BEACH CLEANUP Join the Young Anglos of Ashkelon in a beach cleanup! Date: Friday, April 23, 2021 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 Where: Meet at Delilah Beach near the children's playground. Bring your own bags and gloves. This is an event for the whole family!
From the IDF Spokesperson: On the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day: The Air Force will hold a salute flight over Israeli cities The Air Force prepared a salute to the citizens of the State of Israel called "Israeli Brotherhood." The flight will take place during the 73rd Independence Day of the State of Israel [...]
We took a walk down to the marina this evening and things were really lively there. Thousands of people gathered to participate in the Selfie Festival, organized by the city of Ashkelon. They had set up dozens of large backlit displays enabling people to take really fun photos of themselves or the kids. Buskers entertained [...]
Kan Ashkelon reports that Ashkelon has won again in the annual contest run by the Council for a Beautiful Israel. The city of Ashkelon won a score of 100 in the competition of the Council for a Beautiful Israel and won first place in the category of medium-sized cities. In addition, the city was awarded the [...]
Israelis are used to comparing the prices of goods and services in Israel with those in the US and Europe. Every once in a while media outlets in Israel show examples of how items such as cottage cheese or chocolate wafers are less expensive in Boston or Berlin. But we also know that some goods [...]
For hundreds of years, street performers have charmed snakes with their waving flutes, putting on a show for people on the street. In India, fearsome cobras have been used to amuse passersby and the charmers are rewarded by people throwing coins in a hat. Ashkelon's Marina has its own busker, who uses pythons to delight [...]
A job is a job - just that. We need to work to live. We don't need to live to work. If you have the ability to work in an environment that gives you great joy, go for it. In this crazy COVID world, many companies have learned that it is not essential that all [...]
Chen Uzana, a native of Ashkelon, was five years old when he got on a surfboard for the first time. Like so many people who live in Ashkelon, the sea is a second home, each drawn to their favorite spot in the miles of beaches the city has to offer. Chen grew up five [...]
Lacrosse is one of the oldest team sports still being played today. A form of lacrosse was played by First Nations and Native Americans as far back as 1100 CE. Canadian Jesuit missionaries wrote about it in the 1600s. Today's lacrosse follows similar ideas, but the rules have been changed to make it a [...]
Ashkelon, like many large Israeli cities has a shooting range. The Ashkelon range is centrally located at Eli Cohen and Ben-Zvi and is open four times a week for practice. The range covers air pistol, air rifle and 22 calibre ranges and only Olympic style shooting events. If want to start practicing for that gold [...]
