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Veteran Jerusalem artist paints small city moments in new exhibit

Marek Yanai's 'On the Threshold' offers up deep, rich oil and watercolor paintings of Jerusalem at Beit Avi Chai, and is available online as well

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The Lemonheads fall into the arms of Tel Aviv - review

Has-been is too harsh a word to describe the enigmatic songwriter, guitarist and singer Evan Dando who was highly popular in the 90s.

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Israeli hit ‘Girl from Oslo’ ranks #4 on Netflix - ISRAEL21c

Collaboration between Netflix and Israeli cable TV company Hot is a thriller about two Israelis and their Norwegian friend who get kidnapped by ISIS.

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In the Negev, a new breed of vintners are making the desert bloom

With the arid terroir producing a wine that's 'fruity but not jammy,' the vineyards of the Negev are banding together in hopes of being recognized as a formal appellation

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Veteran Jerusalem artist paints small city moments in new exhibit

Marek Yanai's 'On the Threshold' offers up deep, rich oil and watercolor paintings of Jerusalem at Beit Avi Chai, and is available online as well

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Stilled life: Why did farmers flee a homestead in the Galilee 2,100 years ago?

A salvage excavation uncovers a frozen scene of existential distress during the Hellenistic era and an earlier agricultural community from the Iron Age

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PODCAST: In ancient Israel, a woman’s place was in the home making beer

Through careful analysis of oven placement and grindstones, archaeologist Prof. Jennie Ebeling shows how women in antiquity had much more agency than previously thought

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New segment of Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Low-Level aqueduct revealed

Excavations in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood uncover a 40-meter piece of the capital's main water carrier, 21 kilometers long, which was used until British Mandate

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The Israeli 18-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Wowing the World | United with Israel

Israeli teenager Yoav Levanon has won countless awards starting at the age of five, performing on prestigious stages including Carnegie Hall.

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Shavuot 101 | My Jewish Learning

Shavuot, the Feast of “Weeks,” is celebrated seven weeks after Pesach (Passover). Since the counting of this period (sefirat ha-omer) begins on the second evening of Pesach, Shavuot takes place exactly 50 days after the (first) seder. Although its origins

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First Roman military amphitheater in Southern Levant

Less lavish than amphitheaters for the civilian population, the military amphitheaters were used for training and entertainment by the troops.

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10 original souvenirs to bring home from Israel - ISRAEL21c

From spices and wines to soaps and socks, there’s plenty to put in your suitcase aside from the obvious Dead Sea mud.

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National Library shows off rare Torah scrolls, including one mufti saved from Nazis

Delicate parchment filmed in time for Shavuot; one was hidden in mosque during WWII; another thought to belong to merchant said to serve as Poland's king for a day in 16th century

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1,800-year-old grave marker for ‘Jacob the Convert’ stumbled upon in the Galilee

Oddly worded Greek-language inscription warns against opening the grave of a 60-year-old 'proselyte'; accidentally discovered during conservation work at Beit She'arim park

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Israeli-Syrian band brings Middle Eastern tunes to Germany

The Kayan Project consists of a Druze, a Jew and a Muslim, reflecting their native region's diversity; 'It took us 3,500 kilometers to be able to meet,' they say, living in Berlin

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