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Life on the Other Side: The Balsamic Polemic

So maybe polemic is a bit of overkill. Is balsamic battle better? Here’s the thing … my raison d’être for endorsing Israel as a culinary haven has always been the balsamic vinegar story. It goes something like this: “I came to this country 20 years ago and what a gastronomic wasteland! I had to drive…

Three National Holidays, One Week

Since the establishment of the State of Israel, four new holidays have been added to the Jewish calendar – Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day), Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) and Yom Yerushalayim ( Jerusalem Day). Three national days – Yom HaShoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut – fall within one week. This…