The hilarious Benji Lovitt has written his fifth annual "What I love about Israel" list - this year with, of course, 64 items. ...

I somehow got it in my mind that I wanted to make Bourekas for Shavuot. One of my favorite Israeli treats, a boureka is a flaky pastry st...

Today was Israel Solidarity Day/Walk With Israel. I must admit to being less than impressed with the whole event. Too much speechifying, w...

 As you may know, my brother made aliyah in August of 2009, with Nefesh b'Nefesh . So they definitely hold a special place in my heart...

Today, I was greeted with this news about the arrest of Anat Hoffman, one of the leaders of Women of the Wall and the Reform movement in Is...

What I love so much about Israel are the remarkable stories. “Only in Israel” is a phrase that I love to hear. On a visit to Israel in 2008...

This is the post I wrote for the 60 Bloggers for Israel project in 2008. In honor of Israel's 60th birthday, 60 bloggers each posted ove...

In honor of Yom Ha'atzma'ut, Israel's Independence Day, here is one of my favorite posts, a list of 13 things I love about I...

The new movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , came out over the Rosh HaShanah weekend. For obvious reasons, we haven't seen it yet,...

Wednesday is Tu B'Av, a relatively unknown "holiday" in the Jewish calendar. Coming fast on the heels of Tisha B'Av (the 9...

Last year I posted a similar post on this day. I truly, horribly, completely wish that I were not writing the same post today. From th...

I was talking with some folks (as I do constantly) about the matzav (situation) in Israel. I feel a bit obsessed, as I think many of my fell...

This is a (slightly edited) repost from May, 2008, in honor of The Real Israel 's " Why I Love Israel" Carnival (to be posted...

Welcome to Haveil Havalim #199: The We Can't Stop Twittering/Blogging/Reading/Worrying/Watching/What's Going On in Israel Right Now...

New people to follow: http://twitter.com/Muqata http://twitter.com/israelconsulate Read this Post from Mother-in-Israel and Jack contin...

In case I forgot to link to it, Kosher Cooking Carnival is up here . This week's Haveil Havalim is here . And Jack is rounding up th...

It's very clear that the story of Chanukah is a military one. Most renditions of the tale indicate the the holiday is a celebration of a...

I don't know what to say. My heart hurts today. Here's what the JTA Telegraph had to say . And Esther too . Treppenwitz is angry . (...

From this website: Gilad Schalit was born on August 28th, 1986, in Nahariya and raised in Mitzpe Hilla in the Western Galilee by his parent...