Rain got you down? Don’t want to leave the house to hear the Megillah again at shul? Well, in honor of Purim, the Israel Antiquities Authority is presenting a new virtual exhibition on its Website of masks and rattles which were discovered in archaeological excavations throughout the country.
Appearing in the exhibition are various masks [...]
Diggers for the truth have had a lucrative month. A Jewish archaeologist on Monday said that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem, not only date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon, but attest to the authenticity of the biblical narrative.
If the estimated age of the stone structure is true, the finding is [...]
A home renovation in the Old City of Jerusalem yielded an unusual Arabic inscription offering insight into the history of Muslim rule in the holy city.
The fragment of the 1,100-year-old plaque was probably made by an army veteran expressing his thanks for a land grant from the Caliph al-Muqtadir, whom the inscription names “Emir of [...]
Want to bring some of the magic of the Holy Land home to your land without having to pack your suitcase and worry about airlines and hotels and all of that stuff?
Well there are several ways to bring that magic into your life. One of them is going to synagogue, or you can read [...]
Last week there was a rumor surrounding the upcoming performance of Latin-American rock guitar god, Carlos Santana. The show at Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa was postponed, but as to a new date and a reason why, fans were left tripped out.
Santana was being brought by producer, Shuki Weiss. A few thousand tickets had already been [...]
The highly controversial film Jenin, Jenin, directed by Palestinian, Mohammad Bakri is being screened at the Tel Aviv University branch of Hadash, this coming Wednesday. Well needless to say many TAU students are vehemently opposed, including the on campus organization, ‘Im Tirtzu’.
Im Tirtzu’s Director-General Amit Barak said:
“As is known, a group of reservists who fought [...]
When the Jews of the Diaspora began moving around the world in an attempt to assimilate into new societies while sustaining their own culture, they found success in two main fields; the first was as money-lenders and the second was as artisans. There is something in the Jewish Neshama that lends itself to creative output. [...]
Last week we sent a Mazal Tov to Israeli film director Haim Tabakman, whose flick “Eyes Wide Open“ has won awards in the MedFilm Festival in Rome, as well as the Ghent Film Festival in Belgium. Now I am happy to report more Israeli cinema news.
This time the moving picture entertainment comes to the [...]
Mazal Tov to Haim Tabakman, an Israeli film director whose first feature-length picture, “Eyes Wide Open” won first prize for the “Eros and Psyche” award at the 15th annual MedFilm festival in Rome, Italy.
“Eyes Wide Open” is an Israeli, German and French co-production. The story is about a kosher butcher who has a homosexual [...]
There is an old cliché: When the student is ready the teacher appears.
I had traveled the world many times over, performed in soccer stadiums, appeared in films, dined with state leaders, collaborated with great artists and achieved what most people would view as a high level of success but I still felt something was [...]
His music is from the ’60’s and early ’70’s, and he definitely looks his age. But those who do remember this folk music icon of a bygone era, and have the NS 400 -600 needed to buy a ticket will be present in Ramat Gan Stadium on September 24, when Leonard Cohen saunters out on [...]
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THIS was just sent to me and I haven’t heard anything about it yet. Sounds like a good cause:
On June 18th 2009 a group of fifteen young Israelis and Palestinians will come together in Tel Aviv to show that music can overcome conflict by creating a unique track and video.
The project is a collaboration [...]
I was at this last FreshPaint show in Tel Aviv and it was great. 33,000 visitors came in a span of 5 days to see the latest in young Israeli art:
A huge success for Fresh Paint 2!
Over 33,000 people visited Fresh Paint 2 art fair, in just 5 days!
A large audience enjoyed the creative [...]
Kimba the pug is dressing up as Kabbalah Dog this Purim:
A satirical video clip that supposedly depicts Hitler being enraged over the parking problems in Tel Aviv is gaining wide momentum, as well as several complaints by Holocaust survivors.
The makers of the clip took a scene from the 2004 movie “Downfall” and invented new subtitles in Hebrew. In fact, there are over 20 different versions [...]
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