Category: Entertainment

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 […]

No one thinks of Israel as having lakes, except for the Sea of Galilee also known as Lake Kinneret. So, for those other small bodies of water in Israel, a proper name had to be found. Agamon, meaning a little lake fits just right. Many have heard of Agamon HaHula, but there is another one […]

The art of photography has taken a bash or two over the last couple of decades, thanks to technological advancements. Today, we are all “photographers.” All we need to do is whip out our cell phone and merrily snap away. We are now at a stage in the evolution of human consciousness, social awareness and […]

It takes a lot of chutzpah to open a restaurant serving ethnic cuisine in New York City – arguably the city with the most diverse culinary scene in the world. Growing up Israeli, though, Gazala Halabi knows a thing or two about chutzpah and what makes good food. The chef, a Druze woman hailing from […]

Israeli pop star Noa Kirel is set to take the stage to represent Israel with her song “Unicorn” at the Eurovision finals in Liverpool on Saturday night. Earlier in the evening, Kirel received the title of fan favorite in a competition on Eurovision’s official TikTok account. NOA KIREL from Israel performs during the first semi-final […]

Ever since I was a teenager, inspired by a wise Jewish South African educator named Sam Ernst, I have been fascinated by great people, with Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, and Menachem Begin topping the list.  I’ll never forget the excitement of seeing Frank Sinatra open the Frank Sinatra Student Center at the Hebrew University of […]

(JTA) — Running a not-so-Zagat-rated deli, dropping into a Chinese restaurant for Christmas Eve dinner and acting out a bat mitzvah that involves a vampire — for contemporary board game fans, those can be all in an evening’s play. That’s because a crop of new games aims to merge Jewish ideas and experiences with the […]

Jason Schwartzman is starring as a cantor who takes on an adult bat mitzvah student played by veteran actress Carol Kane in an upcoming comedy film. Shooting for “Between the Temples,” a self-described “anxious comedy,” has already wrapped, Variety reported on Wednesday, but no release date was given. The film was written and directed by […]

As Israeli pop sensation Noa Kirel is preparing for the Eurovision final this Saturday, and after having won the hearts, and votes, of fans around the world with her high-energy semi-finals performance, according to Maariv reporter Kaitz Brebner.  Brebner set out to hear what journalists from across the world had to say about her chances. […]

Israeli pop sensation Noa Kirel, who is representing Israel at this year’s Eurovision, was voted in at the semi-finals on Tuesday night and will compete in the finale of the competition on Saturday night. Eurovision is an annual singing competition show for European countries, Israel and Australia.  It is typically hosted by the country which […]