The concept of a weekly day of rest is the gift of the Hebrew language to the world.

Wassim Razzouk belongs to a centuries-old family tradition of tattooing Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. His Old City shop sits just inside Jaffa Gate.

On Yom Hazikaron—Memorial Day—the sirens sound and traffic stops as Israel honors its fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.

​“Street names and signs are all part of the creation of egalitarian public space, and of creating inspirational models for our young people,” one activist said.

Lurie joined Hadassah Magazine in 1947, overseeing the publication’s transition from a newsletter to a magazine and was the first professional journalist to head the operation.