Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Avraham Hillel Schreiber / TPS Emergency drill at Branco Weiss School, 12 March 2019 A group of doctors from Canada on Thursday completed a five-day course at Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national medical emergency service, and have joined the organization’s international emergency unit. The nine doctors include specialists in emergency medicine, internal […]

Photo Credit: Hans / Pixabay Honey (illustrative) A team of Technion researchers was awarded a gold medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) in Boston for producing bee-free honey. The team, including 12 members from six Technion faculties, developed a sustainable “BeeFree” honey using engineered bacteria, which processes a nectar-like solution using secreted […]

Photo Credit: Arye Green 2014 Evrona Reserve oil spill The Europe Asia Pipeline Company Ltd. (EAPC) will pay more than NIS 100 million in damages for the disastrous 2014 oil spill in southern Israel, one of the worst ecological disasters the country has ever experienced. The Civil Enforcement Unit in the State Attorney’s Office (STO) […]

Photo Credit: Maoz Vaystooch / TPS Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev by Benjamin Brown Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev sent a letter to the President of Brazilian football club Corinthians thanking the club for its show of solidarity as the Jewish world was set to mark the anniversary of […]

Photo Credit: pixabay In this week’s episode, Jono and Ross talk about a new Israeli invention designed to help drivers stay awake by emitting a foul odor. In keeping with the theme of smells, Jono asks Ross about America’s love of Pumpkin spice. Snoop Dog gets a well-deserved spot as a spokesman for an Israeli […]

Photo Credit: pixabay The Jewish nation is blessed with holy individuals, dedicated to promoting God’s vision of human worth and potential. Andrea speaks with Uri Schwartz, Development Director of Shaare Tzedek Medical Center about the past, present and future of a most remarkable institution. PLUS: the eternal relevance of Avraham Avinu – the father of […]

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Photo Credit: pixabay Rod Reuven Dovid and Jerry Gordon interview Gil Hoffman, chief political analyst and columnist for the Jerusalem Post during his fall tour of the US and Canada. They discuss Israel’s national emergency- the two failures by Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a majority ruling coalition in the Knesset following the April 9th […]

Photo Credit: pixabay Orly talks about the global situation of politics and the risk we all take. She also speaks with Hanna, a young woman here in Israel, about their experiences at Yad V’Shem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: […]

Photo Credit: pixabay William returns to join Rav Yitzchak in a fascinating discussion on the weekly Torah Portion of Lech Lecha. Typically translated “Go forth or Go for yourself,” Rav Yitzchak explains how the Zohar teaches us it actually means to “Go into yourself.” Thus the title, “Can I get along with myself?” All too […]