NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover continues to make groundbreaking discoveries as it traverses the lower slopes of ‘Witch Hazel Hill’ on the rim of Jezero Crater, a key region believed to have once held ancient water. Last week, the rover paused at a unique geologic boundary known as a “contact zone”, where light and dark […]
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After nine months on the job at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Rabbi Leah Fein still can’t believe she’s back in Los Angeles. “I feel lucky Wilshire was looking when I was looking,” she said. But how could Wilshire resist hiring a member of its own family – even if she had been on the East Coast […]
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On March 27, the Los Angeles premiere of the new documentary “For the Living” was held at the Museum of Tolerance, in partnership with the L.A. Jewish Film Festival, Museum of Tolerance, Holocaust Museum LA and the Goldrich Family Foundation. The film screened to an audience of 300 guests, followed by a Q&A with the […]
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Elisheva Rishon, the woman who was denied service at a Staples store in Los Angeles’ Mid-Wilshire area, said in an interview with The Journal that she believes the Staples employees ambushed her. Rishon, a Black Jewish Orthodox woman, had posted videos from her encounter at the Staples store on April 7 to her Instagram account […]
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O‘ahu’s iconic sandy beaches could face severe erosion by the end of the century, according to a new study from the Coastal Research Collaborative (CRC) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The research, published in Scientific Reports, warns that 81% of O‘ahu’s coastline is at risk of erosion by 2100, with 40% of shoreline […]
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In April 1948, on the last Passover before Israel declared her independence just a few weeks later, Rabbi Uziel extended an olive branch to the Muslim world: “I reach out to our Arab neighbors in peace, for our sole desire is to live together with you in this Holy Land that is sacred to all […]
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Hertz, one of the world’s largest car rental companies, has announced a strategic partnership with Israeli AI startup UVeye to deploy automated vehicle inspection technology across its U.S. rental operations. This move marks a major shift in how Hertz maintains its fleet of over 500,000 vehicles worldwide. Historically, vehicle assessments in the rental industry have […]
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A groundbreaking archaeological study by the University of Haifa, published in PLOS One, has uncovered direct evidence of tools used to produce the prestigious scarlet dye during the Iron Age (1100–600 BCE), overlapping with the First Temple period. The research sheds light on the ancient dyeing industry at Tel Shikmona, one of the most important […]
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Pillar Security, an Israeli AI cybersecurity startup focused on securing enterprise-grade AI-integrated software, has raised $9 million in Seed funding to accelerate its mission. The funding round was led by Shield Capital, the venture fund of Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and included participation from Golden Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, and […]
Continue ReadingTorq, the leader in autonomous security operations, has announced the acquisition of Revrod, a stealth-mode Israeli AI startup known for its innovations in Agentic AI and LLM workflows. The acquisition enhances Torq HyperSOC-2o, the latest version of the company’s flagship platform, by integrating multi-agent Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities for cutting-edge AI-driven SOC automation. Terms of […]
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