With Tisha B’Av—which commemorates the destruction of the Temple primarily due to sinat chinam, or unjustified hatred—in the rear-view mirror, and Rosh Hashanah just around
In honor of the Fourth of July, let’s examine the life of Mickey Marcus, a proud Jewish U.S. hero who became a leader of Israel’s
Many streets across Israel are named in memory of righteous gentiles who were sympathetic to the plight of Jews and stood up to anti-Semitism or
Over the past quarter century, the city of Holon has successfully transformed its image from a sleepy, gritty bedroom community to a cultural center with
From time immemorial until the late 19th century, almost all of Jerusalem’s residents lived in the walled Old City. Divided into four uneven quadrants—the Jewish
Over the past few months, numerous articles have been written analyzing recent Jerusalem real estate sales data. Curiously, there has been a lack of agreement
This past summer, my niece and nephew—along with a few thousand other families—entered a lottery to purchase an apartment “on paper” in a new project
King George Street, located in the heart of downtown Jerusalem, was created in 1924 during the British Mandate period, and named in honor of Britain’s
On Tu B’Av—the holiday of love—I was in a small Talpiot, Jerusalem alley lined with automobile repair shops, when I was invited to join a
What do you do with almost 4.5 miles of old, abandoned train tracks left in disrepair? The Jaffa-Jerusalem Railway was completed in 1892 and operated
Two clients recently asked us to help them purchase an investment apartment in Israel. Liat lives in Israel and wanted to buy a small Jerusalem
Israel enjoys a strong relationship with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, two countries that comprise the former Czechoslovakia. To understand the root of this special
