Review

'Our Partisan Kingdom' and 'Written in a Barn': Holocaust survival up close and personal - review

An American octogenarian oleh, born in a DP camp in Italy, offers his Holocaust survivor parents’ tales to the world.

BIELSKI partisans and families. Lazar Engles stands third from the left.
ABRAHAM’S GATE, ‘Sha’ar Avraham’ in Hebrew and ‘Bab Ibrahim’ in Arabic, preserved in Tel Dan, is around 4,000 years old.

'Children of Abraham': Over a millennium of Jewish-Muslim relations - review

THE NORMAN’S Dinings restaurant.

The Norman: A high-end, quiet corner of Tel Aviv - review

Food at the Tandoori restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Tandoori: Restaurant moves near Tel Aviv beach, bringing sea breeze to the spice - review


Moving, complex ‘Valley of Shadows’ explores culture clash in the Himalayas - review

Combined with the spectacular photography and compelling performances by the entire cast, many of whom are non-professionals, the movie takes us on a moving journey.

‘VALLEY OF SHADOWS’ tells the story of a Spanish tourist who ends up spending months in a tiny isolated village.

Caesarea Golf Club’s Mariposa: Kosher dining hits above par - review

There are many meat dishes, with steaks of every shape and size, but we were very happy to stick with the fish.

PistVanilla ice cream with cherries and 'edible' flowers.

Where Jerusalem goes to breathe: Inside the serene hidden oasis of Ein Kerem

What we found is a village that functions as an absolute anomaly within the Israeli landscape, an intact historical capsule closer to an ancient Italian or Greek mountainside than to the city above.

Emphasizing European-style sanctuary and coexistence right outside  Jerusalem, this dusk panorama over the Gorney Monastery captures the  valley’s unique atmosphere – feeling like a tranquil Mediterranean enclave  nested directly in the mountains.

'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review

Moshe Taragin’s wartime essays argue that Jewish faith is carried not only through ideas, but through the people whose resilience has preserved it across history.

THE AUTHOR attempts to place today’s challenges within the broader sweep of Jewish history and Torah.

Amit Ulman brings his inventive rap to ‘Dream High’ - review

The climax of the film is a rap contest, where all the rivalries, past and present, play out and are resolved.

NOAM KLEINSTEIN and Amir Banai in "Dream High."

Namy: Serving up fresh, flavorful kosher Japanese dishes in Netanya - review

We booked an early supper at Namy, which means “waves” in Japanese, on a recent bright summer day.

Sushi from Namy.

Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel focuses on food, drink experiences to find niche following Oct. 7

In such a congested marketplace and a struggling tourism industry since the October 7 massacre and Iran wars reduced incoming flights, the Inbal shifted focus to standout food and drink experiences.

Bird's eye view of the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem.

Italian drama ‘Diamonds’ fails to sparkle - review

The cast is good, but in the end, it’s all a bit cliché, despite the intriguing setting.

‘DIAMONDS’ TELLS a story of Italian costume designers in a movie costume shop set in the 1970s.

'Faith in a Turbulent World': Lamentations teaches us how to endure grief - review

Yael Ziegler shows how the structure, rhythm and shifting voices of Lamentations hold grief, accusation and faith within the same biblical text.

MODERN REPLICA of the Arch of Titus relief depicting the spoils of the Second Temple, carried in a triumphal procession through Rome following its conquest of Jerusalem in 70 CE.

Chocolate De Luxe brings handmade kosher luxury to Netanya - restaurant review

After decades in education, Esther Arbov turned a passion for chocolate into a boutique offering handmade pralines, desserts, and luxury gift packages.

AN ARRAY of Belgian chocolates are created on-site.