Have you heard of a “Red Pill Guy?” This is a type of man that women are being warned to stay away from: men who see women in a relationship as inherently their inferior partner who must submit to their will. In recent decades, a new wave of men’s rights activism, often termed the “manosphere,” […]
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Is Israel good or bad? Are Jews good or bad? These are not rhetorical questions. For the average person who sees all the hatred directed at Jews and Israel on college campuses and around the world, it’s a natural question. After all, how good could Jews and Israel be if there’s so much hatred directed […]
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Will Jared Kushner play a significant role in the second Donald Trump Administration? While the former and soon to be again first son-in-law and his wife Ivanka Trump were not involved in Trump’s 2024 campaign and have said they do not plan on participating in the new Trump White House, sources told CNN that Jared […]
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It was a question that crossed the line. Shaul Amsterdamski was interviewing Rabbi Tamir Granot, who had lost his son Amitai in battle a week after the October 7th war started. Amsterdamski asked Granot to respond to a phrase some use (borrowed from Harry Potter) to negatively describe Religious Zionists: “Death eaters.” These critics accuse […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup November 9 – November 15, 2024 New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Cloud Security Startup Upwind Nears $900 Million Valuation with Real-Time Protection PlatformUpwind Security is an Israeli startup that develops a security platform that protects cloud infrastructure in real time. The firm is set to hit a valuation […]
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Tessl is a new AI-driven software development Israeli startup that was established by the founder of Israeli cybersecurity startup Snyk. The firm raised $125 million in funding, including an April $25 million seed round led by boldstart and GV, and a new $100 million Series A raise led by Index with participation from Accel. Today, […]
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Highway 61 Things Done on Highway 61 (Shabbat Vayeira 2024) Rabbi Mordecai Finley (adapted from earlier versions) Highway 61 runs from the city of Wyoming in Minnesota, down in to New Orleans. It also runs through a desolate region where the rivers of dread and destiny merge. It is the road […]
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It was the fall of 2010. I was sitting on the train, going back to my college in Westchester, New York and crying my eyes out. I was halfway through my internship at “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” and I was not doing well. I’d spend all day transcribing boring tapes of politicians giving […]
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A piece of history is up for auction. This December, Sotheby’s will offer the oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Dating back 1,500 years to the Late Byzantine period, it’s the only complete tablet of its kind from that era. It is expected to fetch as much as $2 million at auction. […]
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Earlier this year, when Israeli singer Eden Golan performed at Eurovision,”she was forced to sing over a chorus of boos from anti-Zionists in the crowd who opposed her participation in the song contest because of their opposition toward Israel’s war in Gaza. When Golan appeared at Milken East Campus for a powerful three-song concert performance […]
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