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.

An army with a heart

One, Two, Three, Attention is a program adopted by Kav La Chaim as a special project to create an opportunity for mentally retarded individuals to

Replacing a border with a bridge

A model of the Bridging the Rift Center which will have its official launch this week on the desert border between Israel and Jordan.An ambitious

Israeli educator eyes American schools

Students at the Democratic School in Bekat Ono pose with their teacher.Yaacov Hecht helped transform the school system in Israel with the idea of ‘democratic

Israeli, Palestinian youth play ball

Some of the Israeli and Palestinian youngsters who participated in the Twinned Sports Schools program.Ahmed Sabri will always remember the day he first played soccer

Seeing the forest for the trees

“The JNF is the world’s leading authority in arid land forestry.” – United States Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth during his visit to Israel. (Photo:

Not just child’s play

Initiated by child Holocaust survivor Dr. Kitty O. Cohen, the Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace program led Palestinian and Israeli children, ages 9-12, to express pain,

Working to build ‘futures’

The Atidim project is specifically designed to enable talented Israeli youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue academic studies in engineering and the sciences.When Ilana Sanvato

Walk in peace

Hundreds of Jewish and Arab Israelis have taken part in silent peace walks in various regions of the country.Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King would,

Bringing the university to Jaffa

Underprivileged students from Jaffa make use of the facilities at Tel Aviv University, thanks to the Price-Brodie Initiative. In a private study room on the