Israelis love meeting over a cup of coffee. Over the last 15 years, more and more chains have started offering first-rate java and cuisine. ISRAEL21c picks the 10 best. Someone visiting cities like Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa could …
Culture
13 must-see museums in Israel
There are more museums per capita in Israel than anywhere in the world, and they’re all bursting with innovation and creativity.
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New Orleans chefs cook up a storm in Israel [video]
Stopping to whip up a charity meal in sister city Rosh HaAyin, four celebrity chefs wined and dined their way across Israel. About 5,000 people turned out for a kosher Friday night dinner cooked by delegates of the New Orleans …
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Inside Tel Aviv’s greatest spaces [video]
The annual weekend Houses from Within event gives the public entrée to architecturally interesting institutions, businesses and homes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjDXNebxHPM About 80,000 people came to Tel Aviv’s fifth annual Houses from Within weekend recently, which offered free guided tours of 140 …
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Israel’s unique deaf-blind theater troupe [video]
Lacking sight and hearing, 11 Israeli actors comprise the world’s only professional ensemble of its kind.
See what’s blooming at Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
This urban oasis boasts the largest collection of plant species in Israel, and shares it with an increasing number of local and international visitors. Photo by Judith Marcus The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens is situated on 30 acres at the southeast …
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Folk music on the Sea of Galilee [video]
The annual Jacob’s Ladder Festival attracts a variety of musicians from several countries, plus thousands of fans. The Jacob’s Ladder Festival might take place off the main folk music circuit on the banks of the Sea of Galilee in northern …
Tel Aviv residents throw open their doors
Thousands of people mobbed the White City during its fifth annual Houses from Within event for free guided tours of its interiors and exteriors.
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Israel’s modern dance hub [video]
More than 750 international dance performances grace the stage each year at the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRxmzPbytnU Founded in what used to be a rundown area of Tel Aviv, the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and …
Another triumph for Israeli wine
Golan Heights Winery is the first Israeli producer to capture a Gran Vinitaly Special Award as ‘world’s best wine producer.’ Tending the vines at the Golan Heights vineyards. If only Victor Schoenfeld could have learned the secrets of his ancient …
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The theater troupe with no words [video]
Clipa’s non-text-based theatrical style wows audiences with dance, design, light, music and the performers’ own bodies and faces. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqyEdoQZ3Yo You don’t have to speak Hebrew – or any other spoken language — to understand the extravagant shows staged by Israel’s …