Israel Active

There’s been a huge jump in Tel Avivians riding on two wheels in the last decade. About fourteen percent of all Tel Aviv residents use their bikes as the main form of transport to work or school.

Last week I included an amusing article about the Israeli press on the way to report on PM Netanyahu’s speech at the UN. The same reporter describes the lengths he went to in order to keep the Sabbath during the hectic trip that bridged Yom Kippur and the feast of Tabernacles.

Christians from over sixty countries paraded down the streets of Israel’s capital, Jerusalem, to show their support for the Jewish State.

Please watch this video story of Louis Miller’s journey from Alabama college graduate to IDF paratrooper.

For anyone who wants to know what it is like to arrive today in the Jewish State as a new immigrant, this 8-minute film (the eighth in the series) featuring the family of Jamie Geller is totally authentic.

If you are flying out of Ben Gurion airport soon, make sure you watch this amazing display.

Here are 10 unique ways to spot its Rosh Hashana in Israel. They include “Shana Tova” parking tickets that “forgive” you for not putting money in the meter and waive the fine.

The Israeli journalist delegation moaned all the way from JFK airport to the United Nations HQ where PM Netanyahu was to speak. Then their secret service SUV ran out of gas. Luckily a Russian Jew driving a school bus gave them a lift.

The International Homeland Security Conference will take place in Tel Aviv during November. Its speakers include a former US Chief of Staff, the Head of Security for FIFA 2014 and the Chief Commander of Milan’s Police. Plus a host of Israeli experts, of course.

The organisation Shavei Israel has helped many people discover their Jewish roots. Here are three moving stories about how it helped a Portuguese, a Chinese and a Pole to reconnect with their ancestors.