Arts & Culture

Don’t Let Your ‘Sucker’ Index Get Out of Control

December 30, 2014 0:06:21

There is one thing we Israelis dread above all: Being a ‘fraier’ – a ‘sucker’

Where Jesus walked, told through ‘Arabesques’ – Israel in Translation

December 24, 2014

As Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas Eve tonight, we travel to the Galilee region of Israel through the eyes of the novelist Anton Shammas.

A Spiritual Journey Through ‘Ru’ach’

December 23, 2014 0:05:51

Ru’ach means wind or breeze, so you’ll hear it a lot on the weather forecast at this time of year. But it also means spirit, soul, or even ghost

“Our lives will only get better. Here’s why” – Journeys

December 23, 2014

Prof. Joel Mokyr is a world-renowned economic historian & award winning author who made Aliyah after WW2. He currently teaches at Northwestern University.

On Hanukkah, kindle a small pillar of fire – Israel in Translation

December 17, 2014

From dreidels to doughnuts, host Marcela Sulak explains the holiday’s traditions, and then lets the historian Josephus tell the story in his own words.

The Jewish educator who “adopted” one of her students – Journeys

December 17, 2014

Debbie Goldsmith is the Director of Aardvark Israel, a gap year program in Israel for Jewish students, which she co-founded with the late Keith Berman.