In the 1950s Israeli water engineer Simcha Blass, and his son, Yeshayahu Blass were leaders in the area of drip irrigation design. In 1965 Kibbutz Hatzerim partnered with Blass to form a company called Netafim, Together they developed and patented the first practical surface drip irrigation emitter. Drip irrigation, also…
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Ptitim – Israeli Couscous
Ptitim, (little bits or flakes in English), are exactly that. Ptitim are rice shaped or tiny round balls of oven-roasted pasta made of hard wheat, which gives them a characteristic nutty flavor and aroma. Often referred to as Israeli couscous, they are a unique culinary contribution. The product was invented…

ICQ
ICQ, an acronym for the short statement, “I Seek You”, was the first “instant messenger” ever developed. In 1998 five Israelis, Yair Goldfinger, Sefi Vigiser, Amnon Amir, Arik Vardi, and Yossi Vardi, who also founded the company Mirabilis, developed the program. They had a vision of being able to send…

Ein Evrona
Ein Evrona is an ancient well that is located on the edge of the Evrona salt marsh. In times gone by the water would rise and overflow onto the surrounding countryside. Nowadays the well is dry due to the drop in the level of the ground water. Upon arrival to…

The Feldenkrais Method
The Feldenkrais Method, was designed and developed by Moshe Feldenkrais, (1904-1984). It is often referred to simply as “Feldenkrais”. It is a somatic educational system, which means that the mind and body are perceived as one whole. When practicing the Feldenkrais Method it is possible to reduce pain or limitations…

GREAT ISRAELI INVENTIONS; Rummikub
Rummikub is a tile-based game for two to four players. Ephriam Hertzano developed the game in the early 1930s in Romania, at a time when the Communist government outlawed playing cards. After World War II Hertzano immigrated to Israel and continued to develop the game in his backyard in the…

GREAT ISRAELI INVENTIONS; The Pillcam
The Pillcam is an imaging device invented by Dr. Gavriel Iddan at Given Imaging. The invention of the Pillcam opened up new possibilities in the field of gastrointestinal diagnostics. It offers an alternative to procedures that are less patient-friendly when screening for esophageal and gastrointestinal diseases by medical professionals. The…

Travel re the Hanukkah holiday
The Hanukkah Holiday holds a variety of names: the festival of light; The miracle holiday; the holiday of the oil or even the holiday of the approaching winter. Due to the fact that schools are closed for the holiday (for one week), it is a good time to travel thought…

The Ramon Crater view
The Ramon Crater, also called in Hebrew “the Makhtesh“; is a unique Geological Phenomenon that is rare in the Middle Eastern parts, which had been created due to the erosion of a Mountain that had been filled with soft stone. The Phenomenon had started about 110 million years ago. The…

The Golan Heights – Beauty and Strategy
The Golan Heights is an area that is located in the north-eastern part of Israel; a plateau overlooking the northern Valleys in Israel as well as the South western parts of Syria. Its history dates back to Biblical times; acting mostly as a buffer zone of the ancient Kingdom of…