By Staff
Israel’s greatest natural resource has always been the great minds of its people - a people who created cell phones, voicemail and Microsoft windows.  But you would be hard pressed to find oil or diamonds in the ground.
Well, there are reports that large amounts of natural gas may be sitting off the northern coast [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
If you’ve never heard of DNA methylation, you’re in good company. The phrase describes the chemical changes in the DNA molecule, something you can learn more about when Professor Howard Cedar comes to Vancouver April 22.
The man known worldwide as the Father of DNA Methylation will be the guest of Canadian Friends of [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
A lot of Canadians I know like to talk about peace building. And Canadians in many ways are good at it. I grew up in Newmarket, Ontario and in my class had students who were first generation – or new immigrants to Canada – from all over the world. There was H. Khan, [...]

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By Staff

The Simpson family has travelled the world, including a most memorable episode to Canada, with hockey, Mounties, and even a Sasquatch.  Ha’aretz is quoting media sources, including the show’s executive producer, Al Jean, that next year’s family vacation will be in Israel!
Could Homer bring peace to the Middle East?  Tune in next season!

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By Adam Michael Segal
One of the most defining cultural institutions of Israel is Yad Vashem.

The landmark Holocaust remembrance and education centre in Jerusalem is a must-see for virtually every dignitary who arrives in Israel, and the same goes for scores of visitors to the Holy Land.
Canadians are frequent visitors to the venerable centre and staunch [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
This is the kind of story you read and then think: why aren’t Canadian kids doing things like this? Maybe that’s unreasonable. After all, Zion Badash could just be one-of-a-kind.

The Savyon-based 18-year-old Israeli has invented a device that reduces emissions from internal combustion engines in most vehicles by up to 40 percent, while [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
 
Israel’s diverse array of artistic prowess will soon be on display at Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum.
 
The second annual ARTZY multi-media art exhibit takes place on March 22 and boasts the theme ‘1000 faces of Israel,’ emphasizing the country’s colourful multiculturalism.
 
Both artists and art aficionados in attendance will have a fun and entertaining [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

With Israel being the Holy Land, you would expect the Pope and all his pontiffs to be regular visitors to this neck of the woods. (This neck of the woods being Israel where I now live.)
While there are not many churches in Tel Aviv, there are very established Christian and Catholic places of [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
When you take a group of musicians who hail from such places as France, the U.S., an island near Madagascar and Israel, situate them in the Holy Land and combine their klezmer, funk, rock and reggae sensibilities, the sum total is out-of-this world tunes.
Such is the story of the Jerusalem-based band Aharit [...]

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By Staff
We all know that Israelis like to talk - about everything - about their famlies, their jobs, politics.  You name it, Israelis want to share it with you.  And Israelis love to share on Facebook, a well known and hugely successful social networking site.  Well, now they can do it in Hebrew!  Facebook just [...]

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