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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

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Roni Karlinsky with his beehives at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, near the Gaza border, southern Israel, September 1, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
October 2, 2024, 9:19 am
Despite the war, no shortage of honey for Jewish New Year
Located on a kibbutz near Gaza border, the Yad Mordechai factory, Israel’s biggest honey producer, reopened a month after the Hamas infiltration and massacre on October 7
By Sue Surkes
Yad Mordechai honey. (Courtesy)
April 15, 2022, 9:22 am
Health Ministry warns lactose intolerant of milk traces found in popular honey brand
Yad Mordechai says products with best-before dates of January 2, 2025, and April 14, 2025, are still safe for those without allergies
By ToI Staff
The Technion team at the iGEM competition in Boston held by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Technion Spokesperson Office)
November 10, 2019, 4:14 pm
Technion students’ artificial honey nabs gold at international competition
The synthetic, vegan sweet stuff is produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis after reprogramming in the lab
By Shoshanna Solomon
In this September 17, 2018 photo, Guy Erlich holds a jar of frankincense honey at his farm near Almog, an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the Jordan Valley, in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
October 10, 2018, 11:39 am
Israeli frankincense farmer cashes in on rare honey
Guy Erlich grows rare Boswellia trees in the West Bank and hopes to produce resin mentioned in the Bible, although boycott threats affect his business
By Ilan Ben Zion
Illustrative: a vegan Rosh Hashanah cake. (Courtesy Meshek Barzilay)
September 6, 2018, 2:34 pm
Hold the honey! A Rosh Hashanah cake for vegans
Chefs from Tel Aviv’s Meshek Barzilay restaurant present The Seven Species Cake, which subs in maple syrup
By Jessica Steinberg
The Rosh Hashanah custom of dipping apples in honey had its start among Ashkenazi Jews. (Liron Almog/Flash90)
August 30, 2018, 3:32 am
Why vegans say it’s a problem for Jews to dip apples in honey on Rosh Hashanah
With some producers manipulating the bees’ living patterns to up output, some animal rights activists view the process as exploitative
By Josefin Dolsten
Bruce Springsteen with Amy Kalman, Freehold, New Jersey, September 27, 2016 (Courtesy Amy Kalman)
October 6, 2016, 4:30 pm
Bruce Springsteen: I really need to play in Israel
The Boss, who has never performed in the Holy Land, tells a lifelong fan who flew from Jerusalem to meet him in New Jersey that he wants to correct the omission
By David Horovitz
Zaatar Fried Chicken with Spicy Thyme Honey (Chaya Rappoport/via JTA)
July 11, 2016, 8:23 pm
If you’re in the mood to deep fry, give this zaatar chicken a try
Crispy, moist, flavorful chicken with a sweet and spicy drizzle and the perfect herbal undertone: We dare you to eat just one
By Chaya Rappoport
The bell-shaped blooms of the Lemon Mallee eucalyptus help pollination to flourish. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 11, 2015, 3:32 pm
Israel’s adopted eucalyptus trees are the bee’s knees
A countrywide plan to help pollination has increased Israel’s honey output, and may be the answer for bee problems in the US
By Jessica Steinberg
Orly Ziv in her compact but efficient kitchen (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 3, 2013, 8:32 am
Apple jam and leek patties served up by a local chef
Orly Ziv, a foodie who teaches tourists how to navigate the market and cook Israeli basics, talks about what’s cooking for the New Year
By Jessica Steinberg
Beekeeper Uri Laio (photo credit: courtesy)
September 1, 2013, 6:34 pm
How to catch a spiritual buzz
Hassidic beekeeper Uri Laio divulges why eating honey on the new year is good for a bee’s soul
By Chavie Lieber
Illustrative: Ruby-red Rosh Pered pomegranates, growing near Binyamina, just north of Caesaraea (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 1, 2013, 5:49 am
The poetic goodness of pomegranates
A father-and-son pair of organic fruit farmers talk about the whys, wheres and hows of the country’s best Rosh Hashanah fruit
By Jessica Steinberg
Haim Efrat, head of the Ministry of Agriculture’s beekeeping division and one of Israel’s foremost experts on the bee, examines a hive. (photo credit: Debra Kamin)
June 27, 2013, 11:16 pm
The land of milk hangs onto its honey
As hives around the world sustain mysterious losses from Colony Collapse Disorder, here’s why Israel’s bees are faring a little better
By Debra Kamin
Raising queen bees (Courtesy Black Bear Honey/photo credit: Stephen Epstein)
September 14, 2012, 2:10 pm
Artisanal honey is the bee’s knees
Israeli apiarists sweat to sell the sweet stuff. It’s a labor of love
By Jessica Steinberg
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