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Trumpet player Yonatan Voltzok, CEO of Pannonica Jazz foundation. Photo by Noam Niv

Israeli jazz comes of age

How Israel’s jazz scene evolved into a world powerhouse

By Marion Fischel

Winter Lights Festival at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. Photo by Tom Amit

See the magical Winter Lights Festival in Jerusalem

By Elana Shap

Watch: Empowering women to find their voice

By ISRAEL21c Staff

From left, Sonovia CEO Igal Zeitun, Sonovia owner Shuki Herschkovitz, Brückner Textile Technologies owner Axel Pieper. Photo courtesy of Sonovia

Fashion goes green with Israeli finishing technology

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo via Wikimedia Commons

10 fun activities in Israel’s northernmost town

By Diana Bletter

From left, Amir Livne, Dr. Gil Shamai and Prof. Ron Kimmel, the computer scientists who developed the neural network that examines breast cancer scans. Photo courtesy of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

AI system beats doctors at scrutinizing breast cancer scans

By Naama Barak

Image by user18526052 on Freepik

7 promising breakthroughs in inflammatory bowel disease

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay

4 Israel firms make global AI 100 list from CB Insights

By Abigail Klein Leichman

The Eliyahuo family in happier times. Photo via Ariel Eliyahuo’s Facebook page

Quick-thinking dad saves his child from a coyote

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo by Joshua Coleman on Unsplash

Correcting the gender imbalance in medication

By Brian Blum

Photo by Sunflower Light Pro via Shutterstock.com

With toys, it’s not the kids who are changing, it’s the parents

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Prof. Yaakov Nahmias (left) from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Photo by Daniel Hanoch

Bionic chip reveals how some antibiotics can harm kidneys

By Abigail Klein Leichman

The “Christmas special” box of Israeli-made goods. Photo courtesy of Artza

A Christmas giftbox that gives back to the holy land

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Innovation

A robotic pizza kitchen. Photo courtesy of Hyper Food Robotics

Slice of technology anyone?

There’s a robot making my pizza!

By Brian Blum

Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash

How an Israeli startup aims to minimize US gun violence

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Image by Etactics on Unsplash

Why big pharma is reinventing itself in Israel

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Wisdome Wearables’ new air screens are based on Technion-based research and are easier on the eye than a traditional facemask. Photo courtesy of Wisdome Wearables

Tired of wearing a facemask? Try a baseball cap, instead

By Naama Barak

Prof. Sara Eyal with a miniaturized and remote control lab launched to the International Space Station in 2022. Photo by Emile Kan

Can zero gravity damage the meds astronauts take in space?

By Diana Bletter

Earth

Illustrative image by aleksandarlittlewolf on Freepik

Seeding innovations from a new crop of Israeli farmers

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Amir Balaban took this photo at Gazelle Valley in Jerusalem. Photo courtesy of SPNI

Jerusalem’s 80 urban gazelles prepare for winter

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Image by Bilanol via Shutterstock

CO2 from air can be made into green fuel

By Brian Blum

Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash

11 tips for greening the lifecycle of your clothing

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Celebrating the holidays in Israel

Photo by Pixabay

10 gadgets for your Hanukkah and Christmas gift list

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Make your own Hanukkah donuts

By 21see

The school where peace and goodwill to all is a way of life

By ISRAEL21c

Children light Hanukkah candles at a kindergarden in Moshav Yashresh, on November 25, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90

Quiz: Test your holiday knowledge of Hanukkah

By ISRAEL21c Staff

Who can resist the donuts at Hanukkah? Photo by Nicky Blackburn

The unofficial guide to celebrating Hanukkah

By Naama Barak

Jerusalem Santa, Issa Kassissieh, in his workshop in Jerusalem. Photo by Haim Silberstein

Santa brings peace and joy to Jerusalem at Christmas

Life

The scarab, showing a seated figure on the right and a standing figure with a raised arm on the left, possibly symbolizing the imparting of authority. Photo by Gilad Stern/Israel Antiquities Authority

In chance find school field trip discovers ancient scarab

By Naama Barak

Knafeh gets a starring role at Jerusalem’s shuk

By Sarah Levi

Amir Yichya Mabchuch, 5, was the 3,000th patient from Gaza and the Palestinian Authority territories to be treated at Save a Child’s Heart in Holon, Israel. Photo courtesy of SACH

Gaza boy becomes 3,000th to get lifesaving heart surgery in Israel

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Chef Yoav Schverd has brought a taste of Israel to Beverly Hills. Photo by Ra Dreyfus for Tel Aviv Groove pop up

Israeli chef serves up modern Mediterranean in LA

By Elana Shap

Fahima Atawna, CEO of Siraj. Photo by Omri Keren Lapidot

The woman helping fellow Bedouins enter Israeli high-tech

By Diana Bletter

Rewilding Israel

The bold and beautiful rewilding of Israel’s wetlands

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Travel

The David Kempinski hotel on the Tel Aviv waterfront. Photo courtesy of the Kempinski Group

David Kempinski Tel Aviv named ‘Best New Hotel in the World’

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo courtesy of Eilat Tourism Corporation

13 of the best hotels in Eilat

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo by Bas van den Eijkhof on Unsplash

Tours in Israel

Trolleys, dollars and diamonds: Tel Aviv’s most unexpected tour

By Brian Blum

At Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum, archeological finds blend in with the newer structure. Photo courtesy of Tower of David Museum

10 best places to experience Jerusalem’s ancient history

By Marion Fischel

Giving Tuesday 2022

Fahima Atawna, CEO of Siraj. Photo by Omri Keren Lapidot

November 27, 8:40 am

The woman helping fellow Bedouins enter Israeli high-tech

Diana Bletter

This mother and her newborn in Ukraine are in an unheated hospital. The baby is kept warm in a rechargeable infant incubator provided by SmartAid. Photo courtesy of SmartAid

November 8, 8:46 am

Israeli aid group helps warm Ukrainians amid severe energy crisis

Abigail Klein Leichman

Dr. Yoni Yehuda with Venus at the Havayot Center. Photo by Abigail Leichman

October 24, 11:00 am

A farm where animals and people heal from trauma together

Abigail Klein Leichman

Florida homes flooded by Hurricane Ian. Photo by Bilanol, via Shutterstock

October 13, 9:00 am

“We can’t sit by when this level of disaster strikes”

Abigail Klein Leichman

Unistream students presenting their startup idea to Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal. Photo courtesy of Unistream

October 11, 7:00 am

How to turn disadvantaged kids into innovative entrepreneurs

Abigail Klein Leichman

Image by Mirosław Iskra from Pixabay.com

October 3, 7:00 am

Filling the black hole of pregnancy and infant loss

Diana Bletter

Beekeeping on roofs of east Jerusalem. Photo courtesy of Sinsila Center

September 18, 4:00 pm

Empty rooftops bring sweet employment to East Jerusalem

Elana Shap

Dr. Avi Ramot, fourth from right, giving an accessibility tour of Jerusalem’s Old City to visiting officials from Ukraine, September 6, 2022. Photo courtesy of SHEKEL

September 18, 8:37 am

Ukrainians visit to learn Israeli models of accessibility

Abigail Klein Leichman

Practical steps to help the planet

Photo by Zhang Kaiyv on Unsplash

Light pollution

Light pollution is bad for our health and the planet – 10 tips to help

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo by Anastasia Taioglou on Unsplash

Preserving the sea

7 tips on how to save our oceans

By Anton F. Post

Photo by Dragos Gontariu on Unsplash

Saving electricity

7 easy tips to save electricity at home

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo by Dennis Klicker on Unsplash

8 simple ways you can help beneficial bugs survive

By Abigail Klein Leichman

A male Palestine sunbird in a Jerusalem park. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90

Bird protection

4 tips to lure birds to your garden, and why that’s important

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Illustration by VectorMine via Shutterstock.com

10 easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo by Jos Speetjens on Unsplash

Water conservation

7 easy ways we can all conserve precious water

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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A panorama of Jerusalem by Katie Chen on Unsplash

September 22, 7:50 am

Top 18 things to do in Jerusalem for free

Naama Barak

Photo of Benny Landa by Eyal Izhar

August 9, 7:59 am

He disrupted digital printing, now Benny Landa plans the same for diamonds

Diana Bletter

The hotel’s foyer has a domed ceiling and Armenian mosaics. Photo by Mikaela Burstow

May 24, 8:40 am

Behind the scenes at one of Jerusalem’s most iconic hotels

Naama Barak

Fighter jets fly over the Israeli flag on Independence Day celebrations in 1957. The state’s founding a decade earlier was full of fun facts. Photo by Moshe Pridan/Government Press Office

May 2, 8:11 am

8 fun and fascinating facts surrounding Israel’s founding

Naama Barak

Frank Sinatra visiting a kindergarten in Nazareth Illit, 1962. Photo by GPO

May 1, 8:30 am

20 celebrities with unexpected connections to Israel, from Will Smith to J-Lo

Abigail Klein Leichman

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers hold candles outside Deir Al-Sultan in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during the ceremony of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem, May 1, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

April 12, 11:50 am

Top 10 Christian sites to visit in Israel

Abigail Klein Leichman

Eco Wave Power CEO Inna Braverman at Jaffa Port. Photo courtesy of Sustainable Markets Initiatives

April 4, 8:20 am

The CEO commanding an alternative energy wave

Diana Bletter

The two statues uncovered in Beit She’an. Photo by Eitan Klein/Israel Antiquities Authority

March 31, 10:30 am

10 amazing archeological finds, discovered by accident

Naama Barak