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The Times of Israel

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Writer: Jessica Steinberg

May 20, 2013
12:37 pm

Another crew of happy diners from an EatWith meal (Courtesy EatWith)

Rent your home, eat dinner with strangers… lend out your PJs?

A multitude of new internet firms have changed the way you can plan vacations, and now have their sights on your dining experiences too. What will they have you sharing next?

By Jessica Steinberg

May 17, 2013
12:46 pm

Villas being built along the shoreline in Ashkelon/ (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash 90)

Seaside escape, with parking

Include Ashkelon on a list of beaches worth visiting

By Jessica Steinberg

May 10, 2013
12:31 pm

Actors in character for the grand opening of Jerusalem's First Station (photo credit: Davidi Saad)

Wheat, cheese and Torah, go celebrate

It’s pilgrimage festival time; head outdoors to dance in the fields and eat dairy

By Jessica Steinberg

May 10, 2013
1:40 am

Dancer Renana Raz wearing a Raziela dress, posing as Alexandra Shlomzion (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Historical threads in the Old City

The Tower of David Museum gears up for a summer exhibit on women, fashion and design

By Jessica Steinberg

May 5, 2013
5:09 pm

The latest group of actors visiting Israel with America's Voices in Israel (Courtesy AVI)

‘Scandal’ actors gush about their trip in Israel

‘At the end of dinner, I wished I was Jewish,’ says ‘Once Upon a Time’ star

By Jessica Steinberg

May 2, 2013
6:28 pm

Israel's first fan-owned team, Hapoel Katamon, celebrating a win (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Doldrums? What doldrums?

The parade of holidays is over (until next week) but that doesn’t mean fun events are taking a break

By Jessica Steinberg

April 30, 2013
4:13 am

'X-Factor' hopefuls and friends in Ashdod (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Stepping to the mic, Israel tries to solve for ‘X’

British export ‘The X Factor’ is due to premiere locally later this year, but as one pre-audition in Ashdod shows, finding star power at home won’t be easy as ABC

By Jessica Steinberg

April 30, 2013
1:58 am

Kerry Washington, the star of political thriller 'Scandal' and the cast (Courtesy 'Scandal' Facebook page)

‘Scandal’ stars in Israel this week

America’s Voices in Israel, a division of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, brings group of actors to Holy Land

By Jessica Steinberg

April 28, 2013
2:40 am

Harry Moskoff filming 'The A.R.K. Report' in the Western Wall tunnels (Courtesy Harry Moskoff)

A sci-fi search for the holy A.R.K.

A Jewish ‘Da Vinci code’ project’: A filmmaker turns his archaeological passion into a short film that’s heading to the festival circuit

By Jessica Steinberg

April 26, 2013
9:35 am

Throwing boards onto the growing bonfire in Ramat Gan. (photo credit: Chen Leopold/Flash 90)

Light that fire

Melt a marshmallow, gather some wood, cut your hair: it’s Lag B’Omer

By Jessica Steinberg

April 24, 2013
5:23 am

Beyonce in her 'Freakum Dress' designed by Alon Livne (via Facebook)

Beyonce goes sabra with ‘Freakum dress’

Singer dons a gown by a local ‘Project Runway’ winner for her world tour

By Jessica Steinberg

April 23, 2013
2:14 pm

A local urban artist is creating a hand-constructed fence at the Station, made from recycled pieces of wood (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

In Jerusalem, the station is a destination even though there’s no train

Capital’s Ottoman-era refurbished railway terminal is set to open at the beginning of May as a meeting place for food and culture

By Jessica Steinberg

April 22, 2013
11:55 pm

Shula, Elior and Aharon Babian at home in Beit Shemesh (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

The boy who beat incredible odds to win the Bible Quiz

No champion of the annual Bible contest is ordinary. Elior Babian is more extraordinary than most

By Jessica Steinberg

April 21, 2013
9:22 am

Liad Shoham, attorney and thriller writer, hanging around Tel Aviv's Shuchnat HaTivka (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

The invisible refugee finds a home in Liad Shoham’s thrillers

The country’s #1 thriller writer talks about his first two books — both about brutal events in the city of Tel Aviv — being translated into English

By Jessica Steinberg

April 19, 2013
9:56 am

Tree trunk (photo credit: Courtesy of Dov Herzenberg)

Hug a tree, get a globe, watch the walls, see a swift

As Earth Day approaches, the top five ways to make the most of the springtime weather

By Jessica Steinberg

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Jessica Steinberg

Rent your home, eat dinner with strangers… lend out your PJs?

A multitude of new internet firms have changed the way you can plan vacations, and now have their sights on your dining experiences too. What will they have you sharing next?

Seaside escape, with parking

Include Ashkelon on a list of beaches worth visiting

Wheat, cheese and Torah, go celebrate

It’s pilgrimage festival time; head outdoors to dance in the fields and eat dairy

Historical threads in the Old City

The Tower of David Museum gears up for a summer exhibit on women, fashion and design

‘Scandal’ actors gush about their trip in Israel

‘At the end of dinner, I wished I was Jewish,’ says ‘Once Upon a Time’ star

Doldrums? What doldrums?

The parade of holidays is over (until next week) but that doesn’t mean fun events are taking a break

Stepping to the mic, Israel tries to solve for ‘X’

British export ‘The X Factor’ is due to premiere locally later this year, but as one pre-audition in Ashdod shows, finding star power at home won’t be easy as ABC

‘Scandal’ stars in Israel this week

America’s Voices in Israel, a division of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, brings group of actors to Holy Land

A sci-fi search for the holy A.R.K.

A Jewish ‘Da Vinci code’ project’: A filmmaker turns his archaeological passion into a short film that’s heading to the festival circuit

Light that fire

Melt a marshmallow, gather some wood, cut your hair: it’s Lag B’Omer

Beyonce goes sabra with ‘Freakum dress’

Singer dons a gown by a local ‘Project Runway’ winner for her world tour

In Jerusalem, the station is a destination even though there’s no train

Capital’s Ottoman-era refurbished railway terminal is set to open at the beginning of May as a meeting place for food and culture

The boy who beat incredible odds to win the Bible Quiz

No champion of the annual Bible contest is ordinary. Elior Babian is more extraordinary than most

The invisible refugee finds a home in Liad Shoham’s thrillers

The country’s #1 thriller writer talks about his first two books — both about brutal events in the city of Tel Aviv — being translated into English

Hug a tree, get a globe, watch the walls, see a swift

As Earth Day approaches, the top five ways to make the most of the springtime weather

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