Ra'anana

From Ra’anana around the world and back: Edan Leshem takes a swing for Sharsheret - interview

“I feel it’s a great cause and that I really want to help,” Leshem said. “I’m just there to support the players and give them the best experience of the tournament.”

EDAN LESHEM, the former top-ranked Israeli professional tennis star, will help organize Friday’s Sharsheret Israel Tennis Tournament in Ra’anana, returning to the courts where his tennis journey began as a child.
Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Three Ra'anana daycare aides arrested on suspicion of abusing toddlers

An illustration of the MOPHET residential project in Ra'anana.

Ra’anana real estate project MOPHET logs over NIS 150m in soft launch sales to global buyers

Border Police officers from the Jerusalem Envelope unit raid the Palestinian village of Bir Nabala, near Ramallah, during an early morning counterterrorism operation to arrest suspects, September 15, 2026.

Israeli man charged with plotting terrorist attack on data center in Ra’anana


Rio designated sister city of Raanana, Israel’s Brazilian capital

Since 2015, Raanana has quickly become the primary destination for Brazilians moving to Israel.

A drone view of the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 15, 2020.

A rising artist in Israel grew up in one of Rio’s most violent favelas

“We used to hide under the bed to protect ourselves from shooting sprees. We often had to skip over dead bodies to enter our home,” he said.

Alander Especie at work in a building in Raanana, Israel, his adopted home

Israeli unicorn start-up DriveNets raises $208 million in funding

This investment will be used by the company to continue to offer service providers a radical new way to build their networks with higher capacity and scale at a much lower cost.

Employees of Ra'anana-based start-up DriveNets

Israeli agricultural start-up Vertical Field signs agreement in UAE

Within the agreement, Vertical Field will undergo a pilot program within the UAE, which will feature farms with some of the "most suitable crops for the local market."

A Vertical Field "Urban Farm" uses BIOLED eco-lighting technology to grow produce for a Rami Levy supermarket in Bnei Brak.

Rami Levy to install Vertical Field farms for fresh produce

A vertical farm will be installed next to each branch, providing customers with fresh produce grown out of the company's indoor farms.

A Vertical Field "Urban Farm" uses BIOLED eco-lighting technology to grow produce for a Rami Levy supermarket in Bnei Brak.

Israel consulate in Atlanta erects mural to thank COVID-19 personnel

The mural itself spells "Thank you," as a tribute for those who have dedicated and risked their lives in recent months to combat the pandemic.

Israel'a Consul-General in Atlanta, Anat Sultan-Dadon, adds finishes touches to the mural.

Two Israelis arrested in Israel for coronavirus scam in France

"This is the first case of its kind," according to a senior Israel Police officer

French police officers in Paris, France, April 28, 2020.

Greg Café: not just for a light lunch

Now that the management has introduced a new menu, Greg Café is also a very pleasant place for a light supper.

Not just for  a light lunch

Hilarious Hebrew - a story of two Ra'anana veterans

They can have a good laugh at these misadventures and chose to take in stride even the more frustrating roadblocks to their absorption.

ITZIK, 78,  AND VIVIENNE, 76,  MARON FROM CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA  TO RA’ANANA, 2000

The meat eating experience of Pikhana

The restaurant has a television screen which shows a constant stream of meat cuts in all their gory glory as well as images of chefs preparing them for cooking.

Meat without borders