Shai Abramowitz has a lot of weight on his shoulders, as the first Torah scribe to work at the historic site of Massada, he has to carry on the Jewish practice from the point it was left off almost 2,000 years ago.

Excavation work unearths the first Jewish house in Nazareth. The house has been dated to Christ’s time and affirms the historical records that documented a Jewish village on site Roman times

Archeologists working on the preservation of one of Israel’s most exquisite mosaics were stunned to find the artists’ and workers’ footsteps in the ground beneath the tiles.

Assaf Ramon was only a teenager when his father, Lt. Col. Ilan Ramon, perished along with his fellow astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia, STS-107, in 2003. Ilan Ramon was Israel’s first astronaut.

Thousands of revelers came out to Tel Aviv last night in celebration of the city’s annual “White Night.” This year’s event was extra-special given the city’s centennial this year and many of the events and exhibits highlighted this anniversary.

Even as Tel Aviv turns 100 this year, there are quite a few people born before the city and who have seen Tel Aviv grow into the metropolis it has become today. In fact, municipal records list 350 centenarians who live in Tel Aviv.

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For nearly its entire history (100 years next week), Tel Aviv has been a great place for architecture and art. First it was the international school of architects creating the White City. In recent years, the city has become home to many Israeli [...]

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Ever wonder what opinions Israelis have of New York City? The New York Times suggests Shai Kremer has some definite ideas. The slideshow of his images suggests an interest in the way the city interacts with its history. But, of course, the story of these photographs is far more complicated [...]

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The city of Jerusalem has a long and rich history, with many world-famous landmarks representing different eras and cultures from around the world. The Washington Post reports on a fascinating hi-tech exhibit at the Tower of David Museum in the Old City that movingly chronicles much of the story of [...]

Lod (now Ben-Gurion) Airport while under construction
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We’d often like to think life was simpler in the 1950s. Israel was just a fledgling country in the midst of an enormous growth spurt and we were focused on building a great place to live. This video, which we got from Road 90, is [...]