You live, you learn. Alanis Morissette is returning to Israel and will play Tel Aviv’s Nokia Center on December 3 as the final stop on her “Guardian Angel” world tour. The Canadian-American singer/songwriter has been on the road since August, in support of her eighth studio album, “Havoc and Bright Lights.” But “you oughta know” (apologies, we couldn’t resist) that tickets for the concert won’t be cheap. The most affordable seats in the house will run NIS …More

Pink is back in action. She is looking forward to heading out on tour for the first time since welcoming daughter Willow last year, insisting her live shows will feel “completely new” now she is a mum. The "So What" hitmaker put her career on hold after giving birth to the tot last June, but she recently stepped back into the spotlight with comeback single "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)." Her new album is scheduled for release in September, and Pink is making plans for a tour to promote the record – …More

Yigal Ben Tzvi and Avshalom Hurvitz turn non-kosher fish eggs into a successful business. [The Jerusalem Post] What’s your opinion on the Flame virus? Read what Dan Margalit has to say about it. [Israel Hayom] The Empire State Building will be lit in blue and white like the Israeli flag for the Israel Day Parade on June 3. [Arutz Sheva 7] The Arava Desert in Israel produces about 150,000 tons of peppers. [Israel 21c] Azerbaijan foiled an attempt to stage terrorist attacks while the country was hosting …More

Conan O'Brien and Madonna are BFFLs. The evidence: O’Brien scored an exclusive deal to provide full coverage of Madonna’s MDNA tour opening night in Tel Aviv next week. The ginger-haired TV personality will arrive a day before the concert, along with a crew of 20 and three broadcasting teams. In keeping with completely invented tradition, Madonna has invited Natalie Portman and Sacha Baron Cohen, who both have family in Israel, to come to the opening night of the tour. J-Connection: Born Natalie …More

Madonna says material issues are forcing her to cancel one of her two planned concerts in Israel later this month. The Material Girl’s MDNA Tour has been pushed back due to production delays, meaning that the original May 29 tour opener at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv has been canceled. The May 31 show, originally billed as the “Concert for Peace,” will now serve as the tour’s opening show. A statement on Madonna’s official website said, "The change in the opening date was …More

Avi Liberman needs to raise at least $6,799 in the next 30 days. Thirty so-called Jewcers have already pledged $3,201 to fund Comedy for Koby, a semiannual comedy tour of Israel that benefits the Koby Mandell Foundation, but if Liberman doesn’t reach his $10,000 goal on Jewcer.com by June 1, his project won’t see a penny of the funding. This would be a shame, as Liberman has a great lineup of comics already signed on for the June tour, prepared to provide laughter while learning about the real Israel …More

Some Elvis fans will be making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land rather than Graceland. The Elvis Presley Holy Land tour in May 2013 will take 100 Elvis fans on a traditional tour of Israel that will include a stop at the Elvis Inn in Abu Gosh near Jerusalem, a diner cum shrine to "The King." The connection between Elvis and Israel appears to be his love of gospel music. Though gospel music does not come from Israel, “Elvis fans, a good majority of them, are church people, so it’s a good fit,” …More

Israeli President Shimon Peres has created a new website where one can take a virtual tour of the president’s residence and office. You can see what books Peres is currently reading, as well as check out his collection of menorahs. The website also hold all of Peres’ speeches and lists interesting facts about the president. Peres’ staff plans to complete an English version of the site and a website aimed at children in the near future. …More

Nearly 20,000 young people took a Taglit-Birthright trip to Israel last summer, touring the country through a free 10-day trip. More than 40,000 Jewish young adults in North America alone applied for the summer trip slots, a record number of applicants. This year marked the shortest registration period ever, as slots filled quickly from high demand. “Taglit-Birthright Israel is performing an amazing service for both the State of Israel and the Jewish people,” Ambassador Michael Oren told Ynet. …More

For his 50th birthday, Jewish American millionaire Peter Kash is embarking on a six-day bicycle tour from the Golan Heights to Eilat to raise money for United Hatzalah. United Hatzalah of Israel provides emergency medical services free of charge. Its staff of 1,700 volunteers come from all sectors of society and live all over Israel, enabling an emergency response time of minutes, rather than hours. To decrease the time lag between emergency and medical response even further, United Hatzalah aims to increase its …More