Tessl is a new AI-driven software development Israeli startup that was established by the founder of Israeli cybersecurity startup Snyk. The firm raised $125 million in funding, including an April $25 million seed round led by boldstart and GV, and a new $100 million Series A raise led by Index with participation from Accel. Today, […]
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Highway 61 Things Done on Highway 61 (Shabbat Vayeira 2024) Rabbi Mordecai Finley (adapted from earlier versions) Highway 61 runs from the city of Wyoming in Minnesota, down in to New Orleans. It also runs through a desolate region where the rivers of dread and destiny merge. It is the road […]
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It was the fall of 2010. I was sitting on the train, going back to my college in Westchester, New York and crying my eyes out. I was halfway through my internship at “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” and I was not doing well. I’d spend all day transcribing boring tapes of politicians giving […]
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A piece of history is up for auction. This December, Sotheby’s will offer the oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Dating back 1,500 years to the Late Byzantine period, it’s the only complete tablet of its kind from that era. It is expected to fetch as much as $2 million at auction. […]
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Earlier this year, when Israeli singer Eden Golan performed at Eurovision,”she was forced to sing over a chorus of boos from anti-Zionists in the crowd who opposed her participation in the song contest because of their opposition toward Israel’s war in Gaza. When Golan appeared at Milken East Campus for a powerful three-song concert performance […]
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Microplastics, tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size, are polluting our planet. They contribute to climate change, disrupt ecosystems, and release harmful chemicals. Dr. Manish Shetty is leading the charge to combat this issue by developing innovative solutions to break down plastics before they can contaminate the environment. These tiny particles can enter […]
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Can you believe there are people who don’t celebrate Thanksgiving? I love Thanksgiving and I’ve been a fan since my family arrived here from Morocco in October 1973. My family had never heard of this holiday but we were thankful to leave an Arab country to live in a country where Jews were welcomed and […]
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is constructing new military fortifications within Syrian territory, to the east of the international armistice line along the border with the Golan Heights. AP reported that satellite imagery shows work is being done in the area; however, the Israeli military declined to comment when asked about it. This comes after […]
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Political tensions in Israel are coming to a head as the country’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara reportedly plans to inform Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will need to fire Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir unless he ceases what Baharav-Miara calls illegal meddling in police affairs. Israel’s Channel 13 News reported that she would […]
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In cities throughout the Netherlands, you can’t walk far without coming across a Stolperstein, or “stumbling stone”: a small brass plaque in the sidewalk commemorating a Jewish victim of the Nazi regime. The plaques are intended to jolt passersby into pained remembrance. “Hier woonde,” the plaque reads—here lived—a person with this name, born on this […]
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