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October 19, 2010

High-flying to low-lying Israel offers a world of B’nai Mitzvah fetes

Jewish Journal October 19, 2010

Have you thought about planning your child’s bar or bat mitzvah in Israel? Are you looking for an out-of-the-box idea that will be memorable and match your child’s personality, interests or hobbies? Jerusalem is a versatile city filled with history, nature, art, culture and fun. Now the hard part begins: What to choose? For the Adventurous Dinner in the Sky Take the bar or bat mitzvah celebration to new heights with Dinner in the Sky (dinnerinthesky.net). A special table can accommodate up to 22 guests and is lifted 150 feet above the ground for a gourmet experience in the sky. Locations include Yafo, with a 360-degree view of Tel Aviv, or Jerusalem, overlooking the Old City.

Noa Tishby’s Israel

Danielle Berrin October 19, 2010

Noa Tishby is considered one of Israel’s best exports. The multihyphenate model-actress-producer has lived in Los Angeles for nearly a decade, bringing Hollywood gems like the HBO series “In Treatment” from Israel to the United States, where her career is on fire. But when we talked to her about Israel, she assured us there’s no place like home. Here are Tishby’s not-to-be-missed Holy Land hot spots.

Israel marking Rabin assassination

Jewish Journal October 19, 2010

The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin \”must not be forgiven or forgotten,\” Israeli President Shimon Peres said at a candlelighting ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.

Israeli hotel chefs create a culinary revolution

Jewish Journal October 19, 2010

Gone are the days when visiting American tourists were satisfied being served a colorless, uninspired boiled chicken in an Israeli hotel dining room. Today, when tourists sit down to breakfast or dinner in a five-star hotel in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Eilat, they are virtually guaranteed colorful kosher culinary experiences comparable to those of the finest restaurants in Los Angeles, New York or Paris. As if to underscore the quantum leap in the Israeli kitchen, Israel’s Channel 10 recently televised a local take of the popular reality TV show “Iron Chef.” In the Israeli version, a top-ranked Parisian chef was flown to the Jewish state to challenge local hotel and restaurant chefs in an array of steamy cook-offs. Much to the Frenchman’s surprise, his Israeli counterparts were more than a match for his culinary expertise.

Dead Sea Scrolls going online

Jewish Journal October 19, 2010

The Dead Sea Scrolls will go online in a project launched by the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Showbiz bus brings Israel to Hollywood youth

Jewish Journal October 19, 2010

Over the past decade, Taglit-Birthright Israel has provided Jewish young adults with the opportunity to visit Israel at no cost. For many — more than 230,000 so far — it has been the trip of a lifetime: a chance to visit Israel for 10 days and make connections to their Jewish heritage and their Israeli peers. This past summer, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Young Entertainment Division, which sponsors Birthright trips each year, created a special trip — dubbed the Showbiz Bus — designed for young L.A. Jews working in or studying for a career in the entertainment industry to visit Israel on a Birthright tour.

Open-air market blends old, new worlds

Jewish Journal October 19, 2010

Visitors to Jerusalem who haven’t seen the city in recent years are invariably amazed by all the new neighborhoods and luxury hotels that have transformed the skyline. The upscale Mamilla shopping district near the Old City and the newly refurbished Israel Museum attract both locals and tourists. While some parts of Jerusalem are almost virtually unrecognizable, others, like Mahane Yehuda, the city’s sprawling open-air market, still evoke the best of old-world Jerusalem.

New design set for Jerusalem tolerance museum

Tom Tugend October 19, 2010

Architectural designs for a trimmed-down Museum of Tolerance in the center of Jerusalem, featuring massive top-to-bottom glass walls facing the city’s Independence Park, have been unveiled by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Eat pray love, Israel style

Orit Arfa October 19, 2010

Admit it, ladies. When you read Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling memoir, “Eat Pray Love,” there were moments when you wanted to trade places with Gilbert as she gorged herself on Italian yummies, mined her soul in an Indian ashram and fell in love with a strapping Brazilian in Bali. But if you have a Zionist bent like me, you probably would rather spend your money in the Holy Land. Fortunately, the Jewish state can provide an “Eat Pray Love” experience without the Jewish guilt. Israelis are consumed by wanderlust, importing the best of what they find in the tastiest, most spiritual and most romantic places in the world.

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