The Israel National Trail, listed in National Geographic’s 20 most “epic trails,” is a hiking trail that crosses Israel from south to north. Beginning at the Gulf of Aqaba in Eilat, it runs north to Dan, near the Lebanese border crossing approximately 1,000 km (620 miles). The Israel National Trail has been described as a…
In the run-up to the elections, the vast majority of media commentators and so-called experts relentlessly classified these elections as the least interesting and lackluster in recent memory. This is the ninth time I have witnessed an Israeli election cam- paign in all of its sometimes wondrous and often questionable glory. While I am far…
With each passing year, baby boomers increasingly are called upon to aid their aging parents with everything from home repairs to health care. One of the touchier topics tends to be finances. As the author of the upcoming book The Boomers’ Guide to Talking to Your Parents About Their Money, Kim Rosenberg has a few…
For parents it can sometimes feel like it takes more effort to get kids to complete their household chores than to simply do the chores themselves. This often leaves parents wondering, are chores really worth the effort? Research by Marty Rossmann, emeritus associate professor of family education at the University of Minnesota, says yes, imple-…
