The jazz scene today has quite a different sound and culture than it once did since the time of its inception. Today, ethno jazz, which incorporates different ethnic music traditions, has become popular all around the world. Israel has become one of the biggest producers of world renowned jazz musicians, especially impressive for its small…
Dating is complicated. With the global marriage rate declining, the Jewish community, through its thousand-year-old “shidduch” system is trying to stay far away from that decline. A “shidduch” is usually used to describe a match, someone you have been set up with, or going out with. In the Jewish Community, the shidduch system is one…
While I didn’t fully grasp it at first, my curiosity outweighed my cynicism. I was one of 60 others at the first WHT IF gathering, an aspiring culture movement, waiting to reach a surprise destination about 90 minutes past the Israeli border. Five minibuses filled with people, from Holland to Iraq and everywhere in between,…
According to an annual WIZO report, there was a 315% increase in domestic violence in 2020. Distress calls made to the 118 hotline went from 2286 calls in 2019 to 5866 calls in 2020, which is a 157% increase. More than half were tagged under spousal violence, which increased from 688 calls in 2019 to…
An increase in Arab fatalities has impacted at least 109 Arab lives this year alone, mostly due to organized crime. While often ignored or deemed uncontrollable by Israeli authorities, the violence has reached a point where premeditated murder is taking place in broad daylight in the popular city streets of Jaffa and Jerusalem – and…
