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A Strawberry in Jerusalem

Published on February 14, 2012

Video credit: Omer Benovici, Natan Skop

He’s got his father’s lanky build, but Darryl Eugene Strawberry, known as D.J., son of renowned Major League Baseball player Darryl… More…

The Da’at Lens

Published on January 29, 2012

A month’s length of tours at Da’at Educational Expeditions, when viewed through the eyes of the tour educators and operators – those folks who plan, organize and lead the… More…

On the Hotline

Published on August 21, 2011

This summer of protests has made for some unlikely street scenes in the usually urban refuge that is Tel Aviv; as the city’s African refugees, and the hundreds of mostly… More…

A Rabbinate’s Rabbi

Published on June 29, 2011

For Rabbi Jonah Pesner, life in the rabbinate is one that has combined teaching, service to the community and social justice as well as the life of a typical congregational… More…

IDF Ethics

Published on May 16, 2011

For IDF Colonel (reserves) Bentzi Gruber, the defining moment in his long army career came after arriving home exhausted from Israel’s 2009 Cast Lead action in Gaza. “I fought… More…

Guides on Guiding; New Muki, Old Muki

Published on April 3, 2011

In Israel, as anywhere, nicknames are more than just dialect, they offer a hint about the individual, their personality, family, and where they come from. Hebrew offers some doozies, with… More…

The Rabbis Talk

Published on March 2, 2011

It was a coexistence challenge. 27 Bay Area rabbis from all streams of Judaism traveling together in Israel, organized by Da’at. In some ways, Israel is the only place… More…

Jeffrey Goldberg on Vacation

Published on January 17, 2011

For most people, taking a vacation means heading as far away as possible from work. But when one’s work encompasses a region, and that region includes Israel, a place that… More…

Like Tel Aviv

Published on November 29, 2010

If you haven’t heard, read it now. Guidebook Lonely Planet recently placed Tel Aviv as number three in the world’s top cities, calling TLV Israel’s “modern Sin City on… More…

Benninga Bikes

Published on October 17, 2010

Biker David Benninga on biking Israel, safe biking and Bermuda shorts.

A Lifetime Perspective

Published on September 6, 2010

PODCAST Hear about Hanan Michaeli’s pioneering life.
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Hanan Michaeli, age 96, an early Israel pioneer who has been with Da’at from… More…

Life in Translation

Published on June 11, 2010

The erudite and always well-dressed director of the Israel Museum, James Snyder, came to Israel from New York in 1996 and has just completed a significant overhaul and renovation of… More…

A Zoo in Wartime Poland

Published on May 17, 2010

The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman
Reviewed by Paul Liptz

“Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who capitalized on the Nazis’ obsession… More…

Tikkun Trek

Published on May 17, 2010

Micah Goodman’s schedule for Wednesday night, May 18, looks something like this:

7:00 pm: Head to synagogue for Shavuot Eve service
8:00 pm: Back home for holiday dinner… More…

Gidi Grinstein Leapfrogs

Published on March 4, 2010

Israel may be considered a light unto the nations, but it isn’t one of the world’s top 15 nations when it comes to cash and quality of life. Doesn’t… More…