
‘We’re marching to Zion’
Amish, Mennonite and Hutterite pilgrims meet with Israeli Chief Rabbi on a tour meant to build a relationship of blessing between Anabaptists and Jews.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

Amish, Mennonite and Hutterite pilgrims meet with Israeli Chief Rabbi on a tour meant to build a relationship of blessing between Anabaptists and Jews.

InSightec ExAblate Neuro gives Sami Zangi back the use of his hands, in the first procedure of its kind in Israel.

Israeli research reveals a cellular ‘tug of war’ that keeps rogue white blood cells from triggering diseases such as asthma and blood disorders.

Website pinpointing high-tech startups proves so popular they’ve made an iOS app for easier access.

Structural biologist Ron Diskin was part of a groundbreaking HIV research team at Caltech. Now he’s back home, building a new lab at the Weizmann Institute.

As part of their vocational curriculum, three students at Brooklyn’s Imagine
Academy are assembling Galilee Tisanes medicinal tea products.

Government and business officials come home from Vietnam with plans for a joint agriculture R&D fund and a free-trade agreement.

Once-a-month treatment for multiple sclerosis, and painkiller Tapentadol, gain US patents – inching Israeli pharma company closer to the market.

At Jerusalem’s Yad LaKashish-Lifeline for the Old, handcrafting Hanukkah gift
items helps immigrant pensioners remain productive members of society.

Siebenberg House in Jerusalem’s Old City sits atop revealed treasures of Jewish history, most notably a palatial residence of Hanukkah’s hero family.

Israeli chef and bakers share their favorite Hanukkah recipes with ISRAEL21c. Better stock up on oil.

Best known for his iconic images of American pro athletes, the kibbutz-born artist
and his wife run a successful fine-arts studio and school in Chicago.

‘As a looking-forward city, we need to connect with the most forward-looking country, and that’s Israel,’ says Vaughan city councillor.

Amblyz, invented by Israeli physician Omry Ben-Ezra, wins international prize for innovation and 7,000 orders from Turkey.

Prof. Malka Schaps may be the first ultra-Orthodox woman to climb this high on the professional academic ladder.