Two weeks into our ulpan—an intensive Hebrew class that uses an immersion method designed to rapidly integrate new immigrants into Israeli life—our teacher did something that

It is a sunny autumn morning and here I am, at 8:45, having sacrificed my leisurely coffee and toast breakfast, hurrying to catch my grandchildren’s

Repeated surveys suggest that Israelis are among the happiest and most optimistic people in the Western world. One such study conducted by Gallup ranked Israel

On October 6, 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces attacked Israel, starting the cruelest war in the Jewish state’s history. Three weeks later, Israel had turned

Tel Aviv, with its celebrated Pride Parade and welcoming atmosphere, has become a tourist mecca for gay travelers.

Every other Friday afternoon, a group of musicians—a clarinetist, trombonist, bass player and drummer—blasts away on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv. The group, most often

The Weimaraner arrived at my Jerusalem apartment one summer day alongside my wife’s nephew—a self-styled nomad who roams the Judean Hills with his goats, sheep,

At 9:30 A.M., we were trying to figure out how to lift her 45-pound body, which lay outside the claw-marked wooden front door. It was