Schnitzel, Israeli Style

What comes to mind when you think of Israeli food? Falafel, shawarma, kabobs, pita and hummus usually top the list. However chicken schnitzel has become one of the most common foods in Israel, adapted from German wiener-schnitzel made with veal. Home-made schnitzel is the ultimate comfort food, but it is also very tasty at fast

Unprecedented Collection of Religious Texts Unveiled

{image_1}The parchment looks fragile, and holes dot the page, but the letters are as clear as when they were written 1,500 years ago. A piece of a prayer that at one time was meticulously set onto papyrus by a scribe, this is one of more than 200 ancient biblical objects that fill a hall in the Bible Lands Museum in an exhibit titled “The Book of Books,” where visitors come face-to-face with almost 2,000 years of history.

Future IDF Commanders Aid Elderly during Snow Storm

{image_1}Dozens of soldiers from the Paratroopers, Golani, Kfir, Givati and Nachal Brigades who are enrolled in the officer-training course were activated as support units during the weekend's storm [which dumped up to 60 cm (23.6 in) on the capital. Thousands were without electricity for up to four days].

Where Hebrew and Arabic Go Hand in Hand

{image_1}“Hand in Hand” in Jerusalem is a bilingual school for Jewish and Arab students. The staff in each of the four schools in the network is equally balanced between Arab and Jewish principals and teachers. Every class is co-taught by teachers from both languages, and respect is the guiding principle.

Vital to Israel’s Security

{image_1}Iran: “I Will Not Be Silent”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks at the candle-lighting ceremony for the fifth night of Chanukah: “In contrast to others, when I see that interests vital to the security of Israel's citizens are in danger, I will not be silent.

My Firstborn Son Is Going into the Army

{image_1}I have anticipated this day for 19 years, with mixed feelings of awe and love, repressed fear and with pride; and of course with prayer.

Treasure of Jewish History Recovered

{image_1}The Jewish link to the land of Iraq, historically known as Babylon, is embedded in the Bible. According to Jewish tradition, the Garden of Eden was located there, and leaders and prophets such as Daniel, Ezekiel, Ezra and Jonah are believed to be buried there. But by the mid-twentieth century, Jewish life began to unravel and Jews fled the country en masse, stripped of their citizenship and assets. For awhile it seemed that the incredible heritage of thousands of years of Jewish life in Babylon would be lost to the world. But God would miraculously use an oppressive, maniacal dictator and an unpopular war to preserve the history of His people.

You Shall Be a Blessing

“I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing” (Gen. 12:2). Join us as we consider several ways in which we can see that the Lord’s promise to Abraham and his descendants is being partially fulfilled in our world today. Help in

Restore—Shuv

{image_1}“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good” (Gen. 1:1, 31). In love, God created a perfect world. He created man in His own image (Gen. 1:27), and in the beginning there was perfect communion, a whole relationship between God and His creation. Then sin and darkness entered the world. After the story of the Fall in Genesis 3, mankind was in desperate need of returning or being restored to the perfection Adam and Eve had enjoyed at the beginning.

Israel’s “Rain Man” Conserves School Water

{image_1}It was a nightmare. Half of the school’s outlying wall was ripped off in a storm as rainwater runoff caused more than $150,000 in damage. But science teacher Amir Yechieli, saw the disaster as a chance to save the day. Yechieli had studied storm water runoff in the Sinai Desert for a master’s degree.

“Lazy Eye” Glasses Help Kids Overcome Amblyopia

{image_1}An Israeli doctor’s revolutionary invention for treating a childhood eye condition won a prize for industry innovation at the fourth annual International 3D Society Awards. The award will undoubtedly raise worldwide interest in Amblyz Glasses, based on a patent owned by Dr. Omry Ben-Ezra, a family physician who was determined to find a more kid-friendly treatment for amblyopia—commonly known as “lazy eye,” a neural disorder affecting three to five percent of all children.

“WalkMe” through This Website

{image_1}Anyone who’s gotten confused while trying to buy a product or do a financial transaction online—and that includes most of us—will be relieved to know that Israeli startup WalkMe is already marketing its user-friendly “Walk-Thru” instruction system.