In general, Israelis are very open-minded, warm, and accepting people, and Israel (which is built as a mix of different people and cultures) is quite friendly to foreigners and tourists. However, just like any other place in the world, some things may seem completely normal to an outsider, but in Israel can be taken as […]
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Tel Aviv University was ranked fifth in the Startup Genome ranking (one of the world’s leading consulting and research firms in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation policy) for 2021. The prestigious ranking examines the integration of graduates of the world’s leading universities in the field of entrepreneurship and the number of scaled-up companies founded
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Another question we received from a reader is regarding the term: “make bricks without straw”, which is a phrase that refers to a task that must be undertaken without the appropriate resources. This phrase origins from the bible, when the Israelite slaves in Egypt were no longer supplied with straw and had to take the
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The Twelve Tribes of Israel are, according to Abrahamic religious texts, the descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also known as Israel) through his wives, Leah and Rachel, and his concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah, who collectively form the Israelite nation. If you are Jewish, you are a descendent of those bloodlines, but can you tell
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With so many good films coming out soon, we think this post is needed. Here is a list of cinemas in Tel Aviv where you can just relax, unwind and escape reality for a few hours. We will split the list into three tiers: the high-level Cinematheque, the somewhat small inner-city cinemas, and the out-of-town
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Today we are going to present to you a daily trip plan in Mount of Olives churches and a few nice vantage points. The day begins with a view from Mount Scopus over the Judean Desert, the Jordan Valley, and the Dead Sea. We will continue to visit the Augusta Victoria complex and the impressive
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About a week ago, I participated in the Darom Adom run as part of the Darom Adom (“Red South”) Festival, which starts at the Marva campsite (near Kibbutz Alumim), and then had a picnic in the Shokeda forest, among the anemone blossoms. I thought it would be interesting to write down some comments for those
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Just like Israeli cinema, which produces great, high-quality films, in recent years Israelis enjoy more and more local television productions of excellent quality. In this article, we have compiled a list of the best Israeli tv shows (old and new) that are a must-see, if you are a TV enthusiast, there is a reasonable chance
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One question we have recently received by mail was “where do IDF soldiers live?” I don’t know if this person is planning to make Aliya and join the IDF (as a lone soldier) or this was just a general curiosity type of question, but in any case, we are always here to help. The short
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The Aircraft Trail is a new circular hiking trail around the summit of Mount Eitanim. The name of the route is in memory of an IDF plane that crashed on the side of the mountain during the War of Independence (the nearby mountain is also named after the pilot – Mount Pilots, ‘Tayassim’ in Hebrew).
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