Shopping: Design in the City

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Jerusalem is about many things, from hallowed sites and sacred streets to complicated politics and angst-ridden religion. But it’s also a place that wants to redefine itself at this point in time, becoming a city that is current, significant and of interest to its residents, preferably young ones who will choose to live in this complicated place. (more…)

Food: The Guava Debate

It’s guava season. And as those who have ever been around a guava know, it’s a difficult period. The guava, it must be said, has an intense scent that is… More…
Activities: Carmel Foliage

Fall is the time for a visit to the Carmel Mountains, when the early rains stimulate new growth to parched flora and fauna desperate for a bit of moisture. It’s… More…
Media: Shopping for the New Year

When we were young, it was the new outfit and shiny patent leather shoes that portented the approach of the New Year. These days, our thoughts may turn… More…
Activities: Community Gardening

The kibbutz concept may be a thing of Israel’s past, but the love for community, agriculture and socialism are never far from the Israeli mind. Match that with the… More…

Places: A Sabra Christmas

It’s debatably the most important Christian holiday, yet in Israel — birthplace of Christendom but home to far fewer Christians than Jews — Christmas is something of an anomaly. No… More…

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Places: House from Within

Photos by Rina Castelnuovo

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Twice a year, Jerusalemites and Tel Avivians open their homes and significant buildings to the public for Batim… More…
Shopping: Old Jaffa is New

The ancient port city of Jaffa, just south of Tel Aviv’s bustle at then end of the pedestrian beach promenade, has been no stranger to the creep of gentrification, a… More…

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