The 1912 letter asking for the money to be returned
I recently obtained my Israel Tour Guide license. During the...
Rabbi Steinsaltz’s Commentary on Pirkei Avot in Chinese, published by the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications, Jerusalem
What is the connection between Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fa...
Zebras stroll in the park . Story and photos by Richelle Shem-Tov
The Protea, the national flower of South Africa.
A village in the hills of Kwazulu
Sabih and Richelle Shem-Tov on Table Mountain, Cape Town
Shopping in a pedestrian mall
In 1948 Alan Paton wrote a book on South Africa, Cry the Bel...
Tulip and MAIA CEO/Owner Roy Itzhaki ... makes wines with a mission in mind
Australian trained Israeli winemaker David Bar-Ilan values his time in the vineyards as much as the winery
Roy Itzhaki is one of Israel's true wine pioneers in not onl...
This story was inspired by Avshalom Katz, the music teacher at the Ariel School in Raanana. Several of my grandchildren were inspired by his graciousness, love for music and love of children.
Singer Enrico Caruso
Williamsburg in Brooklyn in 1958, and a few old Jews were ga...
Challah basket. Story and photos by Marsha Stein
1. Cut the bags into strips
2. Loop the strips through one another
3.. Pull gently
4. Wind the plarn
How to turn market bags into beautiful items for the home&nb...
Michael, Heidi and Maya Kirsch with Sara Wasa giving her a scholarship in memory of their mother Shirley Kirsch donated by the ESRA Tel Aviv Branch.
Photos: by Tal Zuck
Dena Laufer and Bess Hoffman give the ESRA Herzliya and ESRA Jordan Valley/Tiberias scholarship to Banchi Almiyahu
Zehava Yemana received Tel Aviv’s scholarship from Noah Margalit, in memory of Stella Capeluto
Yael Talala received the Raanana scholarship from Glenis and Lawrence Bertfield
Terry Morris, standing in for Irene Stohn and the Kirshner Fund, presents a scholarship to Sara Alemo
Jajou Zero received the Modiin scholarship from branch Co-Chair Jackie Klein
Rivka Ashtaya received the ESRA Netanya scholarship from Chairperson Barbara Kliner.
lse Gluckstadt with her students (from left) Avital Mekonen, Tarkin Adajo, Tzlil Maimon and Youkal Ezra
ESRA's Students Build a community annual Scholarship Award E...
Cochin Synagogue which was built in 1568 and then rebuilt in 1664.
Photo: By Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England via Wikimedia Commons
India is a very hot country. We landed in the city of Cochin...
Achinoam Nini
A proud and shining gem in Israel's English-speaking communi...
A Halizah shoe at the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto. In the background the ‘Judaism’ sign above a display of footwear of Jewish interest. Photos & text: Lydia Aisenberg
Exterior of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada
Rock of ages ... Bloor-Spadina Street sign of Toronto Jewish times
Normally, a museum focused on shoes would not be anywhere on...
Cover of Israela's self-help book
A sudden and scary diagnosis threw me off balance without wa...
Former basketball player Sapir Efraimson (left) now rugby player using her football skills
Nimrod Danieli ... difficult for young athletes to advance in sport
Sapir pushing her muscles to their limit with powerlifting
Often, when I'm with athletes, I'm asked what I think about ...