Clear Genetics equips patients with actionable information throughout the genetic testing process and provides guidance on understanding test results U.S medical genetics company Invitae Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Clear Genetics, founded by Israelis Moran and Guy Snir, for $50 million. Under the definitive agreement, Invitae will […]
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Bahaa Abu-el Atta killed in first targeted killing by Israel since the end of the 2014 Gaza conflict; Netanyahu says he was poised to launch attacks against country with support from Iran; schools cancelled across south, center The IDF killed Islamic Jihad commander Bahaa Abu al-Atta in a Gaza airstrike overnight Monday, in a resumption […]
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[embedded content] The unique meaning of Eretz Israel — the Land of Israel — is that it can provide one with meaning and connection, because God is more revealed here than anywhere else in the world, according to Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller of Neve Yerushalayim College in Jerusalem. The Rebbetzin shares her insights on the value […]
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Navy reportedly identified a Russian submarine about eight nautical miles three months ago. How long the submarine stayed there? IDF: “We will not refer to details in the article” About three months ago, the Israeli Navy identified a Russian submarine about eight nautical miles away (about 15 miles), about three months ago, parallel to the […]
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Photo Credit: Screenshots Amazon sales and shipping to Israel On Monday, which happens to be Chinese Singles Day, the Chinese equivalent of Black Friday, Amazon launched free international shipping to Israel for orders of selected items over $49. On the same Monday, Amazon also officially launched its Hebrew language website. But wait, there’s more: Amazon […]
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Photo Credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash90 Jerusalem Almost half of the Israelis live in only 16 cities, and Jerusalem is the largest city in the country, a Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) report on the issue shows. The CBS report, released on Monday, showed that there are 1,218 localities, of which 1,090 are Jewish, 137 are non-Jewish, […]
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Photo Credit: pixabay Larry’s Letters Robert A. Brown, President Boston University Advertisement <!– Publisher #16: JewishPress.com Zone #113: Comment Banner / (02) / News Size #15: Banner 468×60 (Comments and Mobile) [468×60] –> ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); One Silber Way, 8th Floor Boston, Massachusetts […]
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Photo Credit: Jewish Press We are indeed lucky to be living in a time where there are so many great kosher cookbooks and new idea-filled volumes popping up every year. Creativity and flexibility are major themes in two new arrivals to the scene with recipes presented in innovative formats that really lend themselves to tailoring […]
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Photo Credit: Mark Neiman (GPO) Bnei Akiva Yeshivot and Ulpanot Elchanan Glatt is to President Rivlin’s right; Rabbi Haim Meir Druckman is to his left. President Reuven Rivlin on Monday participated in the first education conference of Bnei Akiva Yeshivot and Ulpanot, together with the newspaper Makor Rishon, where he gave a class entitled “The […]
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Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon / Flash90 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Sept. 15, 2010. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told a special Knesset session devoted to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that the PA Arabs “are not prepared to accept a Jewish nation state and have […]
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