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A no-bake chocolate cheesecake at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, part of the hotel's Shavuot cheesecake collection. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
May 20, 2026, 5:53 am
Ahead of Shavuot, a Jerusalem cheesecake tour offers a slice of the city’s sweet side
Sampling 14 different cakes at seven capital cafes and bakeries, kosher food influencer Jamie Geller explores recipes and history as she looks to start a new holiday tradition
By Zev Stub
Milking time at Kibbutz Alumim's dairy, near the Gaza border in southern Israel, January 13, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 17, 2026, 2:54 pm
Milking it: New figures show Israelis consuming more dairy products and alternatives
Agriculture Ministry publishes new figures ahead of Shavuot and in wake of Knesset Committee okay to expand Dairy Council powers, despite Treasury opposition
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: A worker stacks dairy products at a Shufersal supermarket in the Golan Heights town of Katzrin, on July 1, 2022. (Michael Giladi/ Flash90/ File)
May 3, 2026, 8:09 pm
Biggest supermarket chain pulls some dairy products from shelves in spat over Tnuva price hikes
Dairy giant raises prices of butter and soft cheeses ahead of Shavuot, while other major food manufacturers will follow suit after the dairy-heavy Jewish holiday
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Shoppers at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, November 13, 2025. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
May 1, 2026, 12:18 am
Israel has higher cost of living than wealthier European nations, study shows
Sharp rises in food and housing prices in the past two decades are the main factors, fueling the ever-rising cost of living in Israel, the Aaron Institute for Economic Policy finds
By Sharon Wrobel
Avi Fraiman, the CEO of Kibbutz Alumim's dairy in southern Israel, January 13, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
February 4, 2026, 1:19 pm
Amid Finance Ministry dairy reform, besieged Gaza border farm’s fate is curdling, says CEO
Outgoing head Avi Fraiman, who has spent 43 years working at Kibbutz Alumim’s milk farm, says the government should target big food cartels rather than have a cow about the dairies
By Sue Surkes
A man walks past empty shelves marked price-controlled milk at a Shufersal supermarket in the northern city of Haifa, February 3, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
February 4, 2026, 4:06 am
Shoppers face empty milk shelves as dairy farmers ramp up fight against proposed reform
Producers agree to resume raw milk supply to processing companies for the time being, though protest convoys to Jerusalem still planned for Wednesday
By Sue Surkes
Dairy farmers and their supporters protest against the milk reform led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at HaGoma Junction near the city of Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, January 5, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
February 2, 2026, 3:33 pm
Farmers threaten to stop supplying milk in protest at dairy reform
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hits back at ‘communist’ industry, says when there is real competition from imports, such threats will be ‘a joke’
By Sue Surkes
Dairy farm at the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Alumim. (Courtesy)
November 20, 2025, 9:54 am
As consumers froth over milk shortages, dairies spoil for a fight to halt industry shakeup
Advocacy groups plan campaign against finance minister’s proposed reforms; Agriculture Ministry pushes alternative plan amid concern for dairy farmers and food security
By Sharon Wrobel
A sign limiting customers to one carton of milk at an unnamed supermarket, aired on August 26, 2025 on Channel 12. (Screenshot)
September 2, 2025, 9:50 am
Despite import waiver, milk shortage expected to worsen ahead of Jewish holidays
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot will fall in the middle of the week, shutting milk production at dairies for a total of nine workdays
By Sharon Wrobel
The busy aisles at a Rami Levy supermarket in Pardes Hannah-Karkur, on October 10, 2023. (Gavriel Fiske/ Times of Israel)
April 15, 2024, 10:06 pm
Inflation edges higher as housing costs and travel prices rise
Consumer prices rose by an annual 2.7% in March, from 2.5% in February, reducing the odds that the central bank will lower already high borrowing costs for consumers in May
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Dairy farm manager Gabo Altmark, a member of the Zikim civil guard, helped prevent Hamas terrorists from entering the kibbutz on October 7, pictured with Ghanian trainee Kwabena Frimpong on Kibbutz Zikim, December 2023. (Bernard Dichek)
January 13, 2024, 1:06 pm
Undeterred by Oct. 7 massacre, foreign interns keep Gaza-periphery dairy farms afloat
Agricultural students from Africa and Asia plant themselves on mostly-evacuated kibbutzim, helping to tend to the herds during a labor shortage
By Bernard Dichek
Illustrative: Milk and other dairy products are on display at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 11, 2023, 5:12 pm
Amid ongoing milk shortage, Israel lifts 40% import tariff for another six months
Milk shortage expected for at least the next six months; since start of 2023, Israel has seen a monthly shortage of 1 million to 1.5 million liters of milk
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Milk and other dairy products are on display at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2023, 4:33 pm
Israel scraps 40% customs tax on imported milk for three months
Finance Minister Smotrich seeks to open market for cheaper imports to address milk shortage in stores and supermarkets
By Sharon Wrobel
Cheese production at the Tnuva Tel Yosef dairy plant, December 21, 2015 (Yossi Zeliger/FLASH90)
May 2, 2023, 1:06 pm
Tnuva announces price hikes on unregulated dairy products in fresh blow to consumers
Food giant says costs to rise by average of 4.65%, with some to increase by over 9%; announcement comes with prices of regulated dairy products already set to soar
By ToI Staff
File: People shop for dairy products at the Shufersal Deal supermarket in Katzrin, on November 28, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
May 1, 2023, 10:56 am
Dairy prices to rise by 9%, with further hikes for next 3 years
Cost of basic milk and cheese products had been set to rise by 16%, but last-minute agreement slows process; prices to rise by 3% each May until 2026
By ToI Staff
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