A section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the tenth century B.C.E. – possibly built by King Solomon — has been revealed in archaeological excavations directed by Dr. Eilat Mazar and conducted under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The section of the city wall revealed, 70 meters long and six [...]

Lake Victoria used to provide a wealth of food and protein for the  families of Uganda. But that was until bigger business got involved and altered the course of nature. Fifty years ago, the Nile Perch was introduced into Lake Victoria in order to grow local fisheries. The Nile Perch is a predator and it [...]

After spending Thursday evening out in Jerusalem Center, we headed to Masada to watch the sunrise. Having no sleep, I must say it was somewhat of a rough climb to the top at 5 am, but I knew that the view would be worth it once I get up there. Happy to say I wasn’t [...]

I just saw this entertaining video of an interview with an Arab Christian, Emil Zofan, who’s a taxi driver in Jerusalem. He talks about the city, the people, what it’s like being Christian here and he even shows off his German to the camera. It’s also just fun to watch because the whole time, he’s driving [...]

We arrived in Old Jerusalem just after Shabbat. We wanted to explore the city at night and visit our friend, who just rented an apartment in the Armenian Quarter. None of us being endowed with the sense of directions we soon realized that we were lost. For the next hour or so we all got [...]

Dina Wachtel is delighted to present Dylan Segal with his iPod touch for writing the winning blog in the Hebrew You launch competition. Below are his wise words: I am currently a post-secondary student, and can hopefully shed some light for those up and comers contemplating a post-secondary institution. I went to Uvic for my [...]

We know exactly where an object is when we say it is “within the reach of our hand.”  But if we don’t have a hand, can we still see the object just where it is? Apparently not, say researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Hospital-Mount Scopus. The space within reach of our [...]

Hi everyone! I’d like to start by introducing myself, my name is Oleg Portnoy, I am a Visiting Graduate student from Toronto, Canada. I will be spending the spring semester studying at the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew U Mount Scopas campus here in Jerusalem and sharing my experiences with you. I am currently [...]

Israel and water? Right… The Israeli government’s water website now has a page where you can check back daily in order to see how much the Kinneret – our main water source, located in the Galilee – has gone up or down. It makes sense this exists online because an integral part of the Israel [...]

I ask you, have you ever heard of a cooler idea than to have videos of university lectures shown on the train for commuters? If you were on the train leaving Tel Aviv for Haifa at two specific times this morning, you would have been able to hear a lecture on brain science breakthroughs. It [...]