Treasure Trove: Strolling along Dizengoff Street brings back memories of a visionary mayor
If you have ever strolled along Dizengoff Street or shopped at the Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv, you’ve encountered Meir Dizengoff (1861-1936), the city’s first mayor, who served as head of town planning from 1911-1922 and mayor from 1922-1936. Before he became a politician, Dizengoff was a Zionist leader and businessman living in Kishinev (now […]
Trauma and resilience are the story of the Jewish people in the face of terror
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים טוֹבוֹת שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי כָּל טוֹב Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, ha-gomel l’chayavim tovot she-g’malani kol tov. Blessed are You, Lord our God, ruler of the world, who rewards the undeserving with goodness, and who has rewarded me with goodness. When I meet new people and tell them […]
Open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv closed because of coronavirus
Popular open-air markets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv reportedly were closed by police after the Israeli government decided to tighten the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
Remembering Ofra Haza in song and tears
Mark Mietkiewicz writes about the legacy of Israeli singer and actress Ofra Haza.
Israel, the land of milk and honey – and whisky
Toby Saltzman learns about the Milk & Honey Distillery in Israel.
Dozens of Hamas targets struck in response to rocket attack on Tel Aviv
Israel struck dozens of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to the firing of several rockets into the Tel Aviv area.
Canadians help open hub for Ethiopian Jewry in Israel
Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod writes about the International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry, a brand-new hub for the exploration of the beliefs and traditions of Jews of Ethiopian origin, located near Tel Aviv.
Israel rings in 2019 with festival of Canadian dance
In honour of its 30th anniversary, the Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv’s international hub for contemporary dance, is opening its doors to three of Canada’s top-tier dance companies –Ballet BC, Radical System Art and Le Carré des Lombes – for CanaDanse, a first-of-its-kind festival of Canadian dance.
Troy: Demons in our midst
Our ancestors had more intimate relationships with demons than we do: they ranged from merely mischievous imps who could foster creativity, to personifications of our sinful impulses, to Satan, the embodiment of all evil. Late last month, especially, on Oct. 27, we saw different demons at work. Earlier in the week, on Oct. 22, many […]
A look back at the stories that made headlines this past year
The CJN looks back at the stories that made headlines this past year.
