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Navigating Israel’s healthcare system as an oleh

The experiences of olim navigating Israel’s healthcare system— stories that are often frustrating and relatable, sometimes amusing, and at times even inspiring.

 View of a Maccabi Health Center in Modi'in, on January 26, 2021.
 COMIC INFLUENCER Stav Naftali appears dressed as an IDF spokeswoman, above a caption saying she is spokesperson of ‘Worn Out Parents,’ and speaks of ‘survival with kids at home.’

Humor, Israel’s secret weapon for maintaining morale - opinion

 Pager memes.

The deadly pager operation in Lebanon is no laughing matter, or is it?

 FOR THE last 16 years, comedian Avi Liberman has been doing several shows a year to benefit the Koby Mandell Foundation.

'Comedy for Koby' brings humor in a time of tragedy


From the sketchbook

Illustration by Avi Katz

WATCH: Israeli comedians in English on the resurrection of Jesus

"Guess who's back?"

Yohay Sponder performing in London

WATCH: Israeli comedians in English on Americans speaking Hebrew

"I speak Hebrew like I'm parking in Tel Aviv."

Benji Lovitt performing stand up comedy at "Funny Monday"

WATCH: Israeli comedians in English on Israel's tiny size

"Israel is so small that when you look at the map of the world, the name 'Israel' doesn't fit."

Comedian Yonatan Barak performing at "Funny Monday"

WATCH: Israeli comedians take London at international comedy conference

Can the British handle Israeli humor?

Yohay Sponder performing in London

Dozens of Israelis stand up for Friends' Ross Geller in Tel Aviv protest

“You hear about all those important protests and it made me think why can’t we protest about less important things?”

The cast of the American TV sitcom Friends

Star catcher: Astrology for the week of July 14, 2017

TIP FOR THE WEEK: Flashes of intuition, exciting ideas, intense emotion and even anger are expected during the week. Pace yourself.

Deep space bright nebula

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The Owl: Not everything about Purim is funny

One of the overriding lessons of a holiday in which so much seems arbitrary is the need for order and law.

Purim celebrants in Jerusalem

Hitler lookalike wanted by Austrian police

A young man bearing a remarkable resemblance to, and dressed like, the Nazi dictator is on the loose in Austria.

The house in which Adolf Hitler was born is seen in Braunau am Inn, Austria, in October