Across the world, people are bemoaning the end of summer and the beginning of a long, dark winter. In Israel, however, a loud collective sigh of relief can be heard as the blistering heat waves that have been tormenting us finally make way for cooler,...

(Israel21c) - When Covid-19 first broke out, a telltale sign of catching the nasty virus was loss of smell. Almost two years later, it turns out that it is likely having long-term effects on the sense of smell of recovered patients. A study by the...

(Israel21c) - Choosing the best hummus spots in Israel seems like an impossible mission. In this country, hummus is a national obsession. Every Israeli has a favorite spot, and countless hummus joints hang signs boasting that they’re the best in the...

(Israel21c) - At Yom Kippur, Israel grinds to a halt. For 25 hours, schools, restaurants and businesses shut down, roads empty out as driving is prohibited, and there are no buses, no trains, and no planes. Known as the Day of Atonement, it’s...

(Israel21c) - Lockdowns, as we in Israel have learned, do a good job preventing the spread of Covid. But as many of us have personally experienced, they also have quite an impact on our mental health – especially when we go through them for a second...

(Israel21c) - It’s that time of year, when we look forward to the temperatures dropping as well as the number of Covid cases. So the possibility of hiking the Israel Trail, the country’s longest at approximately 1,025 kilometers (about 637 miles),...

(Israel21c) - With five days left to the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Israel’s 33-member team has garnered seven medals, six of them in swimming. Mark Malyar, a 21-year-old swimmer who competes in a disability category for athletes with cerebral palsy,...

(Israel21c) - It wasn’t a convenient time for Ben Katzir to drop everything and fly to Haiti. When a devastating earthquake hit the tropical Caribbean country on August 14, Katzir was just one month into his PhD studies in sustainable development...

This article appeared first at Israel21c in September of 2019. Chag sameach! Happy holiday! You’ve survived the hot Israeli summer and now the High Holiday season has arrived. Here are some fun facts to entertain you and help you navigate the...

(Israel21c) - Coaxing the edible seeds out of a pomegranate is a popular how-to topic. Some swear by the whack-with-a-wooden-spoon method; others massage out those ruby-red arils in a bowl of water to keep things neat. Any way you choose to undertake...

(Israel21c) - One of the biggest breakthroughs in cancer treatment today is immunotherapy. Rather than flooding the body with toxic chemicals and radiation, this method recruits the patient’s own system to fight the cancer. While the immune system’s...