JPost.com - Deborah S. Danan Reporter

A hair-raising ordeal

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:14:49 GMT

There’s a reason the process of choosing a hairstyle is called a trial. And to my chagrin, I was to be the sole judge.

A hair-raising ordeal

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:04:25 GMT

There’s a reason the process of choosing a hairstyle is called a trial. And to my chagrin, I was to be the sole judge

Beefing it up

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:54:01 GMT

If only it were acceptable to make a wedding dress out of raw beef, a la Lady Gaga, I'd solve both my dress and catering crises in one shot.

Beefing it up

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:53:24 GMT

If only it were acceptable to make a wedding dress out of raw beef, a la Lady Gaga, I'd solve both my dress and catering crises in one shot.

Stand-up performance from Israeli comics

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:50:11 GMT

Save a Child’s Heart’s comedy evening proved that laughter really is the best medicine.

The Labor-Likud showdown

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:46:01 GMT

Labor candidate Merav Michaeli accuses PM of strengthening Hamas while her debating opponent, Likud MK Tzipi Hotovely says two-state solution is an ‘illusion’.

Concert Review: Playfulness and pathos

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:17:43 GMT

Tommy Emmanuel's solo guitar performance at the Tel Aviv Opera House showed off the musician's unsurpassed guitar skills with a little comedy to mix it up.

Rebirth, renewal in the River Jordan

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:28:29 GMT

It is unlikely to be Jesus’s real baptism site but Yardenit attracts more than 600,000 pilgrims annually.

In the Zone: Fire and water

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:42:53 GMT

The editor's round-up of who's saying what in “The Jerusalem Post's” Premium Zone.

Thousands pray for IDF at the Western Wall

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:09:33 GMT

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar leads thousands in "slihot" prayers for the safety of IDF and Israeli citizens.

Knesiyat Hasechel rocks a pile of trash

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:10:11 GMT

The Israeli rock band celebrates 20 years with a concert atop Hirera landfill together with Ashkelon's Andalus-Mediterranean Orchestra.

Connecting people

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:37:18 GMT

Succot, the only festival in which the nations of the world were also invited to take part, binds and bonds human beings.

One year later…

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:10:05 GMT

On Rosh Hashana, I celebrated the success of checking items off my list of ‘Things to do this year in Tel Aviv.’

Summer roving had me a blast

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:37:15 GMT

In case you hadn’t already gathered, I’m what you might call a "collector of experiences."

Coping with callous clerks

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:18:14 GMT

Given the plethora of bureaucratic shortcomings that this country has, I think that a change of attitude on the part of the clerks is one small difference that if implemented, could actually make a huge difference.

The Center doesn’t know its Left from Right

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:20:55 GMT

Rather than being opposing teams on a football field, one side is playing on the basketball court while the other is stuck on the tennis court.

Socializing with social protesters

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:41:32 GMT

Has the movement become little more than a gathering for nihilists and anarchists whose only goal is to spark pandemonium?

The heat is on

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:26:53 GMT

What is it with Tel Avivians, the weather and anarchic penchants?

What will be?

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:30:43 GMT

This oh-so-Israeli expression says more about what has not been said.

'Only 700 African migrants can be deported'

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:26:13 GMT

JPost reporter says that arrests will appease public but is 'a drop in the ocean.'

'Only 700 African migrants can be deported'

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:23:03 GMT

JPost reporter says that arrests will appease public but is 'a drop in the ocean.'

More than the Jews kept Shabbat...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:28:19 GMT

Remembering the Day of Rest should have much less to do with whether or not public buses run on Saturdays and much more to do with how we connect with one another.

Seeking out 'the other'

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:02:31 GMT

We don’t always have to agree, but we should at least talk to each other.

A day in the life...

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:23:11 GMT

Going with the flow didn’t turn out as smoothly as I’d imagined.

The Scene

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:50:41 GMT

My ongoing exploration of Tel Aviv’s social life has found me at more gallery openings and cocktail soirees than I care to admit.

The right thing

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:42:16 GMT

Being absorbed in our own autonomy is sometimes one of the hardest shackles to break.

Trains, planes and corkinettes

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:37:46 GMT

A guide to getting around the country’s largest parking lot.

Purim party, Tel Aviv style

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:53:51 GMT

God only knows what connection zombies have with the Jewish people’s vindication back in Persia.

Lonely but not alone

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:33:13 GMT

Loneliness versus aloneness. Ramblers versus amblers. The only thing that comes to mind by way of summary is a phrase coined by Israeli backpackers the developing world over: Same-same, but different.

Lieberman could leave coalition over Tal Law

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:01:13 GMT

The editorial page editor, Mati Wagner, discusses the Tal Law and its ramifications.

Tel Aviv, Torah city

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:07:50 GMT

Apart from being famous, what Yael Bar-Zohar, Danny Ayalon, Gil Kopatch and Eviatar Banai all have in common is that they are connected in one way or another to Jewish centers around Tel Aviv.

Togas, bling and coffee-flavored beer

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:03 GMT

In Tel Aviv anything goes. People aren’t fazed by being spotted wearing a pair of slippers that double as walking-the-dog shoes, and by the same token it’s totally acceptable to be wearing heels and a full face of makeup while walking the dog.

The gender industry

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:53:07 GMT

The obsession with haredi women’s rights is the latest vogue in Tel Aviv simply because the issue has been catapulted to the headlines over the stupid acts of a few.

A frosty winter

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:45:50 GMT

As the weather changes, so does the attitude of Tel Avivians. With every day of sunshine, the bubble melts a little more until, much like the Yarkon River, it evaporates entirely.

The White City of Found Objects

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:58:38 GMT

I’m slowly learning that in Tel Aviv, if you haven’t found something, it simply means you haven’t looked hard enough.

Holy city vs. sin city

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:27:48 GMT

I’m starting to learn that, in the coastal city, looks can be deceiving.

Danon: 'Israel is too democratic'

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:50:47 GMT

Full interview: Danon shares his thoughts with 20 Questions on Glenn Beck, the anti-boycott and NGO laws, as well his views on the failure of the two-state solution.

‘No country can tolerate riots in its airport'

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:11:51 GMT

This week's 20 Questions hosts Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yigal Palmor to discuss the diplomatic issues facing Israel.

Zoabi: ‘Flotilla’s message: we are not afraid of you'

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:39:25 GMT

MK Zoabi of the Balad party joins 20 Questions and discusses her thoughts on being a Palestinian in a Jewish democracy, the Gaza blockade and the flotilla, in addition to the UN vote.