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Making Myself at Home: A Graphic Aliyah Adventure
From working in an ice-cream shop to running to bomb shelters, an American-born graphic artist chronicles the milestones that make her feel like a ‘proper Israeli.’
Homeward Bound
For Hadassah, travel to Israel has long been both a joy and a sacred commitment, but in recent years—amid pandemic and war, first in Gaza and later with…
At Bookhaus in Tel Aviv, English Is Not Lost in Translation
Michal Goldschmidt’s bookshop in the north of the city has quickly become a cozy new literary hub for English-language readers.
5050 Initiative Looks to Reverse Decline of Women in the Knesset
‘Israel is facing a profound national crisis, and the upcoming elections are critical for rebuilding the country,’ says 5050 Initiative founder Yael Yechieli.
What’s All the Buzz About Bees for Peace?
Thanks to an interfaith coexistence effort, women across Israel from Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze communities are finding connection through beekeeping.
How to Become a Health Care Advocate
Women need the tools and language to demand more from a medical system that often asks them to endure suffering quietly or questions their experiences.
REVIEW: ‘Evening Begins the Day’
Jessica Brilliant Keener’s new novel follows two Jewish families in crisis as they confront betrayal, mental illness and the fragile bonds holding them together.
How Israeli Farmers Prepare for Annual Shavuot Demand
As farmers across Israel navigate conflict and loss, a visit to local dairies—and a no-bake tahini cheesecake recipe—offer a taste of resilience for the holiday table.
‘Beaches’ Is Finally a Broadway Musical
Iris Rainer Dart, the writer of the iconic 1980s tearjerker about an enduring female friendship, has brought Cee Cee and Bertie to the stage.
REVIEW: ‘A Call at 4 AM’
Journalist Amit Segal explores how Israel’s prime ministers—from Golda Meir to Benjamin Netanyahu—made the high-stakes decisions that continue to shape the country’s politics and security today.
REVIEW: ‘Promised Lands’
Drawing on letters and journals, Sharon Ann Musher traces her grandmother Hadassah Kaplan’s remarkable journey from Manhattan to British Mandate Palestine.
Sharon Nazarian Isn’t Done Fighting Antisemitism
One of the most outspoken Iranian American Jewish voices says ‘it starts with the Jews, but it doesn’t end with the Jews.’
The First Jewish Neighborhoods Beyond the Old City
From Mishkenot Sha’ananim’s iconic windmill to the courtyards of Beit David, a walking tour traces the neighborhoods that transformed a then-crowded Ottoman town into a modern, thriving city.
Amid War in Israel, the Zoo Became a Sanctuary
Animals still needed to be fed each morning, gates locked and enclosures cleaned. Life insists on its rhythms, even in times of fear.
Echoes of Ancient Conflicts in Israel
Every archaeological site or mountain overlook in the country was also a battlefield sometime, often many times, in the last 3,000 years.
Hannah Senesh, the Woman Who Became Zionist Legend
Two books by distinguished authors—'Crash of the Heavens' and 'Out of the Sky'—explore the story of the poet who parachuted behind enemy lines during the Holocaust.
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