Monthly hikes are one of the many activities offered by the English Speakers Residents Association. (photo from ESRA) The reasons for making aliyah are many, however, some of the big questions holding back potential olim (immigrants), especially those who are…
An aerial photo of the remains of a 3,200-year-old Canaanite fortress built near today’s town of Kiryat Gat. (photo by Emil Aladjem/IAA via Ashernet) The Kiryat Gat fortress site, which was opened to visitors this week, was prepared by the…
Both MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, left, and her political aide, Becca Wertman, have Canadian roots. (photo from Becca Wertman) A new, dynamic force has hit the Knesset, with a political aide just as passionate, and both are rooted in Canada. Michal…
Clockwise from top left: Prof. Daphna Lewinsohn-Zamir, Prof. Guy Davidov, Ohad Amar and Vardit Dameri Madar of Hebrew University’s Clinical Legal Education Centre. (photos from cfhu.org) Five representatives of Hebrew University’s Clinical Legal Education Centre (CLEC) took part in an…
Students and staff of the recent Arrow Project on a tour of Sheba. In the centre is Prof. Eldad Katorza. Student Yair Jalmar is at the far right. (photo from IMP) Sheba Medical Centre, Israel’s national hospital, enjoys a reputation…
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with firefighters near the Gaza border earlier this week. (photo from IGPO via Ashernet) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited the Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) at the Erez border crossing point and sites where fires have…
The interior of a dolmen (ancient burial chamber built of rocks) with symbols overlaid on the image for clarity. (photo by Yaniv Berman/IAA via Ashernet) There are many such dolmens in the Galilee and the Golan, all of which date…
(photo from Ashernet) On July 6, using a Shavit-2 rocket, Israel successfully launched the Ofek 16 reconnaissance satellite into Earth’s orbit. The first Israeli satellite (Ofek 1) was launched in 1988. Investment in this field produces strategic defence systems, but…
Left to right: Devorah Abramson, Yehudit Dribben and Sheva Chaya blow the shofar at Miriam’s Well on Lake Kinneret. (photo by Aviva Spiegel) In the annals of the current COVID-19 pandemic, artist Maureen Kushner has a rare happy story –…
A human jawbone found in the Misliya Cave on Mount Carmel near Haifa. (photo by Israel Hershkowitz, Tel Aviv University via Ashernet) A human jawbone and other fossils found in the Misliya Cave on Mount Carmel near Haifa indicate that…
