ISRAELITY

ISRAEL21c Start-up Nation giveaway

Nicky — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:05:19 +0000

Here in Israel, it’s no secret that the country is an economic success story. It’s been a topic of conversation for a couple of decades now. During the 1990s, and 2000s, the country’s high-tech industry blossomed, pulling virtually everything with it. With so much to do, and so little time to do it in, no one [...]

Israel gets its newest celebrity visitor

Nicky — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:25:24 +0000

We get a lot of celebrity visitors to Israel. Bill Clinton, George Bush, the Dalai Lama, Madonna , Leonardo DiCaprio, Grover from Sesame Street – you name it, the great and glorious come here. It’s a field day for the press, who follow their every move in Israel, trying to get that one great shot of [...]

High school musical – the hike

David — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:49:25 +0000

A uniquely Israeli creation, the tiyul shnati (Annual trip) has been part of our family’s lives since our oldest child was big enough for one of the outdoor overnight, multi-day trips. Whether they attend secular or religious schools, the annual trips are generally chock full of walking the land, camping in the rough, rope and ladder [...]

Nostalgia Sunday – Take a Hike, Alte Zachen!

Rachel Neiman — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:09:12 +0000

It’s the end of an era. Ynet News reported today that following six-year struggle, Tel Aviv has become the first city in Israel to prohibit the entry of horse-drawn carriages into its territory.” That phrase, “horse-drawn carriages” is a pretty euphemism for the age-old Jewish profession of dealing in rags, bones and bottles. In other [...]

Hang the blessed DJ

David — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:44:07 +0000

sraelis are not only making their mark in world high tech and science. We also know how to boogie… or whatever people do when that electro-trance jackhammer stuff is playing. British dance music bible DJMag knows what to call it, and being the experts they are, their readers recently came out with its ‘Top 100 DJs’ [...]

EVOO Israel style

Jessica — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:40:08 +0000

It’s olive harvest time in these parts, which I was reminded of while passing [a possibly] public grove of olive trees on King David Street, in which several Arab women were picking and harvesting the crop. Yes, charming and amusing and a reminder of the importance of olive oil, whether EVOO or other, in these parts. [...]

Foto Friday – Inspecting the Pipeline with Chaim Daon

Rachel Neiman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:34 +0000

Chaim Daon is a welding inspector working on one of the country’s most important energy infrastructure projects: the natural gas pipeline. When complete, the gas pipeline – an extension of the El-Arish-Ashkelon gas pipeline from Egypt to Israel, which became operational in 2008 – will be able to transport up to 7 billion cubic [...]

Oud v’Rikoud

Brian Blum — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:19:55 +0000

The annual Jerusalem International Oud Festival has become the leading event of its kind on the ethnic music calendar. Now in its tenth year, the festival, which kicks off next week, lasts for 16 days and includes shows in both Jerusalem and Nazareth. But those of us fortunate to have attended last week’s “Boogie Nights” [...]

Going to the zoo

Jessica — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:08 +0000

I’ve been waiting for the right moment to introduce my baby boys to the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, and given that their ears perk up every time they hear a dog bark, bird chirp or see a bird cross their path, I figured the time had come. Enough with reading about animals and faking a tiger’s [...]

Tel Aviv battle of the bands

David — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:41:53 +0000

It was an opening line that did not forebode well. “You picked an interesting night. Almost all the entries are metal,” said Bryan Steiner, greeting me at the bar of the Barby club in Tel Aviv Sunday night. Steiner was referring to the 16 musical acts which were set to perform two songs a piece in the [...]