World Cup beers headline Israel’s summer craft beer lineup
The Israeli craft brewing industry seems to have struck a plateau – at least for the time being.…
Israel Festival dance premiere inspired by The Green Table
A group of men in their seventies stand in a war scene and hold each other up. A…
Israel Festival dance premiere inspired by The Green Table
A group of men in their seventies stand in a war scene and hold each other up. A…
How Netanyahu’s Top General Became His Strongest Challenger
Since the collapse of the Oslo peace process and the outbreak of the second intifada, a generation ago,…
How Israeli artist Leo Ray finds joy in an increasingly dark world
Merging the everyday and the elevated, Leo Ray manages to capture the simplicity of everyday motifs – painting…
The search for Haymanut Kasau: Why Israel must not forget the missing girl
Last week, at the end of our Shabbat services in Jerusalem, the blessing over the wine that precedes…
How Israel’s prolonged war affects memory, concentration, brain function
“Dana,” a 42-year-old mother of three young children, sat across from me and tried to describe something she…
Israel’s hockey league is building a thriving sports community
Several months ago, I, like many others, bought into the hockey show hype, and since then, my social…
Judaism and politics take center stage at Israel’s biggest Bible study gathering
Every summer, for four days, the picturesque Gush Etzion community of Alon Shvut becomes Israel’s capital of Bible…
How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
As part of these clashes, Israel twice launched significant air strikes on Iran—the second time ravaging Iran’s air…
Lessons from Singapore and Japan for repairing Israeli society
History – particularly Jewish history – does not exist in a vacuum; it is neither random nor capricious.…
Oscar-winning Jewish history filmmaker Richard Trank begins new life in Israel
For decades, Richard Trank helped tell some of the most important stories in Jewish history. As the Oscar-winning…