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Cap-main: A simulation of AIR ONE in flight. Photo courtesy of AIR

Commute got you down? Fly to work on your electric plane

Brian BlumPublished October 21, 2021

(ISRAEL21c) - The morning news is reporting terrible traffic into the city. Waze has no workaround, and you’re needed in the office for an important client meeting at 9am sharp. “No problem,” you smile. “I’ll just fly to work.” Literally. That’s...

Image from “An Israeli Love Story,” which is being screened at the 13th annual Israeli film festival at Congregation Temple Israel. Photo: Rami Tazlka

13th annual Israeli Film Festival set for November 7

Published October 20, 2021

Enjoy two Israeli films and Israeli-style refreshments during intermission (served in COVID-safe packaging) on Sunday, Nov. 7, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Temple Israel. A $5 donation is requested to cover the cost of refreshments. The film festival is open...

Healables CEO Moshe Lebowitz speaking to NBA coach and player Ed Pinckney. Photo courtesy of Healables

A wearable that soothes and heals at home

Abigail Klein LeichmanPublished October 20, 2021

(ISRAEL21c) - A mild pins-and-needles sensation encircled my forearm as the Healables sleeve was activated from Moshe Lebowitz’s smartphone. The intensity can be dialed up or down with the flick of a finger. I was in the Jerusalem office of Healables,...

New Bnei Menashe immigrants kissing the ground after arriving in Israel on October 13, 2021. Photo by Laura Ben David/Shavei Israel

235 members of a lost tribe of Israel come home

Abigail Klein LeichmanPublished October 20, 2021

(ISRAEL21c) - On October 13, 235 more immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community landed in Israel after years of waiting to come home. Hailing from Manipur in northeast India, they are descendants of the lost biblical tribe of Menashe and have preserved...

What next for the Dead Sea?

Abigail Klein LeichmanPublished October 19, 2021

(ISRAEL21c) - Hundreds of people undressed for a nude photo shoot last week to bring attention to the Dead Sea, a unique body of water bordered by Israel and Jordan at the lowest point on Earth – 420 meters (1,380 feet) below sea level. The Dead...

The search for Ron Arad: Leaving no soldier behind

The search for Ron Arad: Leaving no soldier behind

JOSEPH FRAGER, jnsPublished October 17, 2021

(October 17, 2021 / JNS) With the recent disclosure that the Mossad carried out a courageous mission to discover what happened to Israeli Air Force Lt. Col. Ron Arad, whose plane went down over Lebanon in Oct. 1986, it is appropriate to highlight how...

The astronauts walk past their intended habitat. Photo by Florian Voggeneder/OeWF

Astronauts carry out space mission in Israeli desert

Naama BarakPublished October 14, 2021

(Israel21c) - Yours truly has always thought that Makhtesh Ramon in the Israeli desert looks like somewhere straight out of space, with its masses of reddish sand, bizarre rock formations and general sense of absolute peace and quiet. Turns out, I’m...

The tree-shaded Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv. Photo by Anna Wachspress

The ultimate guide to Rothschild Boulevard

Sol GruffyPublished October 14, 2021

(Israel21c) - From pastoral bike paths, cultural institutions and classic Bauhaus architecture to chic cafés, top-notch restaurants and charming kiosks — Rothschild Boulevard offers the perfect Tel Aviv experience. Rothschild is not only Tel Aviv’s...

A photo from Spencer Tunick’s 2011 installation of the Dead Sea. Photo courtesy of Spencer Tunick.

Nude photo shoot to bring attention to a dying Dead Sea

Naama BarakPublished October 13, 2021

(Israel21c) - Ten years after Spencer Tunick first set his lens on the Dead Sea, the world-renowned photographer will once more capture the quickly disappearing natural wonder against the backdrop of hundreds of nude people. The photoshoot, which...

The Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem is expected to open in 2022.

St. Louis philanthropist helps bring long-delayed Jerusalem museum to completion

Eric Berger, Associate EditorPublished October 12, 2021

About six years ago, a friend approached Michael Staenberg, a St. Louis Jewish philanthropist, and told him about a project he was working on: the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem. The project had been in the works since 2000 and experienced numerous...

Israeli study: Pfizer vaccine does wear off after 6 months

Abigail Klein LeichmanPublished October 12, 2021

(Israel21c) - The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 loses considerable effectiveness six months after the second dose, according to new Israeli research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study echoes findings published by...

Dr. Karina Golberg, a researcher in Ben-Gurion University’s Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology. Photo by Dani Machlis/BGU

Artificial sweeteners may cause digestive disease and discomfort

Abigail Klein LeichmanPublished October 10, 2021

(Israel21c) - If you tend to choose foods and beverages made with artificial sweeteners rather than sugar, you may want to reconsider. While we know that added sugar is not good for our bodies, now we also know that six FDA-approved artificial sweeteners...

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