Monthly Archives: June 2024

Israelis never miss an opportunity

Posted on June 16, 2024

What do you think Almog Meir Jan did during his 8 months as a hostage of Hamas?  He learned two languages of course.  Arabic from watching Al Jazeera, and Russian from speaking with his fellow captive Andrey Kozlov.  He also … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem’s population tops 1 million

Posted on June 9, 2024

As the Jewish world celebrates Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day, the Jerusalem Research Institute published its annual survey, showing that the population of Israel’s capital – the eternal city – has just exceeded one million inhabitants. It grew by 13,400 … Continue reading →

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Using AI to analyze the Talmud

Posted on June 9, 2024

Researchers from Tel Aviv and Ariel universities have used a Machine Learning algorithm to find places in the Talmud that contain unusual language variations. They confirmed the theories of Rashi and other Torah scholars that these “special tractates” may have … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem’s Herodian quarter is open

Posted on June 9, 2024

After two years of renovations costing $5 million, Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Herodian Quarter in the Old City is reopening to the public. The 2,600sqm area contains luxurious homes, mosaics, paved streets and numerous ritual baths for the priestly families that served … Continue reading →

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The sacred mountains of Samaria

Posted on June 9, 2024

A new study from Tel Aviv University identified the earliest appearance worldwide of special stone tools, used 400,000 years ago to cut fallow deer meat. The study also named Mounts Ebal and Gerizim (see Books of Deuteronomy & Joshua) as … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem streets after Lag B’Omer

Posted on June 9, 2024

Jerusalemites have been taking full advantage of the end of the ban on weddings before Lag B’Omer. Now the streets are full of the sound of celebrations and parties. But these cannot compare to the Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) celebrations … Continue reading →

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Gal Gadot’s movie has over 100 million views

Posted on June 9, 2024

Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s action thriller “Heart of Stone” was streamed on Netflix over 109 million times in the second half of 2023. It was the second most watched movie, behind “Leave the World Behind”, which had 121 million views. … Continue reading →

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European curling runners up

Posted on June 9, 2024

Bulgaria beat Israel 7-4 in the final of the men’s European Curling Championships 2024 C-Division in Dumfries, Scotland. The silver medal-winning Israeli men’s team comprised skip Alex Pokras, third Dmitri Abanin, second Lawrence Sidney and lead Jeffrey Yaakov Lutz. https://worldcurling.org/2024/05/medal-games-eccc2024/

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Hot Jazz

Posted on June 9, 2024

A taste of the New Orleans Jazz festival in Tel Aviv (see here previously). https://eng.hotjazz.co.il/the-new-orleans-jazz-festival-tel-aviv-may-june-2024/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4LbPKyERQI

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Terminal 1 re-opens as Ryanair returns

Posted on June 9, 2024

Ben Gurion airport’s low-cost Terminal 1 reopened on Jun 3rd for international flights. A few hours later, Ryanair’s first flight in Israel since February landed. It will operate routes between Tel Aviv and Berlin, Paphos, Budapest, Bari, Milan, Malta and … Continue reading →

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