My first trip to Israel in 1977 was life-changing. I had come to learn in a yeshiva, but the experience ignited something much deeper. The land, the history, and the spiritual depth of Israel sparked a passion that I would carry with me for the rest of my life. Although I settled in Los Angeles […]
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A planet’s orbit is a key characteristic, alongside its size and distance from its host star. While Earth follows a nearly circular orbit, many exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—exhibit highly elliptical orbits. Now, UCLA astrophysicists have analyzed the orbital shapes of exoplanets ranging from Jupiter-sized giants to Mars-sized worlds, revealing a striking pattern: smaller planets […]
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A landmark study has revealed that bacterial vaginosis (BV)—a condition affecting nearly one-third of women worldwide and linked to infertility, premature births, and newborn deaths—is actually a sexually transmitted infection (STI). This discovery could revolutionize BV treatment and prevention strategies. Researchers from Monash University and Alfred Health at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre published their […]
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For as long as I can remember, the Holocaust has represented for me the complete and utter absence of physical freedom. I’ve seen Holocaust films where Jews fought back, found meaning in the smallest things, tried like hell to maintain some dignity and Jewish customs, used their talents to improve their survival odds, and so […]
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Imagine a Nazi sympathizer from Germany living in New York City and studying at Columbia. He’s not a U.S. citizen, but he has a green card. For many months, he has been leading protests on campus with fellow Ku Klux Klan members where he promotes a hateful, racist agenda. After being arrested and targeted for […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup March 8 – March 15, 2025 New Startups / VC FundingCybereason Secures $120 Million in Funding to Advance Cybersecurity InnovationCybereason, an Israeli startup and a leader in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technology, has raised an additional $120 million from key investors, including SoftBank Corp., SoftBank Vision Fund […]
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On November 6th, I embarked on a life-changing journey to Uganda with six other students from de Toledo High School. Our mission was to work alongside Semei Kakungulu High School students, sharing knowledge and learning together about spirulina. This remarkable superfood, packed with protein and nutrients, holds immense potential to combat hunger. Exploring spirulina’s potential […]
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Eerie music plays as a fanged Dracula rises from his coffin. A clawed wolf man howls at a luminescent moon. Reptilian, scaled Godzilla demolishes New York City with a deafening roar. Monsters haunt our imaginations; they send chills down our spines that instill fear, dread, and hatred. With the release, and rapid popularity of the […]
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Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face was radiant. They were afraid to approach him. ~ Exodus 34:30 We saw the Burning Bushon Moses’ face and wewere afraid of him. We desert bound peoplewho saw a sea partand frogs fall out of the sky We homeward-bound ex-slaveswho didn’t […]
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In 1772, a short pamphlet, Zmir Aritzim V’charvot Tzurim was published near Brody, Ukraine. In it were a series of condemnations and edicts against the new Chasidic movement, including an excommunication signed by the Rabbis of Vilna, among them the famed Gaon, Rav Eliyahu. The letters from various communities depicted the Chasidim as people uninterested […]
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