Cleaning up the Kidron/El Nar Valley

The strong smell and increased mosquito population afflict permanent residents as well as visiting tourists.

All about that folk

From intimate evenings to twice-yearly hoots, Philippa Bacal knows that folk music is where it’s at.

An island in a stormy sea

In the center of Jerusalem, Kehilat Har-El maintains the traditions of Reform Judaism for a diverse and growing congregation.

Wellness for all

Rachel Koenigson is working toward a core mission of health for everyone.

The power of Shas in decline

For years, the Jerusalem city council was considered one of the strongholds of the party, but the glory of the past has faded away.

This week in Jerusalem

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

Nightlife: Jerusalem after sundown

The familiar aromas of fish and spices somehow vanish to make way for a whiff of alcohol and the misty fume of narghilas.

Books: Shattering pain

Part novel, part memoir, author Michael Chabon’s latest work is a stunning work of art.

Books: Unstoppable Bibi?

The first English biography of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spills the beans on the longtime statesman.

Hot off the Arab press

What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East

Pascale's Kitchen: Winter Stews

The best part about these stews that cook slowly over a low flame is that the entire meal is cooked in one pot.

Food: The cookie maven

Experimenting with new cookie flavors is Dorie Greenspan’s passion.

Autumn air around Jerusalem

While you’re walking, take a look at the flora surrounding the path – there are terebinth, oak and large olive trees all around.

Jewish melodies in Ecuador

A small but historic Jewish community straddling the equator in Latin America hopes for continuity.

Transitioning into parenthood

RX For Readers: Milk and its ilk

Calcium-enriched soy milk and pasteurized goat or sheep milk offer the high nutritional value of real dairy milk.

Two gates, (at least) two opinions

Is Khirbet Qeiyafa the lost biblical city of Shaaraim? And did it have a shrine modeled after Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem?

The open secrets of the ‘Lonely Web’

In a time of endless ‘content’, ‘clickbaits’ and commercials, a new web trend tries to resist this digital routine we have grown so accustomed to.

Where the search for the origins of life...

... led scientist Gary Steinman.

Moving on, with meaning

The art of the leash

Drawing a rare blend of strengths in art and neuropsychology, Lilac Abramsky-Arazi creates vibrant paintings likened to ‘prints of the soul.’

NewDaica: ‘Smahot Ktanot’

An artistic exhibition of an intensely personal nature resonates with gallery visitors.

Czarny’s charms

The 32-year-old mezzo-soprano will have a run on the stage of the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv in the company’s 2016-17 season opener, Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma.

City Notes: TechnoArt conference takes Tel Aviv

Weeping over the wall

It is time to liberate the Kotel for all Jewish people.

Good guys should stick together

Australia and Israel face common threats – the time is ripe for the two countries to establish a robust bilateral relationship.

Old soldiers, new wars

A dispute over the naming of a 1948 memorial site after Rehavam Ze'evi mixes nostalgia, scandal and bad blood.

A slow resurgence for Cuba's Jews

The Moroccan grind

Despite similarities to the Tunisian scenario, protests over the horrific death of a fishmonger are unlikely to expand into a broader challenge to the regime.

A Swiss-Israel merger?

Not quite, but Israel certainly has a lot to learn from Switzerland, which has nearly double its per capita GDP.