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	<title>Omanoot Blog - Israel through Art</title>
	
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		<title>Comedy for a cause</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 12:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Marder Like many 13-year-old boys, Koby Mandell appreciated a good joke. It’s fitting, then, that the Israel-based foundation started in his memory has become well known for its biannual comedy show—now in its 7th year—that tours the country and raises roughly $70,000 for the foundation’s work. This month and next month&#8217;s “Comedy for Koby” shows feature a well-rounded lineup of American comedians with distinct styles of hilarity and material, while still keeping the jokes PG-rated, at least at &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/comedy-for-a-cause/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Folded into Orly Castel-Bloom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 06:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Art for social change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orly Castel-Bloom wants the Israeli government to help her. And all writers. “You can’t make a living off of royalties,” she told the Israeli Ma’ariv newspaper in November. The daily was doing an extensive interview with her, one of Israel’s most cherished writers, a woman who over the years has won five of the prizes most coveted by authors and other artists in the country. “The life span of an Israeli writer or poet in Israel is 60, then he &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/folded-into-orly-castel-bloom/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creation, Reproduction and Imitation in Israeli Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Rowland</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[etgar keret]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Adi Dvir At first Aristotle said all art is an imitation of life. Almost 2,000 years later, Oscar Wilde turned Aristotle on his head, making the observation that, oftentimes, it is life which imitates art. Which brings us once again to Etgar Keret, who, we have already seen, takes the relationship between reality and creativity even one step further. In his story &#8220;Creative Writing&#8221; published by the New Yorker, Keret describes the subtle ways in which writing both deconstructs and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/creation-reproduction-and-immitation-in-israeli-literature/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oman-eats Says Cheese This Shavuot!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israeli Cheese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli cuisine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shavuot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shavuot 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Dafna Laskin Whenever anyone asks me what the major difference is between American and Israeli food, I tend to start theorizing on the different spices, flavors and textures that accompany the cuisine of a country with so many different gastronomical influences. Of course, what I actually want to say is that it&#8217;s simply the dairy. It&#8217;s the delicious, wide-ranging selection of dairy products that I think really set apart food in Israel from so many other countries. Whether it&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/oman-eats-says-cheese-this-shavuot/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Suddenly a Knock on the Door</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Adi Dvir More often than not, profound thought about a subject begins with a glance at its seemingly most superficial aspect, its name. For this there is no better companion than that symbol of all-enduring lingual authority: the Oxford English Dictionary. culture Pronunciation:/ˈkʌltʃə/ noun [mass noun] 1 the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively 2 the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society &#160; In other words, our “culture” would appear &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/suddenly-a-knock-on-the-door/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Omanoot- Weekend Events, May 10-17th</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Rowland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Rowland You know that summer is nearly here when the number of exciting events, parties and festivals begin to grow at an exponential rate. Yes, it&#8217;s time to take advantage of the amazing weather and leave the house to explore! What&#8217;s cooking this week in Israel? Take a look. And ready your pens to mark those calendars! DocAviv Film Festival Where: Various venues throughout the city of Tel Aviv. Check the film schedule for details. When: 3-12 of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/omanoot-weekend-events-may-10-17/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Walking Down the Tel Aviv Streets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israeli Graffiti]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photos by Lital Diamond Text by Rachel Marder You can&#8217;t walk down a street in Tel Aviv and not notice the fascinating street art. The work of talented artists, some offer political meaning, others are socially relevant, still others are grabbing eye candy that cause passersby to stop and stare. &#160; The streets of Tel Aviv are the perfect platform for artists and activists to reach curious eyes, raise thought-provoking questions and express a message that is uniquely Israeli.]]></description>
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		<title>Photographers In Interspace Dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[art and social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art can change the world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art for social change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bezalel academy of art and design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artists and photographers from more than 20 countries have participated in Bezalel Academy’s “Interspace” photographic conversation on Facebook. This unique social media-art conversation culminated in a four-day “Interspace marathon and exhibition” – online and at Bezalel – last week. Interspace, the brainchild of two Israeli Art students studying at the Bezalel Academy, is the first of its kind – an image-based dialogue marathon driven by social media and running between artists from around the world. A &#8220;situation room&#8221; has been &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/photographers-in-interspace-dialogue/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The People of the Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 08:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[israeli art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli collective unconcious]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Adi Dvir Every man&#8217;s memory is his private literature.  - Aldous Huxley “Literature, huh? Interesting.” This is what most people say when I tell them I am a graduate student of said field. The word “interesting” here is not self-explanatory. It comes with a slight squinting of the eyes, a marked downturn of the mouth’s corners, a gentle lifting of the brows, all of which add, “but superfluous.” All of you, who are reading this blog, probably don’t agree &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/the-people-of-the-book/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Jewelry Artists Dave &amp; Esty Call Israeli Art “Bold, Loud And Wild”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 08:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Marder</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[neve tzedek galleries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Lital Diamond Among the bustling boulevards of Tel Aviv and the beautiful vintage streets of Yaffo, lies the artsy neighborhood known as Neve Tzedek.  I discovered the quaint little area a few years ago while on a mission to find Shuk Ha’Pishpushim (the flea market) in Yaffo, and got lost.  Let’s just say it was one of the rare times I felt happy about losing my way. I explored the exclusive boutiques, cute cafes, and admired the private homes &#8230; <a href="http://blog.omanoot.com/2012/05/jewelry-artists-dave-and-esty-call-israeli-art-bold-loud-and-wild/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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