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A nonchalant wellness getaway: A summer stay at a tasteful (and tasty) sanctuary in Kibbutz Moran

These modest hideaways were social, cultural, and wellness retreats that served as a refuge from the city, work, and the pressures of modern life, focusing on holistic care for mind, body, and soul.

|ByLAUREN GUMPORT
A SUITE at Slow-ness Moran
New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Jewish NGO seeks to enlist US mayors in the fight against antisemitism

As antisemitic cases spike across the United States, the Combat Antisemitism Movement is working to partner with local leaders to combat antisemitism in their communities.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Anti-Israel demonstrators stage a rally outside New York City Hall

Ceasefire crowds take on local politics - opinion

A local ceasefire resolution will not wipe away the terror felt by many Jews on Oct 7 and have no impact on the foreign policy issue, other than creating even more division.

|ByEVAN BERNSTEIN
MK PNINA Tamano-Shata (right), chair of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality, leads a committee meeting, earlier this month.

Israel needs more women on local councils - opinion

For local government to be able to truly represent all residents and understand the diversity of their different needs, it is important that there be appropriate representation of men and women alike

|ByANAT THON ASHKENAZY, ASSAF SHAPIRA

City notes: Decisive Crusader battle reenacted in Galilee

A round-up of news from around the nation.

JULY 10, 2016ByCOMPILEDJULIE STEIGERWALD
Staging the 12th-century Battle of Hattin

This week is in Jerusalem

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

JULY 10, 2016ByPEGGY CIDOR
Summer is bursting out all over on Hahavatzelet Street

Art factory

A most unusual summer space for creation takes shape in the middle of the city.

JULY 10, 2016ByRHONA BURNS
The Empty House art collective is working with the municipality to create a new kind of ‘urban capsule’ – in the form of HaMiffal

A rose is a rose is a rose

“I’m a free spirit, with no roots. But when I feel that I am floating, I look at the names on my arm.”

JUNE 30, 2016ByCARL HOFFMAN
Varda Solell-Shamai

City Notes: To the Technion and beyond

A round-up of news from around the nation.

JUNE 30, 2016ByCOMPILEDJULIE STEIGERWALD
Making a Tattoo (illustrative)

Shoppers of Jerusalem: Unite!

"We truly believe we can have a real social impact on this neighborhood and help create a stronger community here."

JUNE 26, 2016ByORRI J. AVRAHAM
Cooperative members meet before the grand opening

Analysis: Israel-Turkey thaw may be only temporary

Israeli expert: Once the crisis with Russia passes, “Turkey will resume their old ways, including the bitterly anti-Israel dimension.”

DECEMBER 22, 2015ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Call for culture

A roundup of the week's local news.

DECEMBER 10, 2015ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai

This week in Jerusalem 407098

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

JUNE 28, 2015ByPEGGY CIDOR
The ‘Garden VIew’ exhibition.

Grapevine: A couple of ‘Odd Couples’

The Neil Simon comedy will be staged in culture halls around the country come July.

JUNE 25, 2015ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Tuvia Tsafir