Tag: Life

Israelis like to live life to its fullest. Follow these stories and get to know more about the vibrant culture, rich history and the warmth of the people of Israel.

Ori at the Beach

I just came across Ori at the Beach, a picture book available in Hebrew/English and Hebrew/French. The simple and colorful board book written by Delphine

Israeli mountaineer Nadav Ben-Yehuda arrives back in Israel after the heroic rescue on Everest. Photo by Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90.

Giving up Everest to save a life

Israeli mountain-climber Nadav Ben Yehuda trained for two years to scale Mount Everest. He gave up that dream 300 meters from the summit to save the life of a Turkish climber.

The Kastiel showroom gets refreshed every two weeks. Photo by Itay Sikolsky

Furniture for presidents

Clients include Golda Meir, David Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizmann, but now Kastiel, Israel’s most famous name in fine furniture since 1942, is opening a new line geared to smaller budgets.

Adventure Mob managed to raise the necessary amount to remake cult favorite “Leisure Suit Larry” in April.

Making Larry a new leisure suit

An Israeli startup called Adventure Mob seeks to breathe new life into the cult-classic game “Leisure Suit Larry” with a new gaming platform.

NJ fourth-graders’ Invention Convention enriched by ISRAEL21c

Nancy Miller, a technology teacher at The Moriah School in Englewood, New Jersey, recently wrote to report that her pupils used information from our article “Israel’s top 45 greatest inventions of all time” to prepare for the school’s annual fourth-grade Invention Convention.

The Israeli, South African and Canadian team at Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa.

The world’s oldest kitchen

Israeli experts are part of a team studying a South African cave thought to be the earliest example of a place used for cooking and maybe socializing.

IDF soldiers practice Krav Maga. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.

Defend yourself, Israeli style

The unique Israeli self-defense martial art of Krav Maga is taught internationally, but many students prefer to learn it in Israel, at its source.

Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi

Peace from the grassroots

USAID awards a three-year grant to a Bedouin professor’s peace-building project between Israeli and Palestinian human-services providers.