The members of Cavemen, a Tel Aviv group which hopes to sign with Oleh Records: ‘If a great band comes out of Israel, people will look at us instead as a very creative country.’Friday afternoon is a time when many …

Running the Holyland with the Hash House Harriers
Join revelers in Tel Aviv for an International social fun run and beer-drinking event. ‘It was the silliest run I ever did,’ says one enthusiast.
US music lovers join the birthday fun for Israel’s greatest classical ensemble – the IPO
Celebrating its birthday in style – ‘Some have said they had no idea people played classical music in Israel. The IPO certainly gets that message across.’The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) has long been known as one of the world’s great …
Israeli jewelry designers aim to dazzle the US market
Relying on the old adage that there’s strength in numbers, a group of independent Israeli jewelry designers have banded together in an attempt to penetrate the vast American jewelry market.Showcasing prominent designs in sterling silver and gold jewelry, the recently …
Coming soon to HBO: A ‘therapeutic’ drama made in Israel
When Noa Tishby moved from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles, it was to make it as an actress. Two years later, she’s now a history-making producer, spearheading the first original Israeli TV drama series to be picked up by an …
Israeli lampshades so tasty you’ll want to eat them
Shuli Levin: There is such a thing as positive consumption.Shuli Levin’s lampshades look so good you could almost eat them. But rather than cultivate the squash-like gourds that grow outside his studio in Bnei Zion, a moshav north of Ra’anana, …
Israeli origami lover transforms paper-folding into education
Students use Miri Golan’s techniques – ‘I felt origami can and should be practiced not only as a hobby but also as a didactic tool.’Miri Golan was a young girl when she first became acquainted with the joys of the …
Telling Israel’s stories to kids
Author Sonia Levitin: I think that everybody who goes to Israel, whether they are Jewish or they are not Jewish, feels a connection right away.The event space at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore at New York’s famous Lincoln Square plays …
Israeli design isn’t ‘monkey business’
Monkey Business offers “practical yet humorous” ideas like ‘Dolica the sheep to keep’, an aluminum cast ‘Plughole Ashtray’ that replicates a drain stopper, and of course Oprah’s favorite, the Doorganizer. You can’t get a stronger endorsement than Oprah Winfrey’s – …
Israeli film ‘Sweet Mud’ to compete at Sundance Festival
Dror Shaul grew up looking forward to the weekly ‘film night’ on his kibbutz in southern Israel. “There was so much commotion around it – it was the highlight of the week, with everyone buzzing ‘ Is the film going …
Israeli youth make a ‘Personal Commitment’ to society
‘The Personal Commitment program is about getting the students to relate to the social needs of their community and to promote their social involvement.’The first time Israeli teenager Rotem Dolev, 16, arrived at the social club for blind adults near …



