“If we end up spending hours, even days at a time in this thing? Goodbye romance, I can tell you that.” Latrun, November 23 – Two IDF soldiers getting busy inside a Mark-II Merkava...
Meirav Oren Is a Woman Entrepreneur in Israeli High Tech
(This post first appeared in Jewish Business News.) Meirav Oren is one of the women behind Israel’s Startup Nation. A mother, a long time professional, a military veteran and an entrepreneur, Meirav...
Was Trump Win an Ice Bucket Challenge for the ADL?
The word on the street or at the minyan is that in the week between the election of Donald J. Trump as POTUS and the ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) first ever “Now is Never” conference on anti...
Holy Land Completely Unaware It Supposed To Be Muslim
If the behavior of the land were any indication of its awareness, one might come to the erroneous conclusion that it favors non-Muslim rule. Jerusalem, November 17 – The strip of land nestled...
How did Trump do with the Jews? Not so good.
Apparently, not so good. According to 2016 presidential exit polling conducted by Pew research, only 24% of Jewish voters voted for Trump while 71% voted for Clinton. That represents a 2% increase in...
Leonard Cohen dies at 82
Leonard Cohen’s death was announced on his Facebook fan page today: It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away. We have lost...
1st Annual MassChallenge Jerusalem Awards
Eight years ago, I would take client meetings at the Shuk and people thought it was funny. For me it was a matter of convenience. The newly opened Café Aroma had free WIFI, electric plugs, ample...
MassChallenge Awards $250 Thousand In Grants At First Ever Israel Accelerator Program
MassChallenge has come to Israel. The Massachusetts based accelerator program awarded its first ever zero-equity prizes to Israeli startups. Five companies received awards totaling 1 Million NIS...
Elitism Isn’t Working, So We’re Going To Keep Trying It
It’s in our political DNA, after all. By Isaac Herzog, Labor Party Chairman Last year and this year brought more than their share of electoral surprises. In each case, the left-leaning media...
Rabbi… Is There A Prayer To Recite While Voting, or at least Waiting in This Long Line at the Poll?
As American citizens go to the polls across the United States and its territories and cast their votes, there have been reports of long waits, in some cases hours. So we ask, is there a prayer to...