Alcohol

Refresh for Passover: Holiday sets and precise cooking and serving tools

Ahead of the 2026 Passover shopping season – a roundup of products for the holiday, from cooking and serving tools to care sets and bedding.

The roso MONO roaster, 129 NIS instead of 599 NIS.
 Assorted bottles of alcoholic beverages.

Israeli rabbis urge Jews to limit alcohol consumption on Purim due to Iran war

The White Rabbit Brewery in Tel Aviv made the first beer brewed with Israeli grown hops. They were from Moshav Odem on the Golan Heights.

For the first time, Israeli-grown hops make it into commercial beer

150-year-old bottle unearthed in Utah may contain alcoholic apple cider

Hundred-fifty-year-old bottle unearthed in Utah may contain alcoholic apple cider


Betrunkener Southwest-Pilot zwangsweise aus dem Verkehr gezogen

Der Flug verzögerte sich um fast fünf Stunden, weil Southwest Airlines einen Ersatzpiloten suchte.

 Ein Passagierflugzeug der Southwest Airlines startet vom Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 27. Dezember 2022. (Illustrativ)

Beers with a Purim premise

Beer was never far behind at a Purim spiel or carnival. It’s popular, plentiful, and has been bringing people together for some 5,000 years.

KFAR DANIEL’S BeerBazaar  Brewery has issued three new  Purim-inspired beers: Persian  Haze, Esther, and Mordechai.

Islamic Regime rules musician to be flogged 74 times for hijab protest song, alcohol possession

An anonymous official told Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency that the flogging came as punishment for possessing alcohol - not his music.

Mehdi Yarrahi in Concert, Isfahan, Iran in 2017.

The sales and new items for the home

Purim is approaching, and it’s time to stock up on decorated cups for drinking games, as well as a variety of costumes and accessories.

 A set of two glasses with metal ice balls, NIS 159, available at Gentleman Network

Classic, spicy, and with a salt rim, of course: 2 easy margarita recipes to make at home

No special reason is needed to celebrate. Absolutely not.

 Margaritas party

The Scottish by Israco launches Ouzo Plomari Adolo

Israco expands its ouzo category with the licensing for marketing Ouzo Plomari Adolo in Israel. The new brand joins Israco’s leading ouzo brands.

 Ouzo Plomari Adolo

Valentine's Day: Israeli sparkling wines to drink on this day of love

Some recommendations for Valentine’s Day are as follows.

 A SPARKLE in a glass brings people together.

The wines that are the perfect way to ed a meal

Talia Levin fell for the sweet side, started enjoying fortified wines, thinks you should too, and recommends three wines that can replace any dessert.

 Porto Cruz

Ozempic reduces alcohol cravings in adults with alcohol use disorder, study finds

The reductions occurred among people who weren't actively trying to reduce their alcohol consumption.

 Ozempic reduces alcohol cravings in adults with alcohol use disorder, study finds.

Tu Bishvat: New year for vines

Tu Bishvat is a time to appreciate the world around us. Whatever is happening around the world, life in nature and the vineyard continues as before. This is the beginning of a new growing cycle. 

 THE GOLAN HEIGHTS is most well known for its wine and vineyards.