Asia is now Israel’s fastest-growing tourism market, accounting for more than 10 percent of visitors in 2017. The largest number of travelers are Chinese and Indian.

Ashdod is a Mediterranean port city with a lively, rich mix of young immigrants, many from the former Soviet Union.

Jerusalem is slated to be the first city in Israel to install an ultra-fast wireless communications network using millimeter wave technology.

Starting in September, 5,000 renderings of Jerusalem by local kindergartners were exhibited on the ceilings of the capital’s light rail trains.

​In Vermont, the pace and attitudes are relaxed. One congregation uses Lake Champlain as a mikvah; another celebrates Rosh Hashanah with a tashlich ceremony in kayaks.

Archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem periodically alter our view of the past, while new sights add experiences to the city’s already crowded palette.

Over 60 women throughout the city have joined a program to invite tourists into their homes, educating their guests about how different groups of Jerusalemites live.

Visitors departing Israel from its main airport near Tel Aviv can view posters top science innovations in the yearlong exhibition “Israeli Discoveries and Developments That Influenced the World.”