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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

April 17, 2013
12:05 am

Mariano Edelman and his real-life counterpart Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 'Eretz Nehederet' (Courtesy Facebook page)

To Bibi or not to Bibi

Prime minister makes much-hyped appearance alongside the actor who lampoons him on the Independence Day episode of ‘Eretz Nehederet’ satire show

By Jessica Steinberg

April 15, 2013
5:08 pm

Bibi and Bibi on 'Eretz Nehederet', in honor of Israel's 65th (Courtesy 'Eretz Nehederet' Facebook page)

PM does PM on ‘Eretz Nehederet’

The weekly comedy show convinced Netanyahu to appear in its Independence Day episode, airing Tuesday night

By Jessica Steinberg

April 15, 2013
4:41 pm

Aviel Krutinsky, lead singer of Iron Dome (Courtesy Aviel Krutinsky Facebook page)

They love the Merkava, in Moldova

Rock Band Iron Dome releases its first single, in honor of the IDF tank

By Jessica Steinberg

April 12, 2013
8:11 am

Celebrating the 64th, on the beach. (photo credit: Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)

Books and B7, gin and Herzl, for an independent celebration

Five alternative ways to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s 65th birthday

By Jessica Steinberg

April 11, 2013
11:54 am

Handbag designer and Steve's Packs scion Shira Wise in her Tel Aviv studio and loft (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

It’s in the bag

Handbag and costume designer Shira Wise turns a former leather showroom into a cozy work studio and loft

By Jessica Steinberg

April 10, 2013
9:06 pm

(From left) Comics Craig Robinson, Avi Liberman, Gary Gulman and Dwight Slade during the 2007 Comedy for Koby tour (Courtesy Avi Liberman)

Film documents US comics in Israel

Biannual tours of American comedians are a fish-out-of-water experience that ‘produces the best laughs’

By Jessica Steinberg

April 9, 2013
6:24 pm

The pergolaed overlook at Ariel Sharon Park (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

The sweet smell of a garbage dump transformed

Until 2000, Israel was piling 3,000 tons of stinking household waste here every day. Now Ariel Sharon Park outside Tel Aviv is the country’s largest green space-in-the-making, to include a 50,000-seat amphitheater, picnic grounds and a lake

By Jessica Steinberg

April 9, 2013
5:02 pm

Sold-out Babs adds a second concert

Barbra Streisand will perform Saturday night, June 22, following her show in Tel Aviv 2 days earlier

By Jessica Steinberg

April 9, 2013
11:34 am

Yariv Horowitz (center) and friends at a Maimouna party in Caesarea (Courtesy Yariv Horowitz Facebook)

Israeli filmmaker says he’ll file police complaint about assault in France

‘Rock the Casbah’ director Yariv Horowitz returns home to Israel, and wants to clarify what really happened at the Aubagne Festival

By Jessica Steinberg

April 5, 2013
10:30 am

Memorial candles as a testament to memory (photo credit: Dadi Elias)

Time to remember

How to engage in the national period of mourning the Holocaust

By Jessica Steinberg

March 29, 2013
12:24 am

A side view of Bibi's blow-dried hair (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

Because you’re worth it, Bibi

A closer look at the prime minister’s silvery locks, shown to particular effect during last week’s visit with Obama

By Jessica Steinberg

March 28, 2013
3:46 pm

A plate of Sunnywide up, by Avihai Shurin (Courtesy Avihai Shurin)

From Israel, a brighter breakfast

A whimsical take on the sunny-side-up

By Jessica Steinberg

March 28, 2013
1:30 pm

A pile of French-style macarons; generally friendly for Passover (Courtesy Wiki Commons)

View it, braid it, bake it

The seder’s done and you’re sick of matza pizza, but that doesn’t mean surrendering to the Passover doldrums

By Jessica Steinberg

March 24, 2013
2:42 pm

Harvest dances at Kibbutz Naan's Seder (photo credit: Courtesy Raaya Ben-Avraham)

The largest Seder in the world?

Kibbutz Naan does it up for Passover, with 1,300 guests and a show

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

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

To Bibi or not to Bibi

Prime minister makes much-hyped appearance alongside the actor who lampoons him on the Independence Day episode of ‘Eretz Nehederet’ satire show

PM does PM on ‘Eretz Nehederet’

The weekly comedy show convinced Netanyahu to appear in its Independence Day episode, airing Tuesday night

They love the Merkava, in Moldova

Rock Band Iron Dome releases its first single, in honor of the IDF tank

Books and B7, gin and Herzl, for an independent celebration

Five alternative ways to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s 65th birthday

It’s in the bag

Handbag and costume designer Shira Wise turns a former leather showroom into a cozy work studio and loft

Film documents US comics in Israel

Biannual tours of American comedians are a fish-out-of-water experience that ‘produces the best laughs’

The sweet smell of a garbage dump transformed

Until 2000, Israel was piling 3,000 tons of stinking household waste here every day. Now Ariel Sharon Park outside Tel Aviv is the country’s largest green space-in-the-making, to include a 50,000-seat amphitheater, picnic grounds and a lake

Sold-out Babs adds a second concert

Barbra Streisand will perform Saturday night, June 22, following her show in Tel Aviv 2 days earlier

Israeli filmmaker says he’ll file police complaint about assault in France

‘Rock the Casbah’ director Yariv Horowitz returns home to Israel, and wants to clarify what really happened at the Aubagne Festival

Time to remember

How to engage in the national period of mourning the Holocaust

Because you’re worth it, Bibi

A closer look at the prime minister’s silvery locks, shown to particular effect during last week’s visit with Obama

From Israel, a brighter breakfast

A whimsical take on the sunny-side-up

View it, braid it, bake it

The seder’s done and you’re sick of matza pizza, but that doesn’t mean surrendering to the Passover doldrums

The largest Seder in the world?

Kibbutz Naan does it up for Passover, with 1,300 guests and a show

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