I never really paid attention to the  human figures on banknotes, until recently when I wished to get a closer look at the face of  the ...

The incredible 'Oreo' industry of biscuits, wafers, cookies, cakes, chocolate - you name it -  has quite an history behind it. They ...

  Since the start of the pandemics, I 've stayed  closer to home, going out / traveling - for essentials only.  This week, before the co...

  I remember the days when the neighbor next door used to ask my parents for a small loan until he gets the wages. With the appearance of th...

  Our price labeling law is 23 years old. It is a good law for us, consumers.  The price label on the item  enables us to  easily know the p...

  Occasionally, I get hurt by someone's behavior and feel helpless and frustrated; there's nothing I could do about it to ease my an...

  There was a sad story in our Media, some two weeks ago. A well - known professor of philosophy, and literary critic, aged 88, sitting in a...

  I usually dislike  politicians, but there are a few exceptions. One of them is Angela Merkel, until recently the chancellor of Germany. Th...

The other day, I  was looking for some water-based paint to re-freshen a few furniture pieces in my home. These pieces are easy to clean and...

    The fascinating pictures of red fire and black lava coming from La Palma (Spain , the Canary islands) make us for a moment forget the hu...

  Tw ice a year, before the start of the two major holidays Passover and New Year, the municipality sends a box of food products to its seni...

  Last week we celebrated the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), with fasting and prayers. The day before, I left home in the morning without an...

  Finally, the defibrillator, the external life- saving device during cardiac arrest, has been installed in our town. It is placed in public...

  There's an old article (published some 25 years ago) which I re-read from time to time.  It is entitled 'The Thinking Person'...

  The world is facing now two major challenges: Climate Change and Covid 19. The general opinion is that there should be some global action ...