Spring

Battle over Ein Jones spring: NIS 2M project sparks controversy

A NIS 2M project to restore the dangerous Ein Jones spring site near Hamat Gader has closed it for four months, triggering fierce local opposition.

Blue, clear and steaming hot. This is what Ein Jones looked like in the past.
Rehabilitating water channels and transforming them into attractive spaces for hiking and camping. The Eastern Jordan Canal.

Nature protection project aims to revitalize northern springs and landscapes

Officers' Pool, Ein Jilabun.

The secret northern pool: A short summer route leading to a cool spring

Ein Mabua.

One of Israel's rarest springs reopens: Ein Mabua returns for the summer hiking season


A Song for Nisan: Open Up All the Windows

פִּתְחוּ אֶת כָּל הַחַלוֹנוֹת

Efi Netzer

A Song for Adar: A Prophetic, Cosmic, Merry Song

שִיר נְבוּאִי קוֹסְמִי עַלִיז

Yoni Rechtor and Eli Mohar

A song for Kislev: Nahal Yam

נַחַ"ל יָם

אוסף דן הדני, הספרייה הלאומית

A song for Nisan: A Song of Spring

שִיר אָבִיב

A painting of Heinrich Heine by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

Blooming on the Judean Desert hills

A stroll on the security road that faces Jerusalem reveals a treasure trove of wild flowers that dazzle with their amazing colors and scientific facts.

Blooming on the Judean Desert hills

Returning to ‘normal’

As the cities begin to open and more people return to work, it is time to look for new products that will help us adjust and have fun.

Return to ‘normal’

Springy recipes for the sunny season

As the weather warms and quickly turns hot, we normally begin to enjoy cookouts with our friends and family.

Easy cucumber salad

Coronavirus is exposing the narcissism of our youth – opinion

Even if those who say we’re overreacting are right, shouldn’t those who are part of the partying scene feel that it’s unseemly at a time when so many are suffering?

spring break

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil doesn't see shadow, predicts early spring

February 2 of every year, the groundhog would come out of his temporary home in Gobbler's Knob, and if he saw his shadow and returned to his burrow, it signified six extra weeks of winter.

Punxsutawney Phil's co-handler AJ Dereume holds the famous groundhog on the 134th Groundhog Day at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 2, 2020.

Clocks change: How many hours difference between where you are and Israel?

Candle lighting time in Jerusalem this week will be 7:33 p.m., as opposed to last week when it was 6:28 p.m.

'The Clock'