As Los Angeles suffers through one of the worst and most destructive wildfire outbreaks in history, a striking revelation was made in new research from Colorado State University that uncovered a surprising twist in the tale of wildfire smoke and its sweeping impact across the United States. While the choking haze from intensifying wildfires blankets […]
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I am incredibly honored to be invited to speak at the 103-year-old Adventurers’ Club! Please join me on February 13th for a special Galentine’s Day gathering, where we’ll celebrate the spirit of adventure. Together, we’ll explore stories of bold journeys and meaningful connections, and I’ll share insights from my travels with fellow wanderers across the […]
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Imagine you’re at a dinner party. The aroma of food sizzling in the kitchen never reaches you, and the cheerful chime of the dinner bell goes unheard. At first, it might sound like an escape from sensory overload—a dreamlike reprieve. But what if it wasn’t a dream? What if it was autism, shaping how you […]
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When Ella Nahmias, who owns the kosher Israeli restaurant Holy Grill in Pico-Robertson with her husband Adiel, saw what was happening during the wildfires, she knew what they had to do: give back to the community. In an Instagram post on January 10, she announced that Holy Grill would be offering one free meal per […]
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The European Space Agency’s BepiColombo‘s sixth and final Mercury flyby, executed on January 8, 2025, successfully set the stage for its planned orbit insertion in late 2026. The ESA/JAXA mission skimmed just a few hundred kilometers above Mercury’s north pole, capturing close-up images revealing potentially icy, permanently shadowed craters and the expansive sunlit northern plains. […]
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The inept politicians who slashed fire department budgets and ignored warnings bear responsibility for engulfing our city in flames. Wildfires are still burning through my hometown of Los Angeles, displacing thousands of people and ruining billions of dollars of property. The two largest fires, in the Pacific Palisades and Eaton, near Pasadena, are already the most destructive […]
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The Time: 9 a.m., Wednesday, January 8 The Place: Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles, 8657 West Pico Boulevard The Occasion: Bris of baby boy Muchnik, son of Rabbi Eli and Bassie Muchnik, founders of Chabad of Picfair Village The tables were set, delicious food was laid out, and the crowd gathered to welcome yet another […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup January 4 – January 10, 2025 New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli AI Startup Fermata Revolutionizes Agriculture with Computer Vision TechnologyFermata, an Israeli aggrotech startup which specializes in computer vision-based solutions for the agriculture industry, raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Raw Ventures. Founded […]
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To better understand how Earth is shielded from solar radiation, NASA is sending LEXI, the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager to the Moon as part of its Artemis campaign to capture the first global images of the planet’s magnetic field. Imagine a camera on the Moon, focused back on Earth, capturing images of our planet’s […]
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Emek Hebrew Academy has set up a Crisis Center at their Magnolia Building to provide much needed aid to families in Pasadena and Pacific Palisades who have lost their homes in the devastating wildfires this week. Many have been displaced from their lifelong houses and are living in temporary locations such as hotels and friends […]
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