by Jess James | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
“I don’t walk into the lab in the morning thinking, ‘I am a woman, and I will carry out an experiment that will conquer the world.’ I am a scientist, not male or female. A scientist.” – Ada Yonath, an Israeli who was the first woman...
by ischear | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Looking for ways to stay connected to Israel while at home? Check out these movies and TV shows on Netflix and Amazon. More suggestions of Israeli films and T.V. shows you can find online: A Touch Away Zero Motivation Yossi and Jagger The Baker and The Beauty Under...
by ischear | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
An Interview with the Israeli Superstar By Jo-Ann Mort, 10/22/2019 Described recently by Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin as “the best of the best,” singer-songwriter, peace activist, and native son David Broza has been charming audiences around the world with...
by ischear | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Josh Weinberg, Vice President of the URJ for Israel & Reform Zionism & Executive Director of ARZA Yom Kippur has come and gone, we’ve deprived ourselves, fasted, and done tshuvah for our sins. Now it is time to rejoice. If there was ever a time for...
by ischear | Sep 24, 2019 | Summer 2019, Uncategorized
By Abigail Segel, Bus 2 Participant Hummus, falafel, shakshuka, pita, za’atar and Yotam Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem Cookbook. That was my idea of Israeli cuisine before I left for my Israel adventure this summer. Having been here for four weeks, I now understand that...
by ischear | Sep 3, 2019 | Summer 2019, Uncategorized
By Corey Brand, Bus 11 Participant After going to 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy for four years, I really wanted to spend my summer pursuing STEM and Judaism yet again. About a week into the trip, we made our way into the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Old City was...
