Ra'anana

From Paraguay to Israel: Daughter inspires family to make aliyah

A 12-year-old’s love for Israel inspired her entire family to leave Paraguay and start a new life in Ra’anana.

Esther Levin and her family at a simcha before their aliyah.
THE WRITER (right) sharing a drink and a smile with Avi Meller in the UK ambassador’s residence in Ramat Gan in 2012 at an event to promote the London Olympics.

Media legend Avi Meller’s death dims lights of Israel’s sporting arenas

Food at dairy restaurant Salta.

Salta revisited: Inside the Ra’anana dairy gem celebrating 20 flavorful years - review

MOROCCAN ARTIST Hind Ennaira will perform at the World. Jazz. Music. Festival.

Open for business in Ra’anana: A new jazz festival spreads its musical options


An Israeli restaurant in a beautiful Raanana setting

The restaurant must be in one of the most beautiful settings in Israel. It’s actually inside the Ra’anana Park, just next to the lake and surrounded by flower beds and tall shading trees.

Mandarin, Ra’anana

A car for the ages

Photographer Mark Osterman focuses on automobile innards in his new exhibit, ‘Anatomy’

Photos from Mark Osterman's 'Anatomy' exhibit

The smell of success

Luzzato is a welcome addition to Ra’anana’s list of kosher restaurant.

Luzzato

The Jerusalem Post Pre-Election Debate in Ra'anana

In cooperation with Matan and the Jewish Outreach Center

The Jerusalem Post Election Debates

An American thing

Sara’s Place in Ra’anana serves up kosher dishes with an American flare.

Sara’s Place

A musical homecoming

Ra’anana Symphonette to feature world-class viola player Gilad Karni

GILAD KARNI: More composers are writing for the viola today

The essential Eitan Ginzburg

An interview with Ra’anana’s current acting mayor – who happens to be gay – about his desire to do another term and ‘Make Ahuza Street great again.’

‘WHEN ALL of my friends left [Ra’anana] to do different things, I stayed because I really love this city – and I love public service.’

In bid for reelection, Ra'anana mayor faces homophobic campaign

The campaign, which he described as sophisticated, took the form of a fake Facebook page named “free Ra’anana.”

Mayor of Raanana Eitan Ginzburg

From the rainbow bubble to the Lower Galilee

How it feels to make the switch from inner city to country side living.

LOWER GALILEE view from Tzipori.

HaBayit Shel Benji to add 12 more rooms to house lone combat soldiers

Some 75 lone combat soldiers currently live in HaBayit Shel Benji in central Ranaana founded in memory of Major Benji Hillman who was killed in the Lebanese village of Moran a-Ras.

Home away-from-home for lone soldiers also provides Guidance Center for discharged soldiers