Enjoy a trip to the park
It’s Nature and Heritage Preservation Week, so don’t miss out on Israel’s national parks. Please click on this link for a list of events.
What’s in a name?
I don’t expect many readers will be queuing up to buy tickets to Septic Flesh’s concert but apparently they have had several successful hits. Anyway, the Greek death metal group will be performing at the Reading 3 club in the Tel Aviv Port on June 22.
The next generation of athletes
There are great expectations for two 16 year-old Israelis in the 2012 London Olympics. Yuval Frielich is a young fencer who won the gold medal at the European Championship in Austria last February. Shachar Sagi won silver in November’s Loralux international Judo competition in Luxembourg.
The lowest bike race on Earth
(thanks to Rodger) A video of the Veolia Desert Challenge when over 1500 riders came to Israel’s Dead Sea for a two-day festival and competition.
Music bloggers on-line in Israel
Five leading popular US and British music bloggers with nine million readers have been brought to the Jewish State courtesy of Vibe Israel – a project run by Kinetis (see below). They will be meeting Israeli musicians, including Koby Farhi, of Orphaned Land, Idan Raichel and Ivry Lider.
And the bands played on
Top musicians and groups have been queuing up to perform in the Jewish State. They have included Alain Caron, “Sister Bliss” and “The Afghan Whigs”.
Israeli dramas are a hit in the UK
The London Evening Standard has suddenly noticed that TV schedules are being swamped by Israeli programs.
Take a tour of the Dead Sea – underwater
The Dead Sea is one of the most extreme places to dive on the planet. An experienced diver, Avraham Bresler, is now leading tours deep below the world's saltiest sea.
The Hassidic Jimi Hendrix
Every Sunday night at the Blaze club in downtown Jerusalem you can experience Yossi Piamenta - the Israeli man with the big colourful kippah and grey beard – as he performs super fast guitar solos with Sephardic rhythms.
Chill out in Jerusalem
As snow descends on Israel’s capital city, Jerusalem prepares for its first Ice Festival, to be held at the Old Railway Station. The festival will feature dozens of massive ice sculptures, depicting major sites around the city, animals and children’s stories. There will also be an ice-skating rink at the site.