Those missing their Israel trip this summer can keep their ivrit up to speed through a new online offering form the  World Zionist Organisation’s alliyah promotion department and the Zionist  Federation.

This evening, February 12, marks the holiday of Tu BiShvat, which will last all day tomorrow.

While it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere – for some, this means snow outside the window, for others, rainy days, as in Israel – summer reigns in South America.