Arava

Grateful Dead Gathering brings mini-Woodstock to Arava oasis for three-day festival

A mini-Woodstock event is slated for September 17-19 in the Arava as a gathering for the Grateful Dead to hit the desert.

THE HARDEST DAZE perform the music of The Grateful Dead. (Dead Gathering)
Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.

IDF officer moderately injured in friendly fire accident at military engineering school

Alongside its toxicity, the oil created a hard, impermeable layer on the ground. The Avrona oil spill disaster.

12 years after the oil spill: What is happening in the Avrona Nature Reserve now?

Built using eco-friendly methods. The hotel’s old rooms that should be renovated

Half an hour from Eilat, but light-years away: We found wonderful sanity in the desert


Israeli bird-watching event raises NIS 254,000 to save black storks

Through their participation, teams from 14 different countries ultimately raised NIS 254,000 to save black storks and combat illegal bird-hunting in Turkey.

Birdwatchers in the Arava

Tropical Fish and Flowers in the Desert?

The Jerusalem Post

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An exhibition titled Metaphor or Light debuted at the museum, in which light fixtures were designed by architects worldwide for Italian design brands.

MEIR FENIGSTEIN (left) and Yuval Ziv.

Joining hands to build a green future in the MidEast

The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is celebrating its 20th year of bringing together diverse populations to plan a healthier tomorrow.

Dr. Sarah Sallon, left, and Elaine Solowey with Methuselah

Expanding minds and grappling with pluralism in the Arava

Is there room for God in a secular or humanistic approach to Judaism?

Dan Shechtman

Ministry forms ‘special section’ to address Arab housing shortage

Galant: Prosperity of the Arab sector is in the interest of Israeli society as a whole.

CONSTRU CTION MINISTER Yoav Galant (second from left) and Joint List leader Ayman Odeh (second from right) discuss Arab-housing development plans with leaders of the community in the North yesterday.

New Water Resources and Development Potential in Israel’s South

The Jerusalem Post

Government launches NIS 100m. fund to help Arava farmers diversify away from peppers

Under the program, farmer who agree to convert their pepper growing areas into spaces to develop other crops are eligible to receive grants.

A peck of peppers

Judaism and Environment – An Interview with Rabbi Michael Cohen

The Jerusalem Post

Kibbutz Ketura – Pioneering Israeli History

The Jerusalem Post