Israeli artist brings ancient language back to life in song

Thousands of years after it was last heard in the region, the ancient language of Proto-Semitic is ringing out once again, in a unique audiovisual project at the bell caves at the Beit Guvrin National Park in central Israel. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Israeli multimedia artist Dor Zlekha Levy […]

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A phenomen-phenomen-phenomenal meeting between Noa Kirel, PM Netanyahu

Israeli pop sensation Noa Kirel was honored on Thursday with a special meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara warmly congratulated Kirel, 22, for her outstanding performance in the Eurovision Song Contest, where she secured an impressive third place. Kirel did a feminine-feminine-phenomenal job During the […]

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Gal Gadot receives outstanding achievement award in LA

Israeli actress Gal Gadot and other notable Israelis and Americans were honored by the Israeli-American Council (IAC) and Israel’s Consulate in Los Angeles at their official celebration of the Jewish states’ 75th anniversary of independence. “Israel is my heart and my home,” Gadot, 38, said upon being presented her award. “We all here are deeply […]

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An endangered seal became a celebrity on Israeli beach for 5 days

For much of the past week, Israel’s latest unlikely celebrity lounged on the Jaffa beach, drawing throngs of onlookers, constant media attention and round-the-clock protection from the government as she sunbathed and slept the day away.  Then early on Tuesday afternoon, the unwitting star named Yulia — a rare 6-foot species of seal weighing hundreds […]

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‘The Sims’ video game adds Jewish foods, a longtime request

Players of the video game “The Sims” can now bake a challah or dish up a bowl of matzo ball soup, after updates made by the game’s creator that are designed to increase Jewish representation. The new updates add traditional Jewish foods to the expansive menu available to users of “The Sims,” a best-selling life […]

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Ishay Ribo to be the first Israeli to headline at Madison Square Garden

The Orthodox singer Ishay Ribo, whose music has attracted a diverse audience of religious and secular Israeli fans, will be the first Israeli artist to headline a concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. “I’ve been keeping this inside for a long time and more than once I pinched myself to check if I […]

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Want to be productive? Here are five ways to stop procrastinating

Procrastination is a trap that many of us fall into. In fact, the data shows that about 80 percent of people are procrastinators. One in five is already a chronic procrastinator. Although it may be comforting to know that we are not alone in this, we need to understand how much it can hold us […]

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Upcoming film ‘Jerusalem 67’ will chronicle Israel’s Six-Day War victory

A high-profile movie project depicting Israel’s victory in the 1967 Six-Day War could star “Jane the Virgin” actress Yael Grobglas. Oded Raz — known for directing the Israeli box office hit “Maktub,” which now streams on Netflix — will direct “Jerusalem 67,” Variety reported on Friday. Grobglas — a French-Israeli actress who starred in last […]

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Eurovision: Israel’s Noa Kirel banned political questions in interviews

Israel’s 2023 Eurovision Song Contest representative Noa Kirel would only accept interviews from international news outlets as long as they didn’t ask any political questions about Israel, Ynet reported. Speaking to Walla! Culture, Noa Kirel‘s spokeswoman Shir Pinto confirmed this report, which said that the reason for this condition is that “this is a music […]

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