How much would you pay NOT to make Aliyah?
The “Aliyah premium” refers to the financial benefits foreign Jews based in Israel forgo just NOT to become official citizens.
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Rising through the fire: David Blatt and his first NBA season
After enduring months of scrutiny, David Blatt is only a few games from an NBA championship. Can his rookie season be considered a success?
Not your parents’ record shop
Matt Jevotovsky stopped by Chompi Records to talk about bringing a unique blend of rock and roll to the Tel Aviv vinyl record scene.
Application denied: The futility of seeking asylum in Israel
Over 5,500 Africans have applied for asylum in Israel and only four of them have been granted refugee status – most are rejected within 24 hours.
A Full Trunk of blues
Full Trunk is an Israeli blues-rock quartet. We attended Monday’s album release show and spoke with the band about their new all-English record.
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Aharon Appelfeld would say that in order to be a serious writer you need to have a routine. For years his routine had been to write in the café at Ticho House, in Jerusalem. It was there that Alain Elkann interviewed him for The Paris Review https://t.co/NrlbWehKUI
This WhyWhyWhy! episode features stories on the theme “Mistakes Were Made” as told by @NCahners @noahjefron Tova Kamioner @ZJKauffman @ChaviKar Milton Roller & Rachel Wansker https://t.co/aC4jC5zkH4
Lachtoch in #Hebrew means to cut, like to cut onions. But in slang this word & its root ח.ת.כ can be used to mean many things. From ‘breaking up’ to ‘you clean up nice,’ or ‘a hunk‘ & ‘a hottie.’ @Guyshiel explains https://t.co/8tEmF3860W
Meet the Israelis surfing for peace
Surfing 4 Peace is an organization that finds ways to get surfing paraphernalia into Gaza and into the hands of its surfers.