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View of the empty terminal hall at the Ben Gurion International airport on Dec. 17, 2017.  (Photo/JTA-Avi Dishi-Flash90)
Posted inTravel

Ban on non-Israelis entering the country extended through Oct. 1

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA August 24, 2020
two men sit on an airplane wearing face masks
Posted inTravel

Can Diaspora Jews visit Israel during the Covid-19 crisis? The rules keep changing.

by Sam Sokol and JTA August 21, 2020
The desert at sunset in Rissani, Morocco. (SUE BARNETT)
Posted inTravel

After mass exodus, Morocco celebrates its Jewish heritage

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett March 6, 2020March 6, 2020
Aliya Fastman shops at the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Berkeley native Aliya Fastman teaches travelers to love Israeli food

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 26, 2020March 30, 2020
The top of the Hermon ski area offers expansive views of the valley below. (JTA/Uriel Heilman)
Posted inUncategorized

Welcome to Mount Hermon, Israel’s only ski area. It shuts down when it snows.

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman and JTA February 25, 2020
A group from the Osher Marin JCC visiting Cuba, Jan. 2020. (Fred Greene)
Posted inFirst Person

We found strength, camaraderie and happiness among Cuba’s Jews

Marc Dollinger by Marc Dollinger February 3, 2020February 19, 2020
Israelis at Second Beach in Morro de Sao Paulo, Brazil. (JTA/Renato Santana/CORREIO)
Posted inIsrael, World, News, Travel

Why this Brazilian island is expecting 5,000 Israeli tourists this summer

by Marcus M. Gilban and JTA December 4, 2019
Emily Leyfer (second from right) with other teens on a BBYO-sponsored trip to Germany
Posted inTravel

As a child of Russian Jews, I used to worry I wasn’t Jewish enough. A teen trip to Germany changed my mind.

Emily Leyfer by Emily Leyfer July 5, 2019July 8, 2019
Mozaika draws hundreds of visitors to its weekly events on Jewish culture. (Photo/Toldot-Instagram)
Posted inWorld, News, Travel

How the oldest house in Barcelona became a hub of Jewish cultural revival

Alan Grabinsky by JTA and Alan Grabinsky July 2, 2019July 2, 2019
a view out the windshield of a car driving pasts forests and mountains
Posted inParenting

Road tripping with 2 young kids — fun times, or madness?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein January 14, 2019

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