The Guide to Hipster Israel

The Guide to Hipster Israel takes a look at the many things that make Israel the center of cool. From eye-popping street art to tattoos, vintage fashion and indie bands, we take you right inside the heart of Israeli youth culture, showing you the secret spots and hidden treasures that those who visit as tourists just never encounter. Find out more about Israel’s emerging craft beer industry, how yoga has infiltrated every area of Israeli life, about Midburn (Israel’s very own Burning Man festival), and how Israel has become a center for veganism, with a vegan population that is the largest per capita in the world.
- Jewish Peoplehood
- People
- Israel - Contemporary
- After School and Beyond
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
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Visionary Eliezer Ben-Yehuda believed that the Jews needed both their own land and language in order to survive.

The Kibbutz is one of the most iconic symbols of Israel’s early years, before and after 1948.

Lord Balfour of Great Britain wrote a letter promising a “Jewish home” to the Jewish people in the land of Palestine.