You Really Care About Flag Day?!
Yesterday, we celebrated Flag Day 2017 in the United States. The day celebrates adaption of the U.S. flag on June…
8 years ago
50 Years Since the Six Day War
This week marks the fiftieth anniversary since the Six Day War of 1967. The war was an intense fight between…
8 years ago
What are you eating on Shavuot 2017?!
Today is the beginning of Shavuot 2017! Shavuot is the second of three pilgrimage (Passover and Shavuot) festivals to Jerusalem.…
8 years ago
Celebrating Ramadan in Israel
Israel is a country holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The Muslim population is the largest population in the country,…
8 years ago
How Should We Celebrate Lag B’Omer?
Today we celebrate Lag B'Omer, the thirty- third day of the Omer, a period of forty- nine days between the…
8 years ago
Running in the Footsteps of Israeli History
A few weeks ago I ran the Ashdod Night Run. There were two races—one a 2K (1.25 miles), and the…
8 years ago
5 Things You Need to Know About Israel’s Independence Hall
Israel's Independence Hall is the place where the Jewish leadership declared Israel an independent, modern Jewish state! It was an…
8 years ago
Israeli Independence Day 2017
Today is Israeli Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut, is celebrated. It is a day full of celebrations, joy, and remembering the importance…
8 years ago
All About Yom HaZikaron 2017
Yom HaZikaron is Israel's Memorial Day. It remembers soldiers who fell during their military services, and those killed in terrorist…
8 years ago
Like Indiana Jones?! Check out archeology in Israel!
Archeology is a thriving industry and part of Israel. That makes sense because it is an ancient area in the…
8 years ago
What was the Holocaust?
What was the Holocaust? Today we mark the Israeli national day we remember the Holocaust, or Shoah in Hebrew, which…
8 years ago
Agriculture in Israel
As you may imagine (or maybe experienced), Israel is a hot country. Agriculture in Israel is not something you may…
8 years ago
Mimouna – North African Jewish Holiday 2017
Mimouna 2017, the North African Jewish celebration welcoming the Messiah With Passover having ended, there are many different ways to celebrate the…
8 years ago
Top 10 Things to Do in Israel During Passover 2017
Passover 2017 is starting tonight. It is a week off from school and for many jobs here in Israel. It’s…
8 years ago
How are You Starting a New Year 2017?
We have now started a new year, marking new beginnings, new chapters, and new times. It is customary to look…
8 years ago
Christmas in the Holy Land
Christmas is one of the most important holidays in the Christian calendar. The second major holiday is Easter celebrated in…
8 years ago
A Mitzvah A Day Campaign
With Hanukkah starting soon, I want to talk about something very important to me. It’s a sort of campaign I…
8 years ago
What Do You Know About Israeli Politics?
It may be easy for us to think that we know about the Israeli Political System. It began after the…
8 years ago
A Private Tour Guide’s Aliyah
For the past couple months, I’ve written about the waves of immigration, or aliyot, to Israel. It began with the…
8 years ago
Now You’re An Expert About the Russian Aliyah?
If you’re up-to-date on my blog, then you know I’ve been spending some time writing about all the different aliyot,…
8 years ago
The Great Adventure of the Ethiopian Aliyah
Before Israel was established, there were five waves of Jewish immigration. The First Aliyah began in 1882, and the Fifth…
8 years ago
All About the Fifth Aliyah to Israel
There were five major waves of Jewish immigration before the State of Israel was born. We’ve talked about them before.…
8 years ago
Good-bye Mr. President: Remembering Peres
Dear Shimon Peres, As the nation, and the world, says "Good-bye Mr. President" I want to share with you some thoughts…
8 years ago
The Fourth Aliyah of Israel
When we look at Israeli society today, it can be easy to think how all of it got started, from…
8 years ago
Learn about the Holiday of Shavuot
Today we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, the holiday of the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It comes…
9 years ago
All About the Third Aliyah to Israel
An aliyah to Israel is when someone, or a group of people, move to the land of Israel. Before Israel…
9 years ago
The Second Aliyah to Israel
Before the State of Israel was born, there were five major waves of Jewish immigration to the land. Each wave…
9 years ago
People of the Second Aliyah
When we talk about events like a major wave of Jewish immigration to the land of Israel, it is easy…
9 years ago
Israeli Fallen Soldiers’ Stories
There are many stories of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror. They may not be with us today, yet…
9 years ago
Ready for your Jewish Birthright Trip to Israel?
The Jewish Birthright trip is a special trip to Israel that has a lot of people talking. The organization brings…
9 years ago
International Women’s Day in Israel
In honor of International Women's Day I want to write about women in Israel. Israel has a lot to learn from…
9 years ago