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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Aviva Bar-Am

Orthodox women do their national service at the maternity department at a hospital in Jerusalem, October 28, 2010. (Abir Sultan/FLASH90)
September 7, 2024, 7:09 am
Meet the young men and women performing 38 million hours of national service a year
With 19,000 volunteers from across Israeli society, Sherut Leumi has in recent years transformed into a source of highly-skilled help in fields like health, tech and education
By Aviva Bar-Am
A view of Jerusalem's Jaffa Road in 2024. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
July 27, 2024, 8:37 am
Explore the rich architectural history of Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road – while it lasts
As demolitions and skyscrapers forever alter the landscape around the capital’s first paved street outside the Old City, the time to explore its hidden treasures is running out
By Aviva Bar-Am
The tomb of Benjamin son of Jacob in Kfar Saba. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
April 15, 2023, 9:16 am
Follow in the footsteps of pilgrims to these holy tombs across Israel
Supplicants flock from far and wide to pray at the graves of prophets and scholars from the ancient Holy Land. Here is a guide to some of the commonly visited revered sites
By Aviva Bar-Am
Tour guide Idan Pinhas shows the Madaba Map in Jerusalem's cardo, June 2022. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
July 2, 2022, 9:19 am
Take a tour of Jerusalem with a local Christian mission that rebranded for Israelis
After foreign tourism came to a halt during the pandemic, Christ Church, located near Jaffa Gate, began offering events free of proselytizing — but full of fun — to locals
By Aviva Bar-Am
A Blend.ar participant volunteering at a restaurant in Abu Ghosh, October 2021. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 6, 2021, 8:43 am
Immersive Arabic program invites Israelis to blend into life in Abu Ghosh
Chen Kupperman’s innovative courses at Blend.ar teach more than just language — they bring participants to live, work, eat and socialize with Israeli Arabs around the clock
By Aviva Bar-Am
Inside P'tachiya, the first Iranian synagogue in Jerusalem. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
July 11, 2015, 8:24 am
When the Iranians came to Jerusalem
The first wave of Jewish immigrants arrived in 1886. Penniless and pious, they built tin homes for themselves and prioritized their synagogues
By Aviva Bar-Am
Taking a break on Ashkelon's new promenade (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
May 2, 2015, 7:52 am
At Ashkelon tel, they’ve found clay tickets but no theater — yet
British PM William Pitt the Younger’s niece started the treasure hunting in this unique southern Israeli city, and it continues to this day
By Aviva Bar-Am
Inside the Jerusalem Child Protection Center (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 27, 2014, 9:54 am
Child Protection Centers seek to minimize trauma for abused children
Until a decade ago, young victims were handled by the police; today, a network of facilities provide emotional, legal and moral support
By Aviva Bar-Am
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