I am sitting in the corner of the couch, and Fania Lavi is facing me in her wheelchair in her small apartment at an old-age home in Jerusalem.…

What Jewish mother would not honor her soldier-son’s request for a special dish for Shabbat, even if that meal required a trek through bustling Jerusalem markets?

Musician Idan Raichel and his band have distilled the sounds of Israel’s disparate cultures into unique music with an international appeal. It is just before

It is a sunny monday morning in April and the Gypsy Community Centre in East Jerusalem teems with activity. The Gypsy flag—a bright red eight-spoked

Listen to teens shouting greetings in Tel Aviv or taxi drivers in Jerusalem and you’ll hear the ethos and concerns of a country expressed in

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An Ethiopian Jewish filmmaker was optimistic that the hard times were finally behind him. Then he was called on to sacrifice once more. It was

Because their ancestors converted to Christianity 100 years ago, the Falash Mura’s road to Israel has been one of controversy—and determination. Demelesh Worke, Yohala Takele