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Cute Israeli Animated Film Wins International Award
For the first time since 1960, when the Annecy International Animated Film Festival began, Israel finally walked home with an award. ...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 6, 20201 min read


Israel Launches a Spy Satellite...and a Secret IDF Unit
When it comes to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), I have found as a tour guide of Israel that people are often familiar with combat...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 6, 20202 min read


Did King David - And His Kingdom - Actually Exist?
Over the last number of years, major international news outlets have featured articles which question the existence of King David and/or...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 6, 20203 min read


Will Ferrell's Eurovision Parody was Filmed in Israel
The new movie Fire Saga, a parody about the Eurovision Song Contest starting Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, partly takes place in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 5, 20201 min read


Israel's 10 Best Beaches (and Kobi's Favorites)
As you know, Israel is tiny. Depending on which areas one includes or not, it is about the size of New Jersey and Wales, half of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 5, 20202 min read


Organize Your Life/Business with These 9 Israeli Apps
Israel has created a number of wonderful apps to help you organize your life. Whether you need a scheduling app, an on-line to do list,...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 5, 20201 min read


Surprise! "Coronapolice" are Out in Jerusalem
A little video from the shuk - the Machane Yehuda Food Market - in Jerusalem (my favorite place in the city as a tour guide of Israel and...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 3, 20201 min read


Incredibly Rare Find From Persian-Era Jerusalem
In the year 536 BCE King Cyrus the Great of Persia gave a royal edict allowing Jews (and others) to go home (from their captivity in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 3, 20201 min read


Israel Predicts the Top Tech Trends for the Post-Covid World
COVID-19 has changed the world of business, education and how we interact with each other both physically and virtually. Of these...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 3, 20201 min read


Tour Guide on Tour: Cavalry Charges, Matzah Art & The Who
As a tour guide of Israel I have been unemployed for the past 4 months with cancellations for the next 4 months as well, due to the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 3, 20205 min read


3-D Printed Steaks... This Is Real and from Israel
The Israeli company Redefine Meat "says it created the first plant-based 3D-printed kosher and pareve steak with the texture, taste and...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 2, 20201 min read


Pride Alert: Tel Aviv Registering Same-Sex Couples as Married
In lieu of this year's gay pride parades in Israel, rallies were held. Yes, Israel is ahead of much of the world (and light years ahead...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 30, 20202 min read


Smart Israeli System Keeps Polluted Air Out of Buildings
Israelis are at it again, finding ways to perfect the world. A new Israeli-invented system turns building filtration systems "smart" by...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Breaking the Ice... and Discovering the History of the World
Israeli researchers have found a new way of reading the history of Planet Earth via ice. Kind of makes me wish I had paid attention more...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Bagel Crimes... Crimes Against Jewsanity
Yesterday I did something I have not done in years. I had an American Sunday Brunch which included, of course, bagels. Sunday is a...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 29, 20202 min read


Hipster Israel: The Official Guide to the Young, Cool & Hip
One of my favorite sites, Israel 21C, just made an incredibly cool "HIPSTER GUIDE TO ISRAEL." It's a collection of articles, photos,...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 29, 20201 min read


10 Israeli Technologies to Help You Sleep Better
I sleep terribly and it has gotten acutely worse during the last several months [I'm writing this post at 130AM]. And I know there are...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 28, 20201 min read


Various Thoughts on Israel's Supposed Annexation/Extending of Sovereignty
I will admit it. I really have no idea what Benjamin Netanyahu is thinking of doing when it comes to either annexing or extending...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 28, 20203 min read


Online Conference on June 30: Covid-19 and the Jews: Challenges and Opportunities
The Jerusalem Post will be running a special studio broadcast on Tuesday June 30 at 7PM Israel time (12PM EDT) called "COVID-19 and the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 27, 20201 min read


Famous Israeli Chefs' Favorite Dishes: Uri Buri's Barramundi
A new initiative is collecting some of Israel's top chefs' favorite recipes. The first one published is from Uri Jeremias - the famous...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 26, 20201 min read
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