By Adam Michael Segal
 
Do you remember the funny flick from the early 90’s entitled Cool Runnings?
 
Starring the late Canadian iconic actor John Candy, the film loosely portrayed the real-life comedic tale of Jamaica’s national bobsled team and their odyssey at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
 
Well, a new version of this funny and somewhat fascinating story is [...]

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By Paul Shindman
What was better, them visiting or us hosting?
An impossible call since we were in hockey heaven with two of the greatest hockey icons of the Maple Leafs, and even Montreal and Edmonton fans look at Henderson as a national treausre.
So it’s an easy call to make - ice hockey and Canada-Israel relations were [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

When there’s no place like home, this Canadian-Israeli clicks her ruby red slippers and heads on over to Puah Cafe in Jaffa. Built with finds from the local flea market (Shuk ha Pish Pisheem), all the items at the cafe are also for sale. This place reminds me of any number of dives, [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
If you’ve been planning a trip to Israel and are looking for an insider’s view of what to do, look no further: I’d start at igoogledisrael. The blog started about a year ago by Ashley gives you the best of Israeli culture, as though you’d been living there for years already. Who wants [...]

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By Staff
Hanukkah is next week, and this short bit from YouTube is just too entertaining:

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By Lauren Kramer
Doug Kooy is a Canadian filmmaker who believes Canadians need to know the real story of life in Israel, not the story of war, bombs and fighting that the media portrays. He made it his business to try and tell that story of everyday life, spending $800,000 to produce The Original Promise, a [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

Madonna is in town for the final leg of her Sticky & Sweet worldwide tour, and what does the Material Girl demand for food? Kosher meat from Tel Aviv, of course.
Arriving on August 30, as soon as she and her crew touched down at Ben Gurion Airport, the order of some high-protein kosher [...]

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By Staff

If you are a fan of Sesame Street (and who isn’t, really?!), then you will definitely enjoy a new 12-part series, scheduled to come out next year called “Shalom Sesame.”
Aimed at teaching Jewish children about Jewish culture, the always loveable globe-trotting Muppet Grover will travel to Israel on his latest adventure.
But he is not [...]

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By Staff
We found this item on a great blog, Israelity, and we just had to share it:
In case you were wondering why you didn’t get offered one of those free seats in business class, here’s the answer: One Israeli woman paid $32,000 to have business class all to herself…and her dog.

According to the report in [...]

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By Staff
Travel + Leisure magazine has published its list of “Best City in the Middle East” for 2009, and Jerusalem took top spot, with Tel Aviv coming in third.  In its 14th annual World Best Awards, this influential travel magazine ranks the best in cities, hotels, resorts, cruises and airlines worldwide.
“We are thrilled with the [...]

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