Category: Entertainment

Israel has ranked as the sixth biggest supporter of the National Basketball Association, according to data provided by the European Basketball Index. Though many associate the American-born sport with its country of origin, passion for the game expands beyond the 50 states. The game, invented by Canadian-American James Naismith in December 1891, can be […]

TikTok user Alice Caroline caused quite a stir when she revealed her mother’s unique proposition: a reward of $500 (approximately NIS 2,000) for her sister to embark on a minimum of 100 dates before choosing a life partner. Caroline even shared a snapshot of her sister’s triumphant celebration, complete with a “victory cake” and […]

The 39th Haifa International Film Festival, which will run from September 28-October 7, announced its guest list and its international lineup on Tuesday and will be featuring top filmmakers and some of the year’s most-anticipated movies.  Chief among them will be Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest. Based on a novel by Martin Amis, it […]

The two women, dressed in elegant sundresses, sitting at a café in Jaffa on a recent morning, could be any two friends, getting together for brunch.  The only clue that they are two very famous actresses/screenwriters having the biggest week of their professional lives is that one of them wears a black fedora that […]

Centuries ago women accused of indulging in witchcraft, by the Church or malicious individuals, were burned at the stake.  Thankfully that particularly gruesome form of punishment largely faded out by the end of the 15th century, although heretics continued going up in flames for a while longer. Still, as most of us will be […]

As the Jewish high holidays draw near, the Israeli demand for certain foods spikes, according to a Sunday report from the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry. The report lays out a variety of different foods that Israelis are eating and reports on the volume of food consumed and the proportions of food consumed compared […]

In the wake of the earthquake that shook Marrakesh, Morocco, members of the Israeli student organization, the Eyalim Association, along with Israeli youth center directors, joined forces to rebuild and renovate the Jewish cemetery in Morocco’s historic city of Sale, the Eyalim Association announced in a Tuesday press release. This trip marked the organization’s […]

This article originally appeared in Kveller. (JTA) — The Hebrew month of Elul — which leads up to Rosh Hashanah — is when I like to take stock of my previous year, and a part of me feels like I say the same thing every single time: Heck of a year. Another part of […]

One of the great luxuries of living in a first world country is the privilege of being able to go to the supermarket and purchase anything we desire to our heart’s content. But, of course, supermarkets didn’t always exist, nor did the vast array of products that line the shelves. So let’s step back […]

Bruce Springsteen said on Wednesday he was indefinitely postponing eight tour dates this month with his E Street Band, citing medical treatment he is undergoing for peptic ulcers. Springsteen, 73, promised to reschedule the canceled performances, beginning with a show that had been set for Thursday at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New […]