For years, writer Yossi Klein Halevi considered himself a peace skeptic. But changes in the region, along with recent experiences with friends like Bar Galin and Rawan Odeh, have challenged that skepticism.
- Israeli SceneChoosing a Different Path Toward Peace
Changes in the Middle East, and the work of friends like Bar Galin and Rawan Odeh, hint at new attitudes about Israel.
Israeli SceneThe Pioneering Women of ZionismAn updated anthology of classic Zionist texts acknowledges the influence of women like Golda Meir and Naomi Shemer as well as Hadassah’s early leaders.
An updated anthology of classic Zionist texts acknowledges the influence of women like Golda Meir and Naomi Shemer as well as Hadassah leaders.
Israeli Scene Wider WorldMaking a Difference in NepalIn Tevel B’Tzedek, Israeli Micha Odenheimer has created a Jewish Peace Corps that brings Jewish aid and ideals to Nepal, one of the world’s most impoverished nations.
Volunteers from Tevel B’Tzedek enhance Nepalis’ skills as farmers, educators and community leaders.
Israeli SceneDigging Beneath the Surface: An Archeologist’s View of the Temple Mount and its EnvironsEilat Mazar, scion of a family of esteemed Israeli archaeologists, unearths connections to the past in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Eilat Mazar, scion of a family of esteemed Israeli archaeologists, unearths connections to the past in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Israeli SceneThe Six-Day War 50 Years Later: The Pride, the PainThe events of 1967 united Jews around the world in an emotional trajectory—from existential fear to relief and, finally, to jubilation when Israel reunified Jerusalem. But it also bequeathed to us wrenching dilemmas that persist to this day.
The events of 1967 united Jews around the world in an emotional trajectory. But it also bequeathed to us wrenching dilemmas that persist to this day.
Israeli SceneCaesarstone: From Kibbutz Dining Hall to Ultra-Modern MilanHaute cuisine has become a national pastime in Israel, and Caesarstone embraces this trend with its first conceptual cookbook, A Material Menu: Designs for the Culinary Aesthetic.
Haute cuisine has become a national pastime in Israel, and Caesarstone embraces this trend with its first conceptual cookbook.
Israeli SceneIsrael Building the World’s Tallest Solar TowerWhen the entire Ashalim B power plant in the Negev Desert is completed at the end of this year, the 750-feet-high tower will supply enough renewable electric power for 120,000 households.
When the entire Ashalim B power plant in the Negev is completed at the end of this year, it will supply enough renewable power for 120,000 households.
Israeli SceneThe Promised Land of Medical MarijuanaWith eight farms authorized to cultivate marijuana and pending legislation to ease access to the drug, Israel’s cannabis industry is one of the most advanced in the world.
With eight farms authorized to cultivate marijuana and pending legislation to ease access to the drug, Israel’s cannabis industry is one of the most advanced in
Israeli SceneGetting Your Hands Dirty in IsraelTaking part in volunteer digs from Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea to sites in the north has become a popular attraction for tourists, students and retirees.
Volunteer digs from Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea to sites in the north have become popular attractions for tourists, students and retirees.
The Cheesecake Factory Comes to IsraelOne of America's favorite chain restaurants—the Cheesecake Factory—is now selling its eponymous cakes in Israel, with new flavors for Shavuot.On the Slow Road to ZionismHelen Schary Motro's road to aliyah may have been slow, but looking back it seems preordained and gloriously inevitable.Ancient Jawbone Unearthed in Israel Rewrites Prehistoryby Esther HechtThe jawbone, with seven teeth still attached, was discovered in 2002 along with thousands of flint tools.Israel’s Fallen Commemorated in Simple, Stunning Memorialby Esther HechtBricks spiral up and around the asymmetrical, bell-shaped void, allowing natural light to penetrate the hall for Israel's fallen.Israeli Pool Robots and Other Kibbutz Success Storiesby Dina KraftThe over 20 multinational corporations on kibbutzim today have allowed those collectives to hold on to their socialist spirit.‘The Zionist Ideas’ Reclaims Women’s Voicesby Gil TroyThe update of Arthur Hertzberg's classic text about the Jewish liberation movement restores women to their proper place in the Zionist conversation.A Very Israeli Barbecue, with HummusJessica Halfin's family barbecue will feature grilled chicken thighs, creamy hummus and fluffy pita. To drink, mint lemonade and, for dessert, strawberry soup.Israeli Vineyards on the Frontline of Cultural ZionismWine on the Vine takes up the challenge of spreading positive cultural developments in Israel, aiming to share an apolitical version of the modern Israeli story.Footer Menu Column 1
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