By Karin Kloosterman
At every terror attack, every natural disaster, or murder around the world where an Israeli is the victim, you won’t see CSIs from Israel parachuting in -– the first to arrive on the scene are the ZAKA crew. Religious, with beards and kippas usually, these volunteers have the dirty, and holy, job of [...]
By Karin Kloosterman
Living in Israel, most of the news we read –– as you can imagine–– revolves around Middle East politics. It gets tiring. Naturally, I try to avoid the newspapers, and read my news online, picking and choosing the sections that appeal to me: technology, biotech, culture and art. Once in a while, my work [...]
Tags: religion
by Karen Kloosterman
Israel isn’t called the Holy Land for nothing. The feeling of something other-worldly, is in the air. You can smell it. This is especially true in Jerusalem, just a few minutes outside the city centre where you can find yourself engulfed in sweet smelling pine tree forests (with some trees planted by Canadians, [...]
Tags: environment · religion
