Ra'anana

English-language book clubs across Israel keep Anglo women on the same page

“Some members of our group have lived in Israel for 40 years and they could read the books in Hebrew, yet they love to come to our group. It’s very important to all of us.”

WOMEN AT a meeting of the Jerusalem Barnard Book Club.
Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

EDAN LESHEM, the former top-ranked Israeli professional tennis star, will help organize Friday’s Sharsheret Israel Tennis Tournament in Ra’anana, returning to the courts where his tennis journey began as a child.

From Ra’anana around the world and back: Edan Leshem takes a swing for Sharsheret - interview

Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Three Ra'anana daycare aides arrested on suspicion of abusing toddlers


A proud Knesset

Israeli society is inherently liberal and progressive when it comes to social issues.

Revelers at Tel Aviv’s 2016 LBGTQ Pride Parade

A taste of Paris

Carrousel in Ra’anana is a gastronome’s paradise

Carrousel

First Pride parade held in Raanana

The central Israeli bedroom community of Raanana held its first Pride march.

Israel Pride Parade

Green fields

It was a perfect setting – the Ra’anana park with a fountain playing, green fields as far as the eye can see and the promise of a healthful meal.

Sasha

Non-residents buying more Israeli apartments

Franchi CEO Marcello Incellini said he expects that foreign residents will purchase about 1,200 apartments in Israel in 2019, worth some NIS 4 billion.

Israeli star architect Irma Orenstein helped design the most expensive apartment ever sold in Israel

An Israeli restaurant in a beautiful Raanana setting

The restaurant must be in one of the most beautiful settings in Israel. It’s actually inside the Ra’anana Park, just next to the lake and surrounded by flower beds and tall shading trees.

Mandarin, Ra’anana

A car for the ages

Photographer Mark Osterman focuses on automobile innards in his new exhibit, ‘Anatomy’

Photos from Mark Osterman's 'Anatomy' exhibit

The smell of success

Luzzato is a welcome addition to Ra’anana’s list of kosher restaurant.

Luzzato

The Jerusalem Post Pre-Election Debate in Ra'anana

In cooperation with Matan and the Jewish Outreach Center

The Jerusalem Post Election Debates

An American thing

Sara’s Place in Ra’anana serves up kosher dishes with an American flare.

Sara’s Place