Faced with the closure of their college, this is the story of how a community of devoted practitioners emerged from crisis to create the new Arazim College for integrative Medicine  By Liza Benhayoun A year after facing closure and driven by a profound love for their profession and a desire to meet the urgent need that arose in the wake of the...

Jerusalem is known as the City of Gold, and after a recent visit to the extensive, exotic Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, it can also be described as one of truly magical sights and sites. The Gardens offers access to the wondrous world of nature, with displays of exotic plants, flowers, fruits and more – and all arranged by geographical regions, alto...

Celebrating 45 Years of ESRA: Strengthening Our Mission, Embracing the Future  As we step into another impactful year, we are filled with gratitude and pride. This year, ESRA marks 45 years of service, community-building, and unwavering commitment to making a difference in Israel. While the war delayed our celebrations, it did not diminish the...

Face Challenges And Seize Opportunities As They Arise  We sat at an editorial meeting for this magazine discussing, amongst other subjects, what should feature about the Israel-Hamas war. It would be 19 months since October 7, and we had published in previous magazines many moving and varied articles. But life has its own twists and dicta...

Driving down the highway Driving towards hell; Hell on earth With a sad sad story to tell A place where love and laughter Once reigned A place full of happiness Turned into a reality so insane Unspeakable events happened But speak we must For the world just doesn't understand It is with our own eyes we must see It is with our hearts and minds That ...