Author: Israel
Lecture on Buddhism at a well-known pub in the city (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Lecture at a popular Tel Aviv pub on ‘Buddhism and the cure for misery in the 21st century’. The lecture highlighted the principles of Buddhism, including the 4 Noble Truths, the […]
“The Power of Experience” (Tel Aviv, Israel)
The “Power of Experience” took place in Tel Aviv and it consisted of a day of varied and very practical activities. Nearly fifty people attended a brief lecture entitled “Karma […]
“A Place to Meet”, a philosophical-pub for sharing (Kfar Saba, Israel)
The Kfar Saba branch organizes ‘A Place to Meet’, a philosophical-pub offering the public the opportunity to enjoy a quality Friday evening at the Center. The event includes drinks and snacks […]
Volunteer flea market (Kfar Saba, Israel)
A flea market was organized in the Kfar Saba branch. Visitors from all around the city came to buy appliances, children games, clothes and more. The event was a great […]
World Philosophy Day (Tel Aviv, Israel)
This year the commemoration of World Philosophy Day had as theme ‘come as you are’, according to Rumi’s famous saying, and consisted of a series of short TED- style lectures, […]
Lecture on ancient Egyptian medicine (Haifa, Israel)
A lecture on ancient Egyptian medicine was held at New Acropolis Haifa, highlighting how Egyptian medicine relied on principles of magic and purification, and on the use of spells, incantations, […]
Cleaning up the neighborhood together (Haifa, Israel)
A group of volunteers from the Haifa branch (Israel) met with young people from 2 city projects (Masa and Nehedar Behadar) at a well-known building, where together they cleaned, arranged, planted flowerpots […]
Offering hope (Israel)
Visit of New Acropolis volunteers to a Youth Center of Kiryat Yam, to take part in maintenance work, start a community garden, paint the motto of the Center on one of the walls, […]
“Try Philosophy!” series of lectures (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Tel Aviv organised a mini marathon of lectures of approximately 30 minutes each on happiness, a recurring theme in our minds. We talked about the source of happiness and if […]
Volunteering at the Israeli Monkey Shelter (Israel)
New Acropolis Israel volunteers gathered once again at the Israeli Monkey Shelter. Prior to living in the shelter, the monkeys were experimented upon, abused or neglected, and there is a […]
