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Jul 8, 2018, 5:46 PM

Why I’m Not Studying Abroad

Studying abroad junior year of college has become a bit of a cliché. Hypothetically, it’s a great opportunity for young people to learn about another country and themselves. I genuinely think that everyone should study abroad if they can....

Jul 2, 2018, 11:11 AM

When my soul comes home

Last Sunday I traveled to Israel for the first time since I moved back to the United States in 2003, accompanied by my fiancé who had never visited before. For me, it felt like a long-delayed coming home, For...

Jun 26, 2018, 6:37 PM

What started out as a simple evening babysitting turned out to be a game changer. I was at the home of an Israeli family on the moshav that I was living in. A couple hours into the evening, I...

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Jun 25, 2018, 4:02 PM

Sex segregation is bad and getting worse

Illustrative: A public bus in Israel. Forced segregation on a bus in Beit Shemesh led to a NIS 13,000 fine in July 2012. (Yossi Zamir/ Flash90)

What happens when the public hides women, whether on an El Al plane or in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square

Jun 25, 2018, 3:44 PM

A liberal stands up for segregation

Illustrative: Runners take part in a marathon in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv on February 24, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Tel Aviv's mayor has no moral case against the Chabad event that would separate men and women

Roberta Rottigni

Jun 24, 2018, 4:49 PM

Ten most desirable Israeli companies to work for

The Wix team toasts its IPO on the Nasdaq trading floor earlier this year (Photo credit: Courtesy Wix)

Coming from an environment like the Italian one, where high-tech and job opportunities aren’t exactly on the agenda, the huge demand for workers in Israel felt overwhelming

Jun 11, 2018, 9:02 PM

Israel Made me Create a Blog and Here’s Why

Taking pictures. Editing them. Playing with the colors. Posting them. Waiting for engagement. These are all things I absolutely LOVE doing. And why did i never do it before you ask? Why did it take me so long to...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 10, 2018, 12:52 AM

The myth of Israel as a haven for GLBTQ

We've all heard and read that Israel is the Middle East's beacon of tolerance for the non-heterosexual non-cis-gender. (Never mind that one tolerates a nuisance, not human beings.) Gay life here is better than anywhere else in the Muslim...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 8, 2018, 12:59 PM

Have the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

The rabbis (Babylonian Talmud, Yoma 80a) teach us, warn us, that if you want to seize too much you might end up with nothing. Wise words for all times. It sounds nice, tough and proud to say: If not in...

May 30, 2018, 12:17 PM

10 ways to make your friends abroad jealous on Facebook and Instagram

1. Post stunning beach sunset pictures every day 2. Take funny photos on the beach and collect billions of likes with them 3. Israel is known about having the most delicious salads and great food. Photograph your colorful meals and add your...

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