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Nov 10, 2026, 4:11 AM

Lifechanging Hadassah: My Conversion Journey

The author pictured on the site of the Nova Music Festival two years after the October 7th massacre. Photo courtesy of the author.

Around the time I was 23 years old, I decided that I would convert to Judaism. Now I am approaching the two-year anniversary of the mikvah (ritual bath) immersion that marked the official beginning of my life as a...

Silas Anastacio

Nov 3, 2026, 12:04 AM

Yosef Penhos: Israel strengthens focus on Brazil for tourism growth

In his first official appearance before the Brazilian market, Yosef Penhos, the newly appointed Regional Director and representative of the Israel Ministry of Tourism for Spain and Latin America, outlined the country's strategies to restore international visitor flows and...

Nov 2, 2026, 9:19 PM

Rethymno: A Seashell Embrace by the Sea

Inside Greek Hospitality: Part 4 There is something wonderfully authentic about Rethymno in the Greek island of Crete. Perhaps it is the maze of narrow cobblestone streets, the elegant Venetian balconies overlooking centuries-old buildings, or the picturesque harbour where fishing boats...

Silas Anastacio

Oct 31, 2026, 10:01 AM

In November, the Jewish Agency will host another edition of the EU VOU Fair

The promotional campaign is now in its final stage. As in previous years, the fair aims to bring together a wide range of opportunities for connecting with Israel in one place. The event is intended both for those who already...

Oct 25, 2026, 11:23 PM

Chania: Venetian Charm Meets Luxury

Inside Greek Hospitality: Part 3 There is something irresistible about Chania. Perhaps it is the Venetian harbour, glowing in the afternoon fall wind and the stormy water. Maybe the narrow streets that twist through centuries of history, or the dramatic contrast...

Oct 21, 2026, 12:20 AM

Overtaxing the Metaphor: Chopped Salad as a Concept and in Real Life

Israeli tomato and cucumber salad photo courtesy of Hadassah.

Tomatoes and cucumbers. This essay concerns tomatoes and cucumbers. In October 1973, in the midst of a war, I arrived at Israel’s Kibbutz Ein Gedi, along with maybe a dozen other students. We were there as volunteers to help with the...

Oct 20, 2026, 1:25 PM

Choose Life: The Moral Price of the Moon

Abraham Joshua Heschel. Photo: Peter1c / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; modified from original || Background image licensed via Canva.

With the advent of Space exploration, rabbinic writers debated whether Jewish law permitted a person to leave planet Earth. Possibly the first voice to be heard on this question was that of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch (1902-1994)....

Silas Anastacio

Oct 18, 2026, 12:03 AM

Israel’s Ministry of Tourism Presents Plans and Investments for the Future

On October 14, at Clube A Hebraica in São Paulo, the Israel Ministry of Tourism hosted the professional event Israel 4U. The meeting brought together representatives of the Ministry, Brazilian tour operators and agencies, as well as the Consul...

Oct 15, 2026, 10:30 PM

Thessaloniki Greece: From Olympus to a Palace

Inside Greek Hospitality: Part 2 From the viewpoint high above, Thessaloniki unfolds beneath us, stretching all the way to the Thermaic Gulf. It is Ano Poli, the historic Upper Town, where narrow cobbled lanes wind between traditional houses, Byzantine churches and...

Oct 13, 2026, 7:59 AM

Seeing Red: Hubris and the Halakha of Space Flight

Rabbi Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch, photo: Nadav Efrati / Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nahum_Eliezer_Rabinovitch

Vladimir Menshikov, Boga Nyet! [There is no God!], 1975. State Museum of the History of Religion in Saint Petersburg. Scaled-down, low-resolution image permitted under fair use clause, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82_1975.jpg

In 1961, as humans reached Space, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch (1902-1994) wrote a private letter in which he declared that Space travel was permitted according to Jewish law. The Lubavitcher Rebbe offered a broad, affirmative framework for...

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