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Alexandra Vardi
Haredi Orthodox men praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, January 12, 2017. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images/via JTA)
February 25, 2020, 8:19 pm
Many ultra-Orthodox who lose their faith must live a ‘double life’
‘The price to pay is so high’ for openly rejecting religious life that many lapsed Haredim prefer to live a lie within their community, says head of support group
By Alexandra Vardi
Illustrative photo of a woman begging in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 23, 2020, 5:08 pm
Israel’s ‘most vulnerable’ citizens hit by political stalemate
The lack of a 2020 state budget is causing fear and cutbacks at organizations, educational institutions and social services that help the country’s weakest, experts say
By Alexandra Vardi and Ben Simon
A picture taken on November 18, 2019, shows Israeli activists (L to R) Esti Shushan, Rachel Morgerstern, Hila Hassan Lefkowitz, Esther Twersky, and Yael Elimelech of the Nivcharot foundation, an Ultra-Orthodox feminist group, during a work meeting in the central city of Kfar Saba, on November 18, 2019. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
November 21, 2019, 9:04 am
Israeli ultra-Orthodox women launch anti-domestic violence campaign
Daring to break social taboos, religious activists initiate awareness campaign to counter violence against them within their own community
By Alexandra Vardi
A performance takes place during the Acre in Hebrew Fringe Theater Festival in Acre on October 16, 2019. (EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
October 17, 2019, 5:51 pm
Israel celebrates 40 years of alternative theater in Acre festival
Annual gathering in mixed Jewish-Arab city during Sukkot has become an institution for the ‘fringe’ performance art scene
By Alexandra Vardi
Gadeer Kamal Mreeh speaks in front of an Arab-Israeli crowd during an election campaign meeting in the northern Israeli city of Shfar'am on August 26, 2019 (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
September 10, 2019, 9:16 am
After breaking political glass ceiling, Druze woman aims for equality
Blue and White’s Gadeer Kamal Mreeh hopes to win reelection on September 17 with the blessing of the spiritual head of her community in Israel
By Alexandra Vardi
IDF reveals what it says is the longest cross-border attack tunnel dug by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Israel, May 29, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 27, 2019, 4:16 pm
With virtual reality, Israeli soldiers train in simulated terror tunnels
IDF using computer technology to teach troops to navigate Hamas and Hezbollah underground passages
By Alexandra Vardi
A picture taken on May 9, 2019 shows the Reisfeld House, a building built in 1935 by architect Pinchas Bijonsky. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP)
July 15, 2019, 6:30 pm
As Bauhaus marks 100 years, Tel Aviv’s iconic ‘White City’ stands tall
Bustling beach city has emerged as a leading repository of the 20th century German minimalist architectural movement that spread when the Nazis exiled its disciples
By Alexandra Vardi
People ride electric scooters in the streets of the Israeli coastal town of Tel Aviv on May 30, 2019 (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
July 5, 2019, 3:58 pm
Tel Aviv becomes electric scooter paradise for some, hell for others
Good weather, flat landscape and Sabbath availability make micromobility a useful option for many, but critics say they are a danger and often discarded in the middle of sidewalks
By Alexandra Vardi
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