Only in Israel – Deaf-blind theater

The world’s only centre for professional deaf & blind actors is in Jaffa. http://www.jpost.com/LifeStyle/Do-Touch-Worlds-first-deaf-blind-acting-group-in-Jaffa

L’Hayim

Israel Antiquities Authority workers have discovered a 1500-year-old wine press during the construction of a wedding hall near Hamei Yoav, east of Ashkelon in southern Israel. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a Byzantine-era winemaking facility.

The people of The Book – with coffee!

More than 200 cafes around the country have signed up to the project ‘Same Old Story,’ which consists of selling second-hand books to customers for under NIS 20 ($6 / £4).