When I was a teenager, I participated in a lot of the teen events of the JCC. It’s how I discovered so many Israeli movies and TV shows. Shortly before I left Rochester, New York for a semester of high … Read More
I remember when I was a teenager I would go to the Rochester JCC every month to watch the monthly screening of an Israeli movie. It was these monthly events that I really began learning about Israeli culture in a … Read More
I am a bookworm–always have been, always will be. I was that kid who would spend Saturdays snuggled in bed with a book, and the kid who, if I was reading in school, the teachers would have to shout my … Read More
There are many different views of what graffiti means in society—some people disapprove of the graffiti on the walls of neighborhoods of their cities. Others view it as a form of art that reflect the issues and hot topics of … Read More
When many people think of Israeli food, they think of falafel, shawarma, and hummus. And all of those dishes are part of Israeli cuisine. But Israeli food includes much more—it is a mosaic as colorful as the people who make … Read More
In today’s world, we hear a lot about Israel’s politics, history, and religion. But the fact of the manner, is that there is so much more to the country—from food to music to regular day to day life. When we … Read More