Believe it or not, for the first time in our married life Elana and I do not own a car. So you might be wondering how we get around?...

Two of the most interesting days of the year come in late April-early May. Israel usually goes by the Gregorian calendar for much of her...

Twenty percent of Israeli citizens are Arabs. But within the Arab community, there is a group called the Druze. While their religion is...

The funeral experience in Israel is quite different than what I was used to in America. This is fresh on my mind because, sadly, we...

A few years after I moved to Israel, I heard about an event called “Tzlichat HaKinneret.” Kinneret is how we say, “Sea of Galilee.” A...

After a two-week holiday break, we are back with the Sunday Story. I want to teach you a word in Hebrew: Nicur. When I was studying at...

One of the best books I've ever read was No Room for Small Dreams by former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. There's one chapter from...

Visiting the warzone Have you ever wondered what it's like to be so close to a war zone that you could visit your relatives fighting the...

Imagine waking up every weekend and not knowing what day it is. Imagine going to bed at night and not knowing what night it is. That was...

This seemed like a good topic to cover as we enter into the holiday season. Last night (Thursday), we celebrated Thanksgiving here in Tel...

Last night, as I was picking up some takeout, the unexpected happened. It was thrilling! It was sudden. It was a little scary…because I...

This week, we have a guest, my dear friend, Betty Intrater, sharing with us one of her own "Life in Israel" stories. The only thing I...

"I woke up last night to the sound of thunder," writes Bob Seger in his 70's hit, Night Moves. That was me last night. The lightning lit...

Israel is a crowded country. Yes, we have the entire Negev desert, and the dream of David Ben Gurion, our first Prime Minister, was to...

You might think because I have an Israeli wife that I learned Hebrew very quickly. Well, I did pick up a few phrases and quite a bit of...