“At first glance, you might think it’s an albino wolf,” says Israel Nature and Parks Agency ecologist Dotan Rotem, referring to a video the agency recently released of a white wolf spotted in the Negev. But that is not the case here. The wolf is more likely to suffer from another disease that causes the… […]
Three years after the end of South Sudan’s civil war, the country’s healthcare system has descended into chaos. Special treatments, such as those required for children with congenital heart defects, can no longer be carried out by local doctors. That’s why the Tel Aviv-based non-profit organization IsraAID, together with the NGO Save a Child’s Heart,… […]
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… […]
Story By Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru About 22,000 Swiss citizens live in Israel. We met three of them to talk about their lives, feeling homesick and new paths in another country… Tabea and Matthias Oppliger “You live here as if there is no tomorrow” Actually, Tabea and Matthias Oppliger only wanted to go on a vacation to… […]
By Rebecca Steiner When walking around the streets of New York in December there are told tell signs that the holiday season has begun. There’s the smell of chestnuts roasting, the display of Christmas trees, and the sound of any and all versions of “jingle bells” playing on the radio. When it comes to the… […]
Israeli President Isaac Herzog flew to Basel this week to attend an event marking the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress, one of the most important milestones in the history of Zionism. Planned by the World Zionist Organization (WZO), the event will come 125 years after the three-day 1897 conference where Theodor Herzl addressed… […]
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… […]
I wear the name of my great-great-grandmother around my neck every day. It is my name too, my Hebrew name, Lana. I haven’t taken it off for the last 10 years. I bought it on my first visit to Israel. I don’t really ever forget that I am the grandchild of four Holocaust survivors. When… […]
Dasha Ilyashenko, an independent curator, had a vision of using art and community to raise funds for Ukraine, while encouraging artists to share their raw response to war and peace through their work. The results? A powerful exhibit whose effects will last long after its end. There were two goals; raise awareness and raise funds.… […]
It’s reported that close to a million people attended the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky on March 20th, making it the largest funeral in Israel’s history. Dozens of schools were cancelled, roads were closed, traffic was redirected, there was even a special train from Jerusalem to Bnei Brak for those who wanted to pay their… […]
Chutzpah is the secret ingredient to Israeli culture. For the good and the bad, itâs the direct approach to being that may be unwelcome at times, yet is always authentic at least. Itâs the reason complete strangers ask how much rent you pay, why youâre not married with a child, and perhaps why Israel became… […]
Last month, the Israeli Football League (IFL) alluded to the fact that one of its referees was currently transitioning. On Tuesday, they held a press conference to support its 27-year-old referee Sagi Berman officially coming out in transition to Sapir Berman, making her the first transgender referee in Israelâs Football League. Berman has been in… […]
We live in a world with so many sides, yet somehow our language has whittled its way into a binary state of being. Good or bad, right or left, dark or light. Male or female, black or white, us or them. The need to âchoose a sideâ implies that oneâs success means another’s failure, or… […]
We wish all of our readers, volunteers, and donors a healthy, happy, and enlightening new year! Happy 2021! It took only a moment for our entire world to flip upside down. It was as if someone entered each of our houses, slammed down their hands on our kitchen table, and flipped over our perfectly planned… […]
Our team at Between the Lines wishes our readers a sweet and happy Hanukkah! Weâve made it to the month of miracles! While the world waits for 2020 to end, Hanukkah kicks off as the beloved festival of lights. The holiday shares the story of the Maccabees, a small group of faithful fighters, who stood… […]
After some 15 to 20 year wait, a group of over 300 Ethiopian Jews arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel on Sunday. About 200 more are expected to arrive by end of January, with thousands more still waiting for permission to emigrate to Israel. The new immigrants landed with Pnina Tamano-Shata, Israel’s Immigration Officer… […]
In 2016, three Middle Eastern men joined together with one mission â to save the Dead Sea. Oded Rahab, an Israeli entrepreneur, Munqeth Meyhar, a Jordanian environmental activist, and Yusef, a Palestinian lifeguard, may not always agree on everything, but their love of nature exceeds their need for politics. âWe knew we needed collaborators on… […]
Last Sunday, Santa Claus took a trip to the Dead Sea, decked in his full suit and carrying a decorated Christmas tree. While itâs not Christmas time just yet, this isnât that strange for the Jewish state, which typically sees over a million Christian tourists annually. Since COVID-19 has halted the majority of international travel… […]
As Israel begins to open up after the second wave lockdown, humans are itching for connection, creativity, and community. When Nimrod Danishman discovered that his play, which had already been on stage in Israel and the United States, needed to be canceled, he decided to create a new category of theater; one that moved the… […]
Israel is slowly coming out of its second strict lockdown since the beginning of the Corona crisis. Many Israelis have lost their jobs, people across the country have not been allowed to move out of their cities for weeks. We spoke to two Israelis who used the lockdown for new creative projects … For Itamar Gur,… […]
