Bringing Purim to injured soldiers

A special Purim seuda, holiday meal, was held this week at Sheba medical center in Tel HaShomer for some 200 IDF injured soldiers. The event, which included a megillah reading, entertainment and more, was organized by Olamit Wolf, a Tel Aviv-based holistic therapist who has been involved in providi…

Lies and falsehoods at Jerusalem Design Week

Jerusalem Design Week is taking place at Hansen House in Jerusalem, June 22-29. The week features works, lectures, cultural events and more – all in keeping with this year's theme: lies and falsehoods. KAN's Naomi Segal heard more from Dr. Jeremy Fogel, a scholar in modern Jewish philosophy, and pa…

Cancer survivors mark their journey with ink

"Halasartan" – Stop Cancer – an organization that provides support to young adult cancer patients and survivors, held a special tattoo party in Tel Aviv – bringing top tattoo artists to provide community members with an artistic and personal way to commemorate their journey. Tattoo artist Amit Sham…

The privilege was ours: Remembering Lucy Dee

The Herzog College English Education Department is hosting a special tribute evening Tuesday, June 20th, to honor the memory of Lucy Dee, who was murdered along with two of her daughters, Maia and Rina, in a terrorist attack in the Jordan Valley this past April. Lucy Dee was a graduate of the Herzo…

Knesset launches wayfinding system for visually impaired

As part of recent events in Israel marking "Blind Day," a day for enhancing awareness and empathy for the blind and visually impaired community, the Knesset launched a new audio guidance system, one of the many accessibility initiatives in use in the parliament complex. The personalized audio wayfi…

Thousands attend funeral for leader of haredi Lithuanian sect

Thousands attended the funeral for Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, leader of the haredi Lithuanian community, who died at the age of 100. Edelstein was spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah political faction and head of the Ponovezh yeshiva in Bnei Brak. Prof. Benjamin Brown, of the Dept. of Jewish Though…

Ancient and modern meet at renewed Tower of David Jerusalem museum

After a decade of planning  and three years of construction, the newly renovated Tower of David Jerusalem Museum has opened. The 50 million dollar renewal and conservation project in the ancient citadel brings together ancient and modern, with technology and original artifacts integrated to tell th…

Vandalism and crime strike Israeli farmers hard

Farmers across Israel are suffering from increased violence, theft and vandalism. Most recently, vandals torched the hay barn of a dairy farmer in moshav Nahalal in the Jezereel valley, burning over a million shekels worth of straw and other feed. The organization HaShomer HaHadash aids farmers pro…

Interest rate hikes further strain mortgage holders

The Bank of Israel's recent interest rate hike -- it's 10th, in the central bank's bid to curb inflation -- has put more strain on mortgage holders as their monthly payments continue to climb. Independent mortgage broker Ross Levin told KAN's Naomi Segal that borrowers can consider refinancing thei…

Jerusalem's first whisky festival May 17/18

The first Jerusalem whiskey festival is taking place in the capital this week. Set for May 17 and 18, Wednesday and Thursday evening, at the Ticho house in downtown Jerusalem, the whiskey festival will have both distilleries from abroad as well as a handful of Israeli distilleries. We spoke with th…