Flower Crowns at Shavuot
How an association between an ancient symbol of harvest bounty and the modern Jewish settlement created a holiday symbol.
Celebrating Reunified Jerusalem – 1968
Only months after the Six Day War, the Israel Defense Forces marched proudly in Jerusalem with a display of power, including arms captured in battle.
Doing Tu B’Shevat the shmita way
The Keren Kayemet-Jewish National Fund isn’t tree planting this year but continues its greening work — even while the land rests.
Singing in the Rain
With rain and snow on the way, we present a few of the best-loved Israeli rainy day songs.
New Year’s Nostalgia
The Jewish New Year is a time for reflection with holiday greetings that recall simpler days.
Hanukkah in Israel: Inspired by the Maccabees
An online gallery depicts Hanukkah holiday motifs as celebrated by the Zionist pre-State yishuv in the early 20th century.
Horse Race Betting Comes to Israel
Toto, the Israel Sports Betting Board, last week opened the gate to horse race betting in Israel, in keeping with a long tradition from Roman times.
Israel Sign Language Makes Itself Heard
A visit to the Nalagaat Arts Center for the deaf proves that although Israel Sign Language for the deaf is still a young language, it is rich in Jewish and Israeli tradition, history — and humor.
Postal Vehicles in Eretz Israel
The Israel Postal Company recently issued a stamp set depicting the evolution of postal vehicles in the Land of Israel but there’s much more to the complicated history of package delivery in this region.
ViewMaster Israel
If you are a person of a certain age, then the ViewMaster holds a special charm. Like its predecessor, the Stereoscope, the View-Master was the virtual reality viewer of its day: a device designed to present 3-D photo images. And, like its predecessor, the Holy Land was a subject of great interest and popularity.
Old fashioned cleaning
We are in a cleaning frenzy! Not just me. The whole country is getting scrubbed fresh and ready for Passover. In days gone by, the lady of the house — unsurprisingly, most house-cleaning in Israel was and is done by women — would “raise the house”, literally upending all furniture and more or less flooding […]
Nostalgia Sunday – Einstein archive goes live
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem launches the all-new, expanded and digitized Albert Einstein Archives.