http://www.israel.org Contestants at Israels Kibbutz Givat Brenner sent olive pits flying in a new fun competition. For the first time in Israel, contestants had a chance to break the world olive-pit spitting record (21.20 meters, or 96.5 feet). Israel...
Rajay Sanduka has been responsible for firing the Ramadan cannon in Jerusalem for 25 years. Every day during the month-long holiday, the cannon is fired to mark the beginning and end of the fast. Rajie inherited the job from his father, while responsib...
A groundbreaking non-profit in Israel allows disabled people to join in sporting activities from sailing to waterskiing to extreme sports. Etgarim (http://www.etgarim.org/index.php?tlng=english) was formed to help handicapped Israelis take part in outd...
The Center for North African Jewry and the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra connect cultures together: The Center for North African Jewry in Jerusalem exhibits the culture that is common to the Muslims and to the Jews of North Africa, while the Israeli And...