The 16th edition of the Manofim arts festival spreads its soothing arms far and wide.
The event will be concluded by a massive simultaneous chess event, where 1,000 players of all ages will compete at the same time.
To ensure that Jerusalem does not continue to weaken, it must not only provide ways for some of its residents to be buried well, but it must also assure that all those who live here, can live well.
Oren Lotan is the projects manager for the Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team (JTMPT), working to improve transportation in Jerusalem.
Nicky Cregor made aliyah at 19 and went on to receive a degree in social work from the University of Haifa. Now, she's assumed a new administrative post at the Jerusalem Municipality.
Haifa was the biggest city to be holding a second round. Other cities include Ariel, Beit Shemesh, Harish, Rehovot, Ramle, Kiryat Gat, Pardes Hannah–Karkur, Nes Tziyona, and Binyamina-Givat Ada.
The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future.
Jerusalem barely turned out to the polls for the municipal elections. What happens next?
I decided to take my cat Medici – full name: HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich, a staunch supporter of Shas – to vote in the Jerusalem municipal elections.
With the majority of ballots counted, the incumbents of Israel's two largest cities cling to victory and are set to serve for another five years.