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Israeli Government Funding Diaspora Teacher Training
Israeli Government Funding Diaspora Teacher Training Herzog College wins International Teacher Training Tender Herzog College has won an Israeli government tender to run its successful professional development program for Judaic Studies teachers ar
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 26, 2023
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 26, 2023 Qualcomm set to cut dozens of jobs in Israel in new round of layoffs. The U.S. chip giant, which acquired Israeli startup Cellwize for $350 million last June, employs 700 people in Isr
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Mt. Sinai and the Halakha? An Oxymoronic Anachronism!
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Mt. Sinai and the Halakha? An Oxymoronic Anachronism! An increasing number of voices in Israeli society, and even within the new government, are calling for transforming Israel into an “authentic” Jewish State. Chief am
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 22, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 22, 2023 Spectacular! There is no other word to describe some of the latest incredible Israeli innovations in this week’s newsletter. Four exciting cancer treatment developments; a life-changing por
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Jonathan Sacks – Spirits in a Material World וארא
Jonathan Sacks – Spirits in a Material World וארא Rabbi Sacks Web Site The Torah sometimes says something of fundamental importance in what seems like a minor and incidental comment. There is a fine example of this near the beginning of this par
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 19, 2023
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 19, 2023 She-VC | “I get asked if my partner is the one making the decisions or whether the money comes from my parents.” Liron Azrielant, Managing Partner at Meron Capital, is one of the f
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A technological-biological breakthrough by Tel Aviv University
A technological-biological breakthrough by Tel Aviv University A scientific first: A robot able to “smell” using a biological sensor The researchers say that the biological sensor sensitivity to smell is 10,000 times higher than that of existing el
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Jonathan Feldstein – Global Christian Media Personalities Reflect on Israel’s Christian Media Summit
Jonathan Feldstein – Global Christian Media Personalities Reflect on Israel’s Christian Media Summit Last month, Israel’s Government Press Office hosted the sixth Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, the first one in person since 2019. Mor
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Saving Life (Pikuach Nefesh) Should be a Long-Term Issue Too
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Saving Life (Pikuach Nefesh) Should be a Long-Term Issue Too Saving a life (pikuach nefesh) in Jewish law is considered almost the highest value. Indeed, for this purpose, a Jew can transgress almost every commandment, exce
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 15, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 15, 2023 There has been so much more happening in Israel recently. A higher number of Israeli startups than ever were on display at CES Las Vegas, which handed out more CES awards to Israeli innovators. T
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Circassians: Meet the Muslim Community That Fights for Israel
The Circassians: Meet the Muslim Community That Fights for Israel honestreporting Who are the Circassians? What is their community’s history in the Land of Israel and the unique role they play in the modern State of Israel? In late December 2022, the Un
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Jonathan Sacks -Turning Curses into Blessings שמות
Jonathan Sacks -Turning Curses into Blessings שמות Genesis ends on an almost serene note. Jacob has found his long lost son. The family has been reunited. Joseph has forgiven his brothers. Under his protection and influence the family has settled in G
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Tel Aviv University researchers examined the “secret magic” of medical clowns
Tel Aviv University researchers examined the “secret magic” of medical clowns A first study of its kind by Tel Aviv University researchers examined the “secret magic” of medical clowns Medical clowns: A significant contribution to
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 11, 2023
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 11, 2023 Investments in Israeli startups plummeted 42% in 2022, cybersecurity hit hardest. According to reports released by Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), SNPI, IVC, and LeumiTech, the total volume o
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Jonathan Feldstein – What’s New in the Ancient City of David
Jonathan Feldstein – What’s New in the Ancient City of David 2 Samuel verse 11 recounts the beginning of the relationship between King David and Bathsheba. Wouldn’t it have been fascinating if, as part of his plan, David sent a letter to Uriah (
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Steve Kramer – Holier to Whom: the Temple Mount
Steve Kramer – Holier to Whom: the Temple Mount On January 3, Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took a 13-minute walk in Jerusalem’s Old City on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s most holy site. Much of the “world” set its hair on fire and
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 8, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 8, 2023 Already in 2023 we see Israel building for a better future. And it promises to be a healthier future for everyone, with Israeli treatments for cancer, migraine, essential tremor, burns, and dental
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Why Do Rabbis So Strongly Condemn Homosexuality?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Why Do Rabbis So Strongly Condemn Homosexuality? Recently, some of Israel’s leading ultra-Orthodox and Orthodox rabbis have vociferously attacked homosexuality in very aggressive terms. Indeed, given that Israeli s
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Israel Center for Applied Systems Analysis to be established at Tel Aviv University
Israel Center for Applied Systems Analysis to be established at Tel Aviv University New National Research Center: The Israel Center for Applied Systems Analysis to be established at Tel Aviv University The Israel Ministry of Innovation, Scien
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Joshua Shuman: TALI’s Halleli Jewish Peoplehood and Literacy Program Experiences Jewish Pluralism in New York
Joshua Shuman: TALI’s Halleli Jewish Peoplehood and Literacy Program Experiences Jewish Pluralism in New York TALI’S HALLELI JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD PROGRAM VISITS NEW YORK TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH PLURALISM AND CONNECTIONS The capstone event of TALI’s
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Israeli FIRST: Nanosatellite Designed to Communicate from Space
Israeli FIRST: Nanosatellite Designed to Communicate from Space New technological achievement at Tel Aviv University: First Israeli nanosatellite designed to communicate from space with an optical ground station The researchers: “This is an importan
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 4, 2023
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 4, 2023 2022 VC Survey | “The pivot away from Russia and China in the tech sector is hard to overstate.” Moshe Friedman, Head of Amdocs Ventures, speaks about how geopolitics plays a role in inve
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Steve Kramer – Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Israeli Government
Steve Kramer – Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Israeli Government Now is not the beginning of the end of Israeli democracy, as many “pundits” say, but the end of the beginning of a more nationalistic Israel (a good thing). According to Pri
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 1, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 1, 2023 We leave 2022 looking forward to another year of Israeli innovations, discoveries and positive achievements. This newsletter publicizes new Israeli therapies that allow us to look forward to eradica
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Election Liars
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Election Liars If election candidates lie significantly, and in a bald fashion, whether about their past or the future, should they be disqualified, even if they are victorious at the ballot box? Quite coincidentally, this questio
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David Bedein – Watch UNRWA Incitement to Jihad
David Bedein – Watch UNRWA Incitement to Jihad UNRWA Ignites Jerusalem – March 2022 from המרכז לחקר מדיניות המזה”ת CFNEPR on Vimeo. During the first week of 2023, Fatah & the Palestine Liberation Organization
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CTECH:Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 27, 2022
CTECH:Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 27, 2022 After the hangover of 2022, the real pain for high-tech will come in 2023. The big test of the upcoming year, which will decide which companies survive the crisis and perhaps get stron
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Modern Tech is Outrunning Jewish “Walking” Halakha
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Modern Tech is Outrunning Jewish “Walking” Halakha The word “Halakha” (Jewish Law) stems from the root “to walk.” For the past two millennia, since it began to expand (some would say supplant) biblical la
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 25, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 25, 2022 So many Israeli innovations and activities illuminate all of our lives. In this latest positive newsletter, cancer and cystic fibrosis patients on trials of the latest Israeli treatments will hope
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Steve Kramer – Defrocking the New York Times
Steve Kramer – Defrocking the New York Times Why “defrocking,” a term usually used in the ecclesiastical sense? Well, The New York Times (NYT) has a quasi-religious following among American liberals, especially Jewish ones. It is “the” autho
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News 12/20/22
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News 12/20/22 She-Inspires | “The future belongs to diversity. Not because it is fair but because it is right.” Tami Mazel Shachar, CEO at Incredibuild, doesn’t just talk the talk regarding prom
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Barry Shaw – Drifting Misled Jews! Return to the Light!
Barry Shaw – Drifting Misled Jews! Return to the Light! To our lost liberal fellow Jews, Chanukah is an awkward time. They twist themselves into a pretzel trying to reimagine the Menorah as some symbol of light that unites all the victims of humanit
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RAV KOOK ON CHANUKAH: KINDLING THE INDIVIDUAL AND UNIVERSAL LIGHT
RAV KOOK ON CHANUKAH: KINDLING THE INDIVIDUAL AND UNIVERSAL LIGHT The people of Israel are lighting the eight lights of Chanukah everywhere. The Talmud recounts the original disagreement between the schools of Shammai and Hillel about the proper order of
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 18, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 18, 2022 The phrase “At the double” is a particularly appropriate title this week. Not only are Israeli innovations and achievements continuing at an incredibly fast pace, but they now se
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – For the Media, Good News is No (or Bad) News
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – For the Media, Good News is No (or Bad) News Imagine opening your favorite newspaper (Times of Israel?) and catching this leading headline: “9.5 million Israelis yesterday enjoyed their uneventful day.” Not only would y
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WATCH: Six13 – Elton Johnukah Parody
WATCH: Six13 – Elton Johnukah Parody Our last homage to a Piano Man went so well, we thought we’d celebrate one of our most joyous holidays with a tribute to another timeless entertainer, the great Sir @EltonJohn himself. #ChagSameach!
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Sir Frank Lowy Donates $18-Million to Tel Aviv University’s International School
Sir Frank Lowy Donates $18-Million to Tel Aviv University’s International School The gift from the Israeli-Australian businessman will expand TAU’s offering of global programs and collaborations; it will include a scholarship fund for outstanding
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RAVKOOK ON PARSHAT VAYESHEV: THE DIVINE COINCIDENCES THAT MOVE HISTORY TO ABSOLUTE GOOD
RAVKOOK ON PARSHAT VAYESHEV: THE DIVINE COINCIDENCES THAT MOVE HISTORY TO ABSOLUTE GOOD “אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ תֹּלְד֣וֹת יַעֲקֹ֗ב יוֹסֵ֞ף-These are the chronicles of Yaakov:Yosef…” (Breishit 37:2) Thus the Torah begi
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Richard Landes on Why Leftists Embrace Islamist Ideas about the West
Richard Landes on Why Leftists Embrace Islamist Ideas about the West By Marilyn Stern Middle East Forum Webinar Richard Landes, chair of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) and author of Can the “Whole World” Be Wrong? Lethal Journali
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Steve Kramer – Hanukah – An Overview
Steve Kramer – Hanukah – An Overview Hanukah starts on Sunday night, December 18. Hanukah is usually celebrated during the “Christmas season.” This coincidence makes the Jewish holiday very significant in the US, probably more so than in I
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 13, 2022
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 13, 2022 Playtika confirms lay off of 610 employees, 15% of team. The gaming giant announced it is making significant cutbacks, which will include redeploying staff, winding down non-core init
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 11, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 11, 2022 Israel was ranked the 5th safest country in the world for tourists in a recent study using U.N. and W.H.O. statistics of rates per capita of homicides, vehicle accidents, disease, and other causes
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Left Out (Part 2): How Israel’s Left-Wing Can Begin Winning Again
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Left Out (Part 2): How Israel’s Left-Wing Can Begin Winning Again In my essay last week I explained how Israeli politics (similar to that of other countries) is driven first and foremost by “identity” and not necessar
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RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT VAYISHLACH:RESTORING THE BROTHERLY LOVE OF YAAKOV AND ESAU
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UNPACKED: Have Israelis & Palestinians Ever Made Peace?
UNPACKED: Have Israelis & Palestinians Ever Made Peace? After years at war, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) sought out a change of pace. In January 1993, the Israelis and the Palestinians opened secret negotiations on neutral ground
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The Israeli Druze Community: A Covenant of Brotherhood
The Israeli Druze Community: A Covenant of Brotherhood by Chaim Lax Algemeiner News Service The Israeli Druze community is one of the groups that make up the 26% of Israel’s non-Jewish population that contributes to the diverse makeup of Israeli socie
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CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 6, 2022
CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 6, 2022 Cybersecurity unicorn Aqua axes 10% of workforce. The Israeli cloud security company will be laying off 65 employees in total. Read more DataRails lays off 18% of team. The financial p
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Algemeiner: IDF Counts 6,900 Lone Soldiers; Half Come From 73 Different Countries
Algemeiner: IDF Counts 6,900 Lone Soldiers; Half Come From 73 Different Countries I remember my son’s beret march during the beginning of the 2nd Lebanon War. He spent most of his time as a sniper in Lebanon and the border camp. By Algemeiner News S
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Left Out: Why Israel’s Left-Wing Keeps Losing
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Left Out: Why Israel’s Left-Wing Keeps Losing With Israel’s Left recently suffering an electoral debacle, the knives are out, and pundits are having a field day assessing the reasons. The problem with almost all the ana
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Steve Kramer – Reforming Israel’s Supreme Court
Steve Kramer – Reforming Israel’s Supreme Court A new coalition to govern Israel will emerge in December. There’s been a hue and cry over the right wing/religious makeup of the coalition, especially from foreign governments. Among these f
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RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT VAYETZEH: THE HOUSE OF JACOB’S UNIVERSAL MISSION
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UNPACKED-MUST WATCH-Did Israel Take Over Palestine?
UNPACKED-MUST WATCH-Did Israel Take Over Palestine? The land of Israel has been referred to by many different names throughout its history- Canaan, Judah, Judea, Israel and Palestine. Each of these names has deep historical significance based on the inhab
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Jonathan Feldstein An Israeli Perspective – Watching the US Beat Iran from Jerusalem
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Rehov’s new film, “Lies and Tears,” overturns the knee-jerk conclusion that Israel targeted and murdered the journalist in Jenin in May
Rehov’s new film, “Lies and Tears,” overturns the knee-jerk conclusion that Israel targeted and murdered the journalist in Jenin in May BACKGROUND ON PIERRE REHOV AND “LIES AND TEARS” For the past twenty-two years, French filmmaker Pierre Rehov
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CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 29, 2022
CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 29, 2022 Tech TLV | Oren Zeev: “Mistakes were made. The pricing of deals in 2020 and 2021 was too high.” “There’s nothing that I look back on and am ashamed of, but I say, in re
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel is Demographically Tiny with Great Global, Ecological Influence
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel is Demographically Tiny with Great Global, Ecological Influence This month the entire world’s population just reached the 8 billion mark – and Israel, with its nine million and four hundred thousand residents con
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 27, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 27, 2022 The Israeli technology detailed in this week’s positive newsletter gives us a taste of the future benefits for everyone. In medicine, Israeli scientists have developed cancer-killing antibodi
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UNPACKED: Watch – Socialist? Capitalist? Inside Israel’s Economy
UNPACKED: Watch – Socialist? Capitalist? Inside Israel’s Economy While Israel’s economy today is widely associated with the image of a fast-paced “start up nation,” the founding fathers of the modern state envisioned it as a Socialist utopia
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – A Father’s Love – Toldot
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TAU: Novel development allows for the removal of tumors without surgery
Novel development allows for the removal of tumors without surgery A combination of ultrasound and nanobubbles allows cancerous tumors to be destroyed, eliminating the need for invasive treatments In the study, researchers succeeded in destroyin
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 22, 2022
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 22, 2022 Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales on online toxicity, Musk, and the battle for internet accuracy. “I sent Musk an email offering help, I am happy to give him some thoughts,” Wales told CTech. Re
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Steve Kramer-Israeli-American: Jew-Hatred Burgeons in the US
Steve Kramer-Israeli-American: Jew-Hatred Burgeons in the US. Although it’s been 55 years since I graduated from college, I still fondly remember my student life being enhanced by my membership in a Jewish fraternity. Today, I might have a different att
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 20, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 20, 2022 Jews read in the Torah this week that our ancestor Abraham lived 175 years. This week’s positive Israel newsletter includes plans for both an Israeli Longevity Center and an Israeli Healthy A
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Yesh Atid? The Center Left Has to Merge for a Future
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Yesh Atid? The Center Left Has to Merge for a Future Where do Meretz and Labor go from here? Much ink has been spilled lately on this question after the electoral debacle of Israel’s Left (or what’s left of the Left). S
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Rav. Sacks z”l Beginning the Journey & Rav Kook z”l Becoming Heroes of Kindness
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Pierre Rehov – ISRAEL: Lies and Tears – A counter investigation into the death of Shireen Abu Akleh
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TAU: ‘Impossible Object’: An Artwork that Can Exist Only in Outer Space
TAU: ‘Impossible Object’: An Artwork that Can Exist Only in Outer Space ‘Impossible Object’: an artwork that can exist only in outer space was activated on the International Space Station One of the few contemporary artworks ever made for and se
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 16, 2022
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 16, 2022 Unicorn OwnBackup ousts 15% of workforce. The cloud backup company, valued at $3.35 billion last year, is laying off over 150 employees in Israel and the U.S. Read more Messaging app
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David Bedein – How to Defeat the PLO and UNRWA
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TAU – Exercise defeats cancer by increasing glucose consumption
TAU – Exercise defeats cancer by increasing glucose consumption Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72% A new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. Accordin
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 13, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 13, 2022 In the Book of Ecclesiastes, it states that there is nothing new under the sun. While that may be strictly true, Israeli innovations are certainly making good use of the sunshine to generate pollut
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel’s Election Result: Resolution or Illusion?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel’s Election Result: Resolution or Illusion? The result of Israel’s 2022 election seems to indicate a resounding “mandate” to govern for Netanyahu and his future coalition partners. To a certain extent, that’
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Watch: 1969 Stanley Goldfoot’s Open letter to the world from Jerusalem
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RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT VAYERA: PERFECTING THE WORLD DOING RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE
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Jonathan Feldstein – Israel: Christians and Jews Unite to Bless and Comfort Holocaust Survivors
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TAU – Global breakthrough: New hope for patients with severe bone loss
TAU – Global breakthrough: New hope for patients with severe bone loss Global breakthrough: Researchers induced bone regeneration with a special hydrogel that mimics the bone’s natural environment An innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv
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CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 9, 2022
CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 9, 2022 Meta layoffs: Employees paying the price for excessive growth. The huge layoffs planned by Meta this week, which will include thousands of employees, may also reach its centers in Isra
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Steve Kramer – Judaism v Capitulation
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Howard Epstein – GOOD DEAL OR BADDIEL?
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 6, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 6, 2022 In the portion of the Bible that is read in synagogues this week, Abraham and Sarah invite three strangers to share a meal with them. Thousands of years later, their descendants are busy developing
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – The Election as a Reflection of Israel’s Quiet (R)evolution
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RAV KOOK ON LECH LECHA: THE UNIVERSAL AVRAHAM AND ISRAEL
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CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 2, 2022
CTECH – Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 2, 2022 Equitybee lays off 20% of workforce, stinging employees. The startup connects employees in high-tech companies who want to exercise their options and qualified investors who want to pu
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Jonathan Feldstein – Israel:The unscientific poll of my crazy friends
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IDF – Israel Defense Forces in 1 Minute
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Rebuilding the Tower of Babel
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Rebuilding the Tower of Babel Once in a while a novel contemporary technology raises new questions regarding an ancient biblical story. This past sabbath’s Torah reading is a case in point. It includes one of the most fam
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RAV KOOK ON NOACH: HOW TO BE A COMPLETE TZADIK IN OUR GENERATION
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Jonathan Feldstein – Noah, the Flood, Rebuilding, and Tribalism
Jonathan Feldstein – Noah, the Flood, Rebuilding, and Tribalism This week, Jews around the world read the Torah portion about Noah (Genesis 6:9-10). Noah is fascinating. God doesn’t say he was a great guy. What happens after the ark comes to res
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 25, 2022
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 25, 2022 Cyber unicorn Snyk to sack 198 employees, 14% of workforce. The Israeli-founded company raised $530 million at an $8.5 billion valuation last year. Read more Layoffs in Israeli high-t
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel: Bringing the Future into Now
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel: Bringing the Future into Now Here’s a very important question related to the upcoming elections in Israel and the U.S. However, it’s a question that’s hardly ever asked: should we be voting for candidates that
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 23, 2022
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 23, 2022 Health and Sustainability are two key themes of the Jewish festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles) that Jews just finished celebrating. They also feature heavily in my latest positive Israel newsletter. R
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Jonathan Feldstein – Undecided Voters in Israel Praying for a Good Outcome
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