The Israel Museum was ranked the 17th largest in the world based on a recent Newsweek publication. The museum, which has been open since 1965, sits in Jerusalem and houses archaeology, contemporary works, fine art, and Jewish ritual pieces sit in a 199,000 square foot gallery. The museum holds approximately 500,000 objects, though not all…
Reaching the tail end of the high holiday season means we’ve made it to Sukkot, the weeklong harvest celebration honoring nature’s finest fruits, gearing us up for Simchat Torah, where we celebrate the gift of the Torah and restart reading Genesis. After Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot focuses on joy, gratitude, and gathering to…
A recent study found that Israel’s hi-tech industry, while made up of over 335,000 people, is led by about 20,000 people, or 6%. The study by Sparks Consulting shows that Israel has done a stellar job marketing itself as the startup nation, and its position as a tech giant is valid; however, only a handful…
A recent Foreign Ministry of Israel announcement stated their agreement with the European Union, where both Israel and the EU will accept the others vaccination certificates, easing the traveling process, and providing a hopeful return to tourism. The agreement will be built on a technology infrastructure that transfers information between countries to ensure vaccination certificates…
Sea temperatures in Eilat have reached their highest average in the last 30 years at 29.1 degrees Celsius (84.4 degrees F). The study done by Eilat Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences says that sea warming is increasing at an average of 0.036, which is three times higher than the global average. The southern Red Sea…
